Become a VET Educator and Start a New Chapter in Your Career

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Turn your industry expertise into a meaningful teaching career. Help train the next generation of skilled workers through a supported pathway into vocational education and training.

Empower the next generation of Queensland's resources workforce.

Become a Vocational Education and Training (VET) Educator with CQUniversity and make a genuine difference by equipping Queenslanders with the skills and knowledge required for the resources sector’s jobs of the future.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to inspire apprentices and students, sharing your industry expertise while building their capability and confidence to succeed in a fast-evolving sector. With flexible pathways into training and extensive support, there’s never been a better time to make the move into vocational education.

We're looking for experts like you

Are you a qualified professional in one of these fields?

The Queensland Future Skills Partnership is currently seeking industry professionals with experience and qualifications in:

  • Heavy Plant Machinery
  • Electrical
  • Fitting and Machining
  • Metal Fabrication
  • Networking
  • Automation and Industry 4.0

Highly desirable experience includes:

  • Autonomous technologies (in any industry)
  • Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs)
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA)

If you’re passionate about your trade and keen to pass on your knowledge, this is your chance to step into a new kind of career.

Enjoy the benefits of a VET Educator Role

Flexible, Fulfilling, and Future-Focused

A career in VET offers more than just a job, it’s an opportunity to make a difference while enjoying a great work/life balance.
As a VET educator, you’ll benefit from:

  • a consistent weekday schedule with weekends at home
  • generous annual leave and employee entitlements
  • relocation assistance (where applicable) for you and your family
  • access to state-of-the-art teaching facilities
  • salary packaging options and above-average super contributions
  • paid carer’s leave and an Employee Assistance Program
  • wellbeing support and professional development opportunities.

Full-time, part-time, and casual roles are available across Queensland

Not a qualified trainer yet? No problem.

You don’t need to have a teaching qualification to apply. The Queensland Future Skills Partnership will help you gain your TAE40122 - Certificate IV in Training and Assessment through a fully supported pathway.

  • Course fees are fully covered
  • Flexible learning designed to suit your lifestyle
  • Comprehensive mentoring to help you succeed
  • Support is available through to December 2025

We’re committed to making your transition into training smooth, supported, and stress-free.

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Is this opportunity right for you?

You’re a great fit if you:

  • have current qualifications and hands-on experience in your trade
  • are interested in shaping the next generation of industry talent
  • enjoy mentoring others and sharing your knowledge
  • are open to learning new skills to support your career change.

Stay connected to your trade and up-to-date with emerging technologies, without the physical strain of being on the tools.

Teaching gives you space to breathe, grow, and give back, while enjoying more time for what matters most.

Contact us to find out more

Stephanie Barchetti | Tomorrow’s Trainers Project Manager 

Email us or call us on 0456 576 981

Queensland Future Skills Partnership

The Queensland Future Skills (QFS) Partnership is a collaboration between BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), CQUniversity and TAFE Queensland, and has facilitated the fast-tracked development and delivery of automated technology pathways, skillsets, and qualifications for Queensland’s resources sector. The Tomorrow’s Trainers Project is a key priority in Phase Three of the QFS Partnership. 

The Tomorrow’s Trainers Project is investigating and piloting strategies to support a sustainable supply of VET Educators who will train Queensland’s current and future resources sector workforce. The project provides an opportunity to test a reconfigured approach to building our workforce of the future and represents a strategic investment that enhances both the industry’s workforce and the overall sustainability, growth and resilience of the resources sector.

Frequently Asked Questions

No prior teaching experience is needed. We’ll support you to gain the skills and qualifications to succeed.

You can tailor your study to suit your lifestyle and study full or part-time which can effect how long it will take. Explore the course page for more information.

Yes—your Certificate IV training will be fully funded, and relocation entitlements may also apply.