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Contract Connector assists providers manage their obligations as Skills Assure suppliers.

It provides information on policy changes, fees and charges, declarations, hints and tips and more.

Contract Connector is distributed via email to all nominated staff members. It is highly recommended the newsletter is circulated to all staff. If you want the newsletter to be distributed to additional staff, please send a written request to contractmanagement@desbt.qld.gov.au.

To provide feedback or suggestions email contractmanagement@desbt.qld.gov.au.

Current edition

Contract Connector – Issue 156 (April 2025) (PDF, 242KB)

2025 editions

Contract Connector – Issue 155 (March 2025)
Contract Connector – Issue 154 (February 2025)
Contract Connector – Issue 153 (January 2025)

Previous editions

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Contract Connector – Issue 152 (December 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 151 (November 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 150 (October 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 149 (September 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 148 (August 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 147 (July 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 146 (June 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 145 (May 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 144 (April 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 143 (March 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 142 (February 2024)
Contract Connector – Issue 141 (January 2024)

Contract Connector – Issue 140 (December 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 139 (November 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 138 (October 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 137 (September 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 136 (August 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 135 (July 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 134 (June 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 133 (May 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 132 (April 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 131 (March 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 130 (February 2023)
Contract Connector – Issue 129 (January 2023)

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Contract Connector – Issue 128 (December 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 127 (November 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 126 (October 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 125 (September 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 124 (August 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 123 (July 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 122 (June 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 121 (May 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 120 (April 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 119 (March 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 118 (February 2022)
Contract Connector – Issue 117 (January 2022)

Contract Connector – Issue 116 (December 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 115 (November 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 114 (October 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 113 (September 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 112 (August 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 111 (July 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 110 (June 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 109 (May 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 108 (March 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 107 (February 2021)
Contract Connector – Issue 106 (January 2021)

Contract Connector – Issue 105 (December 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 104 (September 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 103 (July 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 102 (June 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 101 (May 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 100 (May 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 99 (February 2020)
Contract Connector – Issue 98 (January 2020)

Contract Connector – Issue 97 (December 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 96 (November 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 95 (October 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 94 (September 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 93 (August 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 92 (July 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 91 (June 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 90 (May 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 89 (April 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 88 (March 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 87 (February 2019)
Contract Connector – Issue 86 (January 2019)

Contract Connector – Issue 85 (December 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 84 (November 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 83 (October 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 82 (September 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 81 (August 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 80 (July 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 79 (June 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 78 (May 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 77 (April 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 76 (March 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 75 (February 2018)
Contract Connector – Issue 74 (January 2018)

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Contract Connector – Issue 73 (December 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 72 (November 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 71 (October 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 70 (September 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 69 (August 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 68 (July 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 67 (June 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 66 (May 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 65 (April 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 64 (March 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 63 (February 2017)
Contract Connector – Issue 62 (February 2017)

Contract Connector – Issue 61 (December 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 60 (21 November 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 59 (November 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 58 (September 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 57 (September 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 56 (August 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 55 (July 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 54 (June 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 53 (May 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 52 (April 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 51 (March 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 50 (February 2016)
Contract Connector – Issue 49 (January 2016)

Contract Connector – Issue 48 (December 2015)
Contract Connector – Issue 47 (November 2015)
Contract Connector – Issue 46 (October 2015) (PDF, 478KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 45 (September 2015) (PDF, 587KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 44 (August 2015) (PDF, 501KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 43 (July 2015) (PDF, 242KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 42 (June 2015) (PDF, 556KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 41 (May 2015) (PDF, 612KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 40 (April 2015) (PDF, 638KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 39 (March 2015) (PDF, 156KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 38 (February 2015) (PDF, 605KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 37 (January 2015) (PDF, 631KB)

Contract Connector – Issue 36 (December 2014) (PDF, 598KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 35 (November 2014) (PDF, 490KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 34 (October 2014) (PDF, 379KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 33 (September 2014) (PDF, 505KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 32 (August 2014) (PDF, 228KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 31 (July 2014) (PDF, 321KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 30 (June 2014) (PDF, 470KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 29 (May 2014) (PDF, 488KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 28 (April 2014) (PDF, 447KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 27 (March 2014) (PDF, 440KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 26 (February 2014) (PDF, 460KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 25 (January 2014) (PDF, 410KB)

Contract Connector – Issue 24 (December 2013) (PDF, 687KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 23 (November 2013) (PDF, 134KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 22 (October 2013) (PDF, 131KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 21 (September 2013) (PDF, 136KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 20 (August 2013) (PDF, 372KB)
Contract Connector – Issue 19 (July 2013) (PDF, 123KB)

Last updated 21 March 2025

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