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Contracting for Skills Assure Suppliers to deliver funded training under:
- Career Start and Career Boost programs is now underway.
- Career Ready VET in Schools 2026 RTOs have been advised of application outcomes.
Details of Skills Assure Suppliers contracted to deliver funded training is available on the Queensland Skills Gateway.
As part of the contracting process, details on transition arrangements between existing and new programs are being provided to Skills Assure Suppliers.
Queensland's funding programs have changed to maximise the government's significant investment in training by better meeting the needs of our customers.
Under the Skills Assure Supplier (SAS) framework, previously funded training programs have been replaced to align to key career stages:
- Career Start – skills and support for Queenslanders to start a career
- Career Boost – skills for Queenslanders to take their career to the next level.
Details of the funded programs, and SAS, to deliver training for school students in 2026 will be available soon.
The contracting process
Career Start and Career Boost
The new SAS framework launched in September 2024 with the opening of a 2-stage expression of interest process. All registered training organisations (RTOs), including public providers and existing SAS, were able to make submissions and be considered against mandatory eligibility criteria for the delivery of Career Start and Career Boost from 1 July 2025.
VET in Schools 2026
A separate expression of interest process was open from 24 February – 25 March 2025 to identify RTOs suitable to deliver the VET in Schools 2026 program.
RTO applicants have been advised of the outcomes and contracting is underway.
Help and support
For EOI questions, email SAS.EOI@desbt.qld.gov.au.
Related information
- Find out more about becoming a Skills Assure Supplier.
Last updated 5 August 2025
