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General Information:

https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/apprentices

https://www.apprenticeshipsupport.com.au/career-advisors/getting-started/benefits-of-a-school-based-apprenticeship

qld.gov.au/apprentice-app

Connecting out-of-trade apprentices with employers - Trade Apprentices

ACAP’s (Apprentice Connect Australian Providers)

Apprenticeship Support Australia (ASA) (Generalist) 

Supporting Apprenticeships Across Australia | Apprenticeship Support Australia

Busy At Work (Clean Energy, Women in male-dominated trades and first nations)

Apprenticeship, Employment and Community Services | BUSY At Work

ITEC Employment (First Nations)

First Nations employment, apprenticeships and support services

MAS National Ltd (Generalist)

Mas National | Apprenticeship, Traineeship & Employment Experts Mas National

MEGT Australia Ltd (Generalist)

MEGT Australia – Apprenticeships, Traineeships, Recruitment

TAFE

https://tafeqld.edu.au/content/tafe/au/en.html

https://tafeqld.edu.au/information-for/upskillers/youth-support

https://tafeqld.edu.au/courses/ways-to-study/tafe-at-school/school-based-apprenticeship-traineeship

Gateway to Industry Schools

desbt.qld.gov.au/training/employers/gateway-schools

School to work transition

http://bit.ly/4eS28Vt

https://desbt.qld.gov.au/training/employers/s2wt

https://fnqvocationalacademy.eq.edu.au/

https://education.qld.gov.au/careers/apprentices-and-trainees/school-to-work

qld.gov.au/education/apprenticeships/school-based

https://ppr.qed.qld.gov.au/pp/school-based-apprenticeships-and-traineeships-procedure

checkup.org.au/what-we-do/industry-workforce-development/gateway-industry-schools-program-health/

Incentives and subsidies

business.qld.gov.au/running-business/employing/hiring-recruitment/apprentices-trainees/about/cost-benefits-incentives/employer-incentives-subsidies

Priority Skills list

https://www.skillsgateway.training.qld.gov.au/content/user/subsidy/SUBSIDIES-LIST.pdf

Fair Work Ombudsman

Employing young workers - Fair Work Ombudsman

• Advanced manufacturing : Cairns State High School, Trinity Bay State High School
• Aerospace : Atherton State High School, Cairns State High School
• Agribusiness : Mareeba State High School, Whitfield State School, Gordonvale State High School, Malanda State High School, Herberton State High School
• Building and construction
• Community services 
• Tourism and hospitality : St Mary's Catholic College, St Andrew's Catholic College
• Health : Bentley Park College
• Information and communication technology : Bentley Park College, Cairns State High School
• Minerals and energy 
• Screen and media : Cairns State High School

The RSIP program aims to strengthen school-industry partnerships and support school-to-work transitions that respond to local skills and industry needs and contribute to the government priorities and strategies for building Queensland's workforce.  Get in touch with the FNQ Manager michael.goodrich@qed.qld.gov.au and see how your business can increase awareness of and participation in - your industry.