Upgrade your skills
Offering work-related skills and practical training can impress prospective employers and radically expand your job opportunities. You can gain the latest skills and knowledge through free and low-cost courses, Queensland Government funded jobs programs, or apprenticeships and traineeships.
For more information, select one of the links below:
Free and low cost courses
With flexible learning options, Wide Bay Institute of TAFE offers a range of courses to suit all needs and budgets.
Skilling Queenslanders for Work
"The aim of Skilling Queenslanders for Work is to maximise the skilled workforce by: helping disadvantaged jobseekers get the skills and training they need to compete for full-time jobs; increasing community capacity to meet the changing needs of the labour market."
Apprenticeships and traineeships
Gain valuable work experience and get paid while you learn. There is an apprenticeship or traineeship in almost any area you can think of.