Funding announcements
3 February 2026: 2025-26 second funding round projects announced. View funded project lists.
The Youth Skills program is not available for applications from the 2026-2027 first funding round. Youth Skills has been merged into an expanded Get Set for Work program.
If your organisation plans to deliver a project for young people involved with, or at risk of involvement with, Youth Justice Services or Queensland Corrective Services, refer to the Get Set for Work program for possible funding opportunities.
Youth Skills was one of the programs that form part of the Queensland Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative. Through a suite of targeted skills and training programs, Skilling Queenslanders for Work aims to improve the skills, employment opportunities and social inclusion of disadvantaged Queenslanders.
Program changes
From the 2026–2027 first funding round, the Youth Skills program is no longer available for applications and has merged into the Get Set for Work program.
Funded projects
For job seekers, the best way to find a current Skilling Queenslanders for Work project is by navigating a map.
To view projects recently announced under the Skilling Queenslanders for Work initiative, go to the funded project lists.
Contact us
Email sqwapps@dtet.qld.gov.au
Phone 1300 369 935
Community organisations and other eligible organisations with specific enquiries regarding project proposals can contact their local departmental regional office or email training@dtet.qld.gov.au.
Related information
- Find information for community organisations.
- Learn how to apply for funding.
- Find information for existing SQW providers.
- Read about other Skilling Queenslanders for Work programs.
- View the funded project lists.
Last updated 16 March 2026
