VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES IN QUEENSLAND GROW TO NEW HEIGHTS
On behalf of National Skills Week
Explore All The Options and consider Vocational Education and Training (VET)
National Skills Week: 25–31 August 2025
21 August 2025 – National Skills Week 2025 will be officially launched in Queensland on Monday, August 25, at TAFE QLD South Bank in South Brisbane.
Ros Bates, Minister for Finance, Trade, Employment and Training, will present the keynote address at the event, which will be a celebration of the power of vocational education and training (VET) to transform careers, communities and the QLD economy.
The QLD Government is overhauling skills and training for Queenslanders through the first funding round of Skilling Queenslanders for Work in 2025-26. It includes $47.7 million invested in 171 training and skills projects across Queensland. Up to 5881 Queenslanders will gain training in high-demand industries, including health, construction and community services, as well as emerging industries.
Meanwhile, the QLD Government has extended the Free Apprenticeships for Under 25s program, which offers fully subsidised training for more than 130 priority apprenticeship and traineeships qualifications, through $10 million over the next two years. Other initiatives include $2.4 million in grant funding to support applied research projects that improve training delivery and workforce outcomes in aged care and advanced manufacturing – two sectors critical to Queensland’s future; and the development of several new TAFE and marine training precincts located from Moreton Bay to Cairns.
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