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The Back to Work Revitalised program launched on 01 July 2021 to provide financial and non-financial support to Queensland employers. TAFE Queensland are delighted to announce that new financial and non-financial assistance will also be available to eligible disadvantaged jobseekers under the program from 01 January 2022.
A range of intensive support will be available to jobseekers from targeted cohorts who live in an eligible region of Queensland under a new Pre-Employment Program (PEP) managed by Back to Work Jobseeker Officers:
Eligible cohorts: young people (15-24 years), long term unemployed people (unemployed for 52 weeks or more), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people with a disability.
Eligible regions: Central QLD, Far North QLD, North QLD, North West QLD, South West QLD, Whitsundays/Mackay/Isaac, Wide Bay Burnett
Eligible South-East QLD LGAs: Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Logan, Moreton Bay, Scenic Rim, Somerset
Certificate 3 Guarantee Boost (C3G Boost) funding will cease on 31 December 2021, with final applications accepted up to COB Friday 10 December 2021 (to ensure processing prior to Christmas closure periods). C3G Boost letters raised up to 17 December 2021 will remain valid for 3 months for enrolment. Under no circumstances will letters be backdated.
Certificate 3 Guarantee Plus (C3G Plus) funding is a new fund source attached to the Back to Work Revitalised program. This funding is not the same as C3G Boost and is subject to different eligibility criteria and a new application process. C3G Plus will provide eligible jobseekers with a true second chance* “second chance” at accessing subsidised training aligned with local jobs. Please note that Foundation Skills training referrals will not be required under this fund source, though can be supported under general Certificate 3 Guarantee arrangements. Fund codes for enrolment will be the same as previously used under C3G Boost – BW3 (C3G) or BWH (HLS). Enrolment eligibility checks remain the responsibility of the SAS provider under their existing 21-22 VET Skills Assured Supplier (SAS) Agreement for Queensland VET Investment and must be conducted prior to enrolment.
*Second chance refers to post school:
C3G Plus is not required where student has a Cert 3 and is wanting to progress to a Cert IV or Diploma.
Please note that all other funding streams must have been exhausted before C3G Plus is accessed, this includes where Jobtrainer is an option for you in your region.
Target cohorts: young people (15-24 years), long term unemployed people (unemployed for 52 weeks or more), Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with a disability, mature aged people (aged 45 years and over), and women.
Eligible regions: Central QLD, Far North QLD, North QLD, North West QLD, South East QLD (North), South East QLD (South), South West QLD, Whitsundays/Mackay/Isaac, Wide Bay Burnett.
Eligible employment statuses: Unemployed people and those at-risk of losing employment.
From 01 January 2021, a new application form will be available on this webpage - this form will pre-screen a jobseeker’s eligibility for both C3G Plus and the Pre-employment Program (PEP). A jobseeker will be invited to complete a further form or forms depending upon what they are eligible for, and under the PEP will also have to complete a pre-employment planning session(s) with a Jobseeker Officer.
Back to Work Jobseeker Officers are based within TAFE Queensland across the state, and their role is to support unemployed/underemployed jobseekers or employees that are at risk of unemployment, to identify and connect with training and skills development linked to local employment.
In February 2022, TAFE Queensland will be hosting a series of online (virtual) information sessions for key stakeholders of the Back to Work Revitalised program, following the launch of our new funding on 01 January 2022. Please register your interest below and once a timetable is confirmed, we will contact you via email to confirm session details.
Key topics to be covered include:
Register for Stakeholder Information Session
If you would like to speak with a Jobseeker Officer in your area to talk about your options, complete the online application form by following the instructions and a Jobseeker Officer will give you a call to discuss your individualised options.
Back to Work is launching a revitalised program starting on 1st July 2021. Please visit the Official Back to Work webpage to stay up to date on any changes to the program as they are released.
Only the jobseeker can lodge their application, as the form contains elements of consent that only the funding applicant can agree/not agree to. A referral party must not lodge the application on somebody else's behalf. Applications that are found to have been completed by a third party will not be accepted.
Completing multiple applications will only delay application processing times. The standard processing time for Back to Work (Regional) applications is 7 business days and (South East Queensland) applications 10 business days from date of submission. Processing times may extend where additional evidence is requested from a jobseeker to support their application or if contact cannot be obtained with the applicant.
Please monitor your email inbox and mobile phone during this period for correspondence.
The career and training assessment interview is conducted via telephone by a Back to Work Jobseeker Officer, and is required in order to determine your eligibility for C3G Plus and Pre-employment Program funding under the Back to Work program. The interview can take up to 60 minutes.
Only 3 attempts at contact will be made by a Back to Work Jobseeker Officer, after which it will be assumed that you do not wish to proceed with your application and your file will be closed out.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive and the number of applications that are flagged as urgent, we are not always able to accommodate urgent requests.
We recommend that all applicants wishing to access C3G Plus funding submit their applications a minimum of 6 weeks prior to start of study, to allow for the standard application processing time and the possibility of additional time required for you to provide evidence to support an eligibility decision.
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