Funding QLD

Pinnacle Safety and Training are excited to announce that funding is available for certain courses for the 2025-26 period. This funding comes via Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) and for this reason it is only available to certain Queensland-based individuals or companies that meet certain eligibility criteria.

Please note funding is not available for all courses. Before applying, we encourage you to review the information below to determine the funded training options you may be eligible for.

About Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) Funding

CSQ is an independent, not-for-profit, industry-funded body supporting employers, workers, apprentices, trainees and career seekers in the building and construction industry.

Courses With Funding Available for Eligible Applicants - All Courses Attract a $50.00pp Admin Fee

Course	Location(s)	CSQ Contribution	Student Contribution
✅ Remove Non-Friable Asbestos	Brisbane and Gold Coast	$250.00	No student contribution
✅ Remove Friable Asbestos	Brisbane only	$650.00	$250.00
✅ Remove Friable (Class A) and Non-Friable (Class B) Asbestos - Combo Course	Brisbane only	$900.00	$250.00
✅ Supervise Asbestos Removal	Brisbane only	$250.00	No student contribution
✅ Workplace Health and Safety Representative (HSR) - Initial (5 days)	Brisbane and Gold Coast	$650.00	$250.00
✅ Workplace Health and Safety Representative (HSR) - Refresher (1 day)	Brisbane and Gold Coast	$300.00	No student contribution

Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) Funding Eligibility Criteria:

Before commencing your application, please take the time to review the below eligibility criteria. This will help determine whether you may be eligible for funding from CSQ.

• Have the right to work in Australia, and
• Be an eligible worker, or
• Be an unemployed eligible worker in the Queensland Building and Construction Industry

Please note that additional eligibility requirements and geographic restrictions do apply, and these are outlined in the online application form.

What is an eligible worker?

An eligible worker is someone who is an employee or Self-employed worker, who can demonstrate their *involvement in the:

• Queensland Building and Construction Industry doing:
• construction, significant renovations and extensions of, residential and commercial buildings
• installation services for interiors of residential and commercial buildings in associated trades; electrical, plumbing, flooring etc.
• works on a major infrastructure project
• the Queensland Civil Construction industry doing:
• land development and site preparation for the purpose of construction
• works for civil infrastructure
• works on a major infrastructure project

*Must show active and ongoing participation in hands-on construction work. You cannot be in a support, admin or coordination roles.

NOTE: If you fall under any of the below definitions you are NOT eligible

• An employee of an Authority
• Currently at secondary school
• A contracted trainer and assessor or existing work of an RTO
• Funded by another authority for the same training you are applying for
• Have accessed this funded for 8 or more short courses in this current contract period (1st October 2025 – 30 September 2026)
• Are seeking a verification of competency (VOC)

To review in more comprehensive detail the eligibility criteria for funding under this contract, please download our CSQ Funding Information sheet.

How to apply - Step 1

If you believe you meet the above eligibility criteria and would like to be considered for a funded enrolment, you will need to supply the below documentation. Once prepared you can upload these to your application form at the bottom of this page.

• Letter of Employment from your current employer, or
  
• If self employed a copy of your ABN registration and two (2) latest tax invoices outlining with details of work carried out or
  
• If unemployed, or you are unable to substantiate your employment above, you will need to submit a Statutory Declaration.
  

For your Rights to Work in Australia, you will need to supply the below documents
NOTE: you will need to be approved for funding prior to booking your course. All evidence must be supplied prior to attending training.

• Copy of Green Medicare card or My.gov snapshot
• Copy of Australian or New Zealand passport
• Copy of Australian or New Zealand Birth Certificate
• VISA HOLDERS: An employer letter dated and signed by your employer, with details as outlined in the attached template (LINK)

Terms and Conditions

The CSQ funding contract period runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. Students may only apply for funding in the same contract period as the training they undertook. Because funding is limited by CSQ, Pinnacle Safety and Training reserves the right to cease offering rebates at our discretion. Pinnacle Safety and Training assesses eligibility for funding based on strict stipulations by CSQ. Decisions on funding eligibility are final.

You are only eligible for eight (8) short courses in this contract, of these only three (3) can be high risk work competencies.