Take your career to the next level with subsidised higher-level training through the Queensland Government's Career Boost program.
Higher-Level Quals
Access Certificate IV, Diploma and Advanced Diploma qualifications to advance your career.
Career Advancement
Develop higher-level skills to secure employment, advance your career, or progress to university.
Flexible Pathways
Choose between general training or an apprenticeship/traineeship pathway.
What is Career Boost?
Career Boost is one of the Queensland Government's core funded vocational education and training (VET) programs, managed by the Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET).
The core VET programs provide subsidised training opportunities for Queenslanders aligned to the priorities set out in the DTET Training Priorities Plan.
Career Boost aims to take a person's career to the next level, enabling them to grow and apply their skills to existing or new job roles and to support productivity growth and workplace innovation.
The program delivers training to help individuals develop the higher-level skills needed to secure employment, advance their careers, or progress to further education and training to undertake university or tertiary qualifications.
Career Boost offers either a general training pathway or an employment-based apprenticeship or traineeship pathway.
Eligibility and Access
Under Career Boost, an eligible individual may access:
- One subsidised training place in either a Certificate IV, Diploma, or Advanced Diploma qualification under the general training pathway; OR
- A higher-level apprenticeship/traineeship at Certificate IV or above; and
- Up to two subsidised skill sets in priority industries or sectors as part of the program.
Exclusions:
- If the individual has already accessed two apprenticeships/traineeships through a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship (SAT) or Career Start within the last 10 years, they are not eligible to undertake an apprenticeship/traineeship under Career Boost.
- An individual cannot do two general pathway qualifications under Career Boost. This ensures equitable access for all eligible Queenslanders.
What are the training pathways?
General Training Pathway
Qualifications and skill sets delivered through a general training pathway are available for direct enrolment and do not require the student to enter into a training contract (apprenticeship/traineeship) with an employer.
The skill sets are designed to build targeted capabilities for specific roles or occupational functions. Completing a priority skill set may provide the focused training required to advance in a career pathway, without the need for a full qualification.
Career Boost – General PathwayApprenticeship/Traineeship Pathway
For apprenticeships and traineeships, an individual must be employed as an apprentice or trainee. This pathway is part of the Australian Apprenticeships system and requires all parties to sign an Apprenticeship and Traineeship Training Contract (the Contract) as defined by the Further Education and Training Act 2014 (the Act).
The employer of an apprentice/trainee must provide or arrange to provide adequate facilities, range of work, supervision and on-the-job training required by the Act and training plan.
- Assess these employment arrangements,
- Complete an Employer Resource Assessment, and
- Develop the training plan in consultation with the employer, apprentice and/or trainee.
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