Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ) is a proud to be a long-term sponsor of the Queensland Training Awards.

Funded by an industry training levy, CSQ is here to help the construction workforce connect with the skills and training they need. We know how important it is to invest in skills, so it's our mission to make it easier by subsidising training costs and connecting people with registered training organisations.

We also work collaboratively with industry to future-proof the building and construction workforce through evidence-based reports, information sharing and regional skills planning.

BUSY At Work is an established and trusted not for profit organisation providing employment and apprenticeship programs. BUSY holds a, reputation as an innovative leading provider of Indigenous employment programs, school-based programs, mature aged worker programs and disability employment services.

BUSY's approach to Australian Apprenticeship Support Services, jobactive Employment Services, Transition to Work Services and Industry Specialist Mentoring for Australian Apprentices (ISMAA) in contracted areas illustrates BUSY's commitment and visionary expertise in providing sustainable and meaningful employment opportunities to local communities.

With 40 years of experience, BUSY's diverse team of qualified professionals deliver a range of employment programs from more than 40 offices across Queensland, Victoria, New South Wales and Western Australia.

BUSY's comprehensive programs are designed to provide skilling, employment and education solutions to businesses, job seekers, students and apprentices. Profits are injected directly back into the local community with emphasis on job seekers including youth, people with a disability and Indigenous Australians.

TAFE Queensland is the largest provider of VET in Queensland, with a proud history of serving the state's communities for 135 years.

TAFE Queensland operates across a network of over 50 locations in Queensland, in employer's workplaces, online and in markets offshore with an offering that spans foundation skills and entry level qualifications through to higher education degrees.

Its students are provided with training options at every stage of their career and employers with skilling solutions that respond to complex workforce needs.

TAFE Queensland continues to innovate and expand the range of learning options and educational pathways available to students and industry, always maintaining its commitment to deliver quality training that changes lives.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year Award Sponsor

A new trading name for the Group Training Association of Queensland and Northern Territory Ltd.
The Apprentice Employment Network is Queensland's largest employer network of apprentices and trainees. The network comprises over 6000 apprentices and trainees employed or managed by group training organisations (GTOs) across Queensland.

The Network plays a significant role within Queensland, employing around 500 skilled staff and providing services to over 10,000 business in various industries.

This uniquely Australian initiative reaches every corner of the country and operates at the grass roots level in communities throughout Queensland linking students, school leavers, apprentices and trainees to enterprises and training organisations.

The Network extends across diverse markets and plays a pivotal role in creating opportunities for apprentices and trainees with small to medium businesses, many of which would be unlikely to engage in the training system without an intermediary such as the Apprentice Employment Network.

Helping to forge the State's skills base.

Hutchinson Builders is one of Australia's largest private building and construction companies. Established in 1912, it now has over 1400 direct employees, including more than 150 apprentices and cadets.
'Hutchies' is a vibrant and dynamic construction company. It builds approximately 250 projects around Australia each year, ranging in size from relatively small residential and commercial maintenance works to major multimillion-dollar projects.

The company thrives on repeat business and is relentless in its endeavour to protect its reputation for high quality projects. It offers high level proactive design development, cost planning, project financing and construction delivery.

In addition to its building and construction activities, Hutchinson Builders won prestigious state and national Employer of the Year awards in 2011 and 2017 – recognising the company's innovative workforce development efforts aimed at raising the capability and capacity of its employees and subcontractors.

The Workforce Council is the peak body for the health and community services workforce in Queensland.

We lead and influence workforce intelligence, strategy and capability to position the health and community services workforce to deliver the best outcomes for the people in Queensland.

Our aim is to innovate and deliver services which enable workforces to be well researched, well informed, well planned, well developed, well connected and well resourced to perform.

With a focus on reconciliation and inclusion, we work closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders and community members to deliver unique and comprehensive strategies that support organisations to reflect the cultural context in which they operate.

We work collaboratively with government, industry, workplaces, individuals, education and training providers and other stakeholders to ensure a viable health and community services workforce into the future.

The Courier-Mail has long been a favourite daily newspaper of Brisbane and broader Queensland. Delivering the latest breaking news across both print and digital platforms, The Courier-Mail continues to drive the public agenda in Queensland.
Sharing the aspirations and values of its readers - and a love for this city and state - The Courier-Mail has a fresh, clean, modern design and is now better positioned than ever to deliver the best daily combination of news, sport, lifestyle, entertainment and business coverage.

In print and digital formats, it attracts a broad audience - from career-climbing professionals and influencers to baby boomers, university students and big-spending affluent Queenslanders.

The Courier-Mail, as part of the News Corp stable of products, is a proud supporter of the Queensland Training Awards.
 

Quest Community News has forged deep bonds with their readers. With 15 printed newspapers across Brisbane, Quest also publishes local news daily online and offers deeper connections to its audience through social media, ensuring readers have access to the news they need, on the platform of their choosing.
Their newspapers are as vibrant as the communities they reflect. Each is proud to provide a sense of belonging for the communities they serve, connect readers to their neighbours and help celebrate the diversity around them. Quest's trusted brands give readers insights into where to shop, work, play and socialise close to home, as well as delivering up-to-date news and sport coverage.

Although sharing a common brand, each Quest title is a unique reflection of what's happening within its own immediate community.

Quest Community News is a proud supporter of the Queensland Training Awards.