Funding announcements

August 2024: 2024–25 funding round projects announced. View the 2024 approved projects list (PDF, 540KB).

The Micro-credentialing Program provides an opportunity to support changing workplaces by enabling the provision of focused training for new or transitioning employees in specific skills. This will support businesses and industries to adopt innovations and improve productivity.

Successful applicants will receive up to $250,000 to design, develop and deliver 1 or more micro-credentials aligned to specific industry skill gaps. The skill outcomes targeted for the program will not be nationally recognised (i.e. vocational education and training (VET)), as these outcomes can be supported under existing VET investment programs.

The program aims to:

  • support a range of approaches to micro-credentials targeting priority industry skills by industry and through regional partnerships
  • improve employability of participants by providing skills in demand from industry
  • increase labour productivity of enterprises through investment in technical, digital or other emerging issues not addressed through existing VET products.

The priority areas for micro-credentials are:

  • digital or technical disruption that requires skill bridging or updating
  • regulatory, licensing, or other compulsory requirement that imposes new requirements on industry and workers
  • emerging health and safety issues and/or protecting vulnerable workers
  • other emerging issues that are not addressed through existing VET products.

Micro-credentialing program principles

  1. Complementary to the VET system: Micro-credentials developed for this program should seek to address skill requirements for industry or enterprises that are not covered in national Training Packages or accredited courses.
  2. Aligned to workforce skills need: Micro-credentials developed must be a clearly defined and timely training solution in response to emerging issues and/or new requirements.
  3. Industry driven: Micro-credentials developed for this program should be industry driven and supported by employers in the applicable sector.
  4. Accessible to participants: Successful projects will tailor training to suit the diverse needs of participants and will offer additional support to participants where needed.
  5. Portable: Micro-credentials need to be recognised by the industry, accepted by employers and be able to be accessed by the participant in the future.
  6. Sustainable: Government investment in micro-credentials mainly provides seed funding to test industry demand or address emerging skills issues for potential future development.

Funded projects

View the:

Application process

Who is eligible to apply

Organisations eligible to apply for this funding round are:

  • Industry Skills Advisors (approved by the department)
  • unions
  • industry peak bodies
  • regional industry bodies
  • employers (on behalf of an industry)
  • Queensland's public VET providers (TAFE Queensland and CQUniversity).

For further information, read the Micro-credentialing Program 2024 frequently asked questions (PDF, 591KB).

Who the program can assist

The Micro-credentialing Program seeks to upskill Queensland existing workers, new entrants or job seekers in industries and enterprises.

To be eligible, a project must target participants that are:

How to apply

Applications for Round 2 are now closed. Currently there are no scheduled future funding rounds. Any funding updates will be published on this page.

Program documents

Round 2 – 2024 Program documents

Round 1 – 2023 Program documents

Historical documents

Information privacy

The department takes all reasonable steps to protect the information that we hold against loss, unauthorised access, use, modification, disclosure, and other misuse.

For the purposes of the Micro-credentialing Program, participant details are collected in accordance with the program's privacy statement (PDF, 417KB).

Last updated 5 August 2024

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