Funding to upskill or reskill employees
You may be eligible for funding to upskill or reskill existing workers as part of the Industry Buildskills Program.
The Industry Buildskills Program targets Northern Territory (NT) jobs that have been affected by:
- industry restructuring, or are experiencing high growth and/or demand
- occupational shortage demands.
Who can apply
Applicants must have an Australian Business Number (ABN) and have been operating for at least one year.
You can apply for funding if you are based in the NT and one of the following:
- an industry association
- a business cohort (group of employers).
Grants are not available for:
- individuals
- sole business operators, or
- government agencies.
What can be funded
To be successful your project or initiative must contribute to:
- higher level qualifications in occupations or industry sectors affected by new or emerging legislative change or national codes of practice
- training and/or assessment activities leading to a qualification required by industry in designated occupations
- training and/or assessment that will increase the skills of Territorians in areas of demonstrated skills needs and/or for priority industries
- ‘gap training’ to complete certificate III and above qualifications via Recognition of Prior Learning and/or delivery of small skills sets
- cross sector workforce development strategies lead by industry
- training that leads to greater local employment and employment opportunities
- nationally recognised training, including skill sets, unit of competency and non-accredited training (on a case by case basis).
Before you apply
Unless a targeted funding round occurs, applications are accepted all year until the funding pool has been exhausted.
You must read and accept the Industry Buildskills Program guidelines.
Industry Buildskills Program guidelines PDF (908.4 KB)
Industry Buildskills Program guidelines DOCX (180.9 KB)
How to apply
To apply fill in the Industry Buildskills application form.
Industry Buildskills application PDF (164.7 KB)
Industry Buildskills application DOCX (66.1 KB)
Email your application and any attachments to trainingoperations@nt.gov.au.
Contact
For more information or to discuss your application and project email trainingoperations@nt.gov.au.
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