Department of Employment, Small Business and Training
Queensland Budget 2022-23 · Palaszczuk Government
As at budget day (2022-06-21)
Key service areas
Budget initiatives
Investment in training and future skills to address labour and skill shortages and upskill workers for secure, well-paid jobs, delivered through programs including Skilling Queenslanders for Work and Back to Work.
Workers and jobseekers get more training places to gain skills for secure, well-paid jobs in growing industries.
General Government operating. Training and Future Skills Investment line: $47.250 million in 2022-23 and $53.350 million in 2023-24 (approximately $100.6 million over 2 years).
Funding to support Queensland's small businesses to grow, including continuation of the Queensland Small Business Commissioner and targeted small business support programs.
Small businesses get continued advocacy through the Small Business Commissioner and targeted support to grow.
General Government operating. $1.9M in 2022-23 combines the Small Business Support ($1.396 million) and Queensland Small Business Commissioner ($0.5 million) lines. Budget Highlights cites $39.1 million to support small business growth across the package.
Forward estimates
Year-by-year allocations for 2 measures with published forward profiles.
| Measure | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training and Future Skills Investment | $47.3M | $53.4M | $100.6M |
| Small Business Support | $1.9M | — | $1.9M |
| Total | $49.1M | $53.4M | $102.5M |
Performance metrics
Service standards from the Service Delivery Statement. Targets and actuals as published.
| Metric | Prior target | Actual | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | |
| Overall customer satisfaction with employment programs | 90% | 93.3% | 90% |
| Administrative cost per $1,000 of employment program support | $103.80 | $49.29 | $103.80 |
| Percentage of new or existing businesses reporting increased capability (including digital) as a direct result of participation in small business grant programs | 98% | 99.1% | 98% |
| Proportion of all attempted competencies successfully completed | 93% | 90.4% | 93% |
| Proportion of vocational and education training (VET) graduates in employment or further study | 87% | 79.1% | 87% |
| Average cost per competency successfully completed | $595 | $730 | $595 |
Source: Service Delivery Statement. Prior target and actual are for 2024-25; target is for 2025-26.
Source document
Service Delivery Statement — Department of Employment, Small Business and Training (PDF)Last updated: 2026-06-21. Factual information from published budget documents.