It's now over five months since the LNP victory at the March State Election and it seems the sector is no closer to finding out what the new government has in store for it. Unfortunately, we have seen many youth organisations lose their funding in the past few months. In particular, the Skilling Queenslanders for Work (SQW) Scheme, which included Get Set for Work Programs, has been a huge loss for marginalised young people who previously were falling through the cracks of the Federal Employment programs. SQW was fully implemented from 1 July 2007 as part of the broader reforms of the Queensland Skills Plan. Increasing levels of workforce participation for highly disadvantaged groups was a key focus.
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