Department of Trade, Employment and Training
Contact information
Queensland Government
Queensland Training Information Service (QTIS)

Work Skills (Construction)

Traineeship
THIS TRAINEESHIP IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PARTICIPANTS INVOLVED IN THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT'S SKILLING QUEENSLANDERS FOR WORK INITIATIVE. 

This is a unique traineeship for participants undertaking a project-based work placement on a Queensland Government funded training program. It is focussed on developing vocational and employability skills for long-term unemployed and disadvantaged job seekers and providing them with more pathways into employment and vocational qualifications. Skills and confidence will be developed on the job in the context of a community-based project. The Work Skills Traineeship includes three qualification streams as options with only one qualification required to undertake the traineeship.

* PLEASE NOTE: Students undertaking a qualification as part of a Skilling Queenslanders for Work - Work Skills Traineeship, have a full exemption from the student contribution fee.
Contract mode
Full Time
Nominal term
6 months
Probation period
60 days
Implementation date
01/06/2026
ANZSCO
Earthmoving Labourer
Qld declaration date
06/05/2026
Duration & probation details
Nominal Term - all apprenticeships have this timeframe on the contract.
Expected Duration - some apprenticeships include this amount of time it's reasonably expected someone could become competent and complete their Apprenticeship.
Apprentice's Training Plans are developed using the Expected Duration timeframe rather than the contract's Nominal Term.
Full-time
Yes
Part-time
Yes
Casual
No
School-based
No

  • Full-time

  • Part-time - only in those instances where a Work Skills Traineeships project, which includes part-time work arrangements, has been approved by the Department of Trade, Employment and Training (DTET).

  • School-based - School students are not eligible to participate on work placement projects.

Funded Apprenticeship or Traineeship
No
The Queensland Government funds Skills Assure suppliers (SRTOs) for the provision of services to eligible apprentices and trainees.
For more information, please visit the department's Apprenticeships and Traineeships website.
Minimum education standard
Nil
Minimum entry age
15
Entry requirements
Applicants must be a registered work placement participant under the Queensland Government's Skilling Queenslanders for Work Initiative or any subsequent or superseding skills training intervention.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) Work Skills Traineeships - exemption to undertake an employer resource assessment 
There is no requirement for a supervising registered training organisation (SRTO) to undertake an employer resource assessment for trainees undertaking a SQW Work Skills Traineeship. 

As there is no requirement to undertake an ERA, in addition to Work Skills Traineeships being entry-level qualifications to provide trainees with an introduction to the specified industry, its culture, occupations, job roles and expectations, the workplace supervisor is not required to meet the definition of a 'qualified person' as per the Declaration of Apprenticeships and Traineeships in Queensland policy.
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Declaration Policy

This Policy outlines the regulatory requirements for parties involved in the training to ensure that the apprentice or trainee receives quality training as agreed under the training plan.

Norfolk Island Policy

Specific amendments to the Declaration Policy for apprenticeships and Traineeships on Norfolk Island.

School-based Policy

This policy sets out the requirements specific to school-based apprenticeships and traineeships (SATs) in Queensland and on Norfolk Island.

Last Updated: June 2026