CSQ Funding Criteria

CSQ Funding Eligibility – What You Need to Know

CSQ (Construction Skills Queensland) funding is designed to support workers in the building and construction industry.

StaySafe Industry Training is proud to offer CSQ-funded short courses in general construction.

Who is Eligible for CSQ Funding?

To be eligible, you must meet one of the following criteria:

Live and work permanently in Queensland

Be self-employed in the construction industry for more than 6 months

Be an eligible employee in the construction industry

Be unemployed for no more than 6 months, and previously employed in construction

Be working in an eligible construction-related industry

Apprentices who meet the eligible worker criteria are eligible for the short courses program only.

What You Must Do

After enrolling in a CSQ-funded course:

To assess a participant’s eligibility for the CSQ subsidy, all required documentation must be submitted to the

RTO prior to the commencement of training

You are not considered eligible until these tasks are completed and marked 100%

Do not start your course tasks before completing your CSQ eligibility tasks and mandatory enrolment tasks

If you begin without completing the CSQ steps, we won’t mark any course tasks until eligibility is confirmed

This is a strict CSQ requirement — eligibility must be confirmed before course commencement.

⚠️ Important Notes:

If your work history task is incomplete or your evidence is incorrect, we’ll contact you to help fix it

We will support you in confirming whether you are eligible or not eligible

If you're not eligible, we’ll notify you by calling, email or SMS, and your status will change to Fee for Service

Your invoice will also be updated to reflect the full course fee, minus any payments you've already made.

Right to Work and Sustainable Employment in the Queensland Building and Construction Industry

To be eligible for funding or training support under CSQ, you must demonstrate:

Right to Work in Australia

Accepted evidence includes one of the following:

A green Medicare card

An Australian or New Zealand passport (with at least 6 months validity)

An Australian or New Zealand full birth certificate or birth extract

An Australian Citizenship Certificate

Visa holders must:

Have valid permission to work and study in Australia

Be working in Queensland for 6 months or more

Provide a letter from their employer confirming this

Employment and Engagement in the Building & Construction Industry

You must be:

Employed in Queensland within the building and construction industry, or

Unemployed for less than 6 months, but previously engaged in eligible construction-related work, or

Self-employed in the industry for more than 6 months

Required Evidence

If Employed (Eligible Worker):

A current construction-related licence approved by CSQ AND

An email or letter from your employer confirming employment, OR

A statutory declaration confirming your role and duties

If Self-Employed (for more than 6 months):

A copy of your ABN registration showing ownership

Two recent invoices issued to clients

A statutory declaration outlining your business registration and recent work in the industry

If Unemployed (for less than 6 months):

Evidence of substantial prior engagement in building and construction activities, such as:

General construction work

Significant residential or commercial renovations

Installation services

Land development or site preparation

A copy of an approved licence, AND

An employer letter or a statutory declaration detailing your recent work

Note: Not all industries are eligible. Uploading a CSQ-approved licence alone is not sufficient evidence that you have been significantly engaged in the construction industry.

Final Approval

The Registered Training Organisation (RTO) has the final authority to approve or decline CSQ funding applications based on the evidence provided.