Energy Skills Queensland

Join us for the official launch of the Spark Your Future Career Guide Series and the I Want to Be an Electrician Program.

This special event will bring together industry, education, government and community leaders committed to inspiring and developing Queensland’s future workforce.

The Spark Your Future Career Guide Series provides practical, industry-backed career pathways across Queensland’s energy, utilities and essential services sectors, with guidance and input from key industry members and government departments.

On the night, you will:

• Celebrate the launch of the Spark Your Future Career Guide Series
• Hear from industry, education and government leaders
• Discover future workforce and career opportunities
• Get a first look at the new I Want to Be an Electrician Program
• Network with employers, training providers and key stakeholders

Whether you support students, recruit talent, deliver training or help shape workforce policy, this event is an opportunity to connect, collaborate and help build Queensland’s workforce of tomorrow.

Register now!
https://events.humanitix.com/spark-your-future-series-career-guide-launch

We look forward to welcoming you!

Trade Apprentices Queensland, the QLD Out of Trade Register, is closely connected with the electrical industry and sees firsthand the number of apprentices wanting to return and complete their trade.

These apprentices already have industry exposure, training, and practical experience, they just need another opportunity! We need the support of electrical employers willing to invest in existing talent and help strengthen the future of your industry. By supporting a cancelled apprentice, you’re not only filling workforce gaps — you’re helping reignite their trade passion that they started.

If your business can support an apprentice recommencement, register here https://lnkd.in/gtKN3TqZ to view candidates as part of your recruitment strategy or please reach out to Tash Hope, [email protected].

This is a free service and a joint initiative of the Australian and Queensland Governments.

Join us in Bundaberg on Tuesday, 12 May for a focused industry roundtable bringing together local employers, stakeholders and industry leaders to tackle the workforce challenges shaping your region.

Held ahead of the Bundaberg Careers Expo, this session is your opportunity to step away from the day-to-day and contribute directly to the future of skills, training and workforce development in Bundaberg.

What we’ll cover:
• Latest updates to UEE Electrotechnology qualifications — and what they mean for your workforce
• Practical approaches to strengthening regional engagement for priority energy roles
• Telecommunications training and future-focused digital pathways to support growth

Your insights will help shape real outcomes, from training delivery to funding priorities.

Why attend?
✔ Influence the direction of workforce and training solutions in your region;
✔ Connect with industry peers, schools and local businesses;
✔ Be part of a collaborative, solutions-focused discussion.

Places are limited to keep the session targeted and valuable.

📍 Regional Business HQ, Bundaberg
🕐 1:00pm – 4:00pm (arrivals from 12:30pm)

Secure your place today:

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We were thrilled to bring together RTO leaders, trainers and system partners at today’s RTO Reference Group – Energy to tackle some of the biggest shifts coming for our sector.

A huge thank you to our speakers for sharing such practical, future-focused insights:

- Tash Hope – Trade Apprentices Queensland: Shining a light on support for cancelled apprentices, from mentoring and job‑ready coaching through to a reconnection grant (up to $500) to help with PPE, CPR/LVR refreshers and tools, and calling on RTOs to actively connect apprentices and employers into the register.
- Christina Bradley – Powering Skills Organisation (PSO): Walking us through major UEE reform work, including a proposed core‑only Cert III Electrotechnology Electrician, new LVR/emergency response and workplace evidence units, plus new First Nations energy literacy and proponent skill sets that will flow into the next UEE release.
- Claire Mooney – Finance, Tech & Business Jobs and Skills Council (Future Skills Organisation): Outlining the roadmap for reforming all six telco qualifications and related skill sets, with 13+ scoping workshops already completed and further targeted consultations planned across ICT, cyber and AI to build a more flexible, future‑proof training package.
- Jennifer Roberts, Roslyn Gnanasekaran & Bronwyn Meyrick PhD GAICD EMPA – Trade Recognition Australia (TRA): Demystifying OSEP and TSS skills assessments, the OTSR pathway for licensed trades and where RTOs fit in supporting migrants to complete gap training and secure licensing outcomes.
- Melinda Hill – Energy Skills Australia (ESA): Highlighting the national gap‑training model for offshore‑qualified tradespeople, plus the real‑world challenges around funding, state licensing differences and communication with OTSR holders, agents and employers.

Energy Skills Queensland will continue to use this forum as a solutions‑focused platform to:
- Advocate with TRA, ESA and JSCS on clearer, more consistent pathways for apprentices and migrants.
- Support RTOs to navigate UEE, ICT, cyber and AI reforms.
- Prepare our network for upcoming Train the Trainer opportunities and the evolving 2025 Standards environment.

If you’re an RTO or industry partner who wants to be part of these conversations (or receive early‑release drafts and workshop invites), comment “RTO Reference Group” below or reach out to the ESQ team to be added to the mailing list.