Rapid Response

Skills Initiative

Funding training to help Tasmanians re-enter the workforce

The Rapid Response Skills Initiative (RRSI) funds training for people who have lost casual, full-time or part-time work in the last 12 months due to retrenchment, downsizing or closure. This also includes self-employed people who have closed their business.


We are proud to have been selected by the Tasmanian State Government to administer this important program in partnership with Jobs Tasmania.


See the details and eligibility below.

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Check your eligibility

To be eligible, you must meet all of the below criteria: 


  • have lost casual, full-time or part-time work in the last 12 months due to retrenchment, business downsizing or closure
  • be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident with a Tasmanian residential address
  • provide written evidence of job loss, redundancy or retrenchment.

Click here to see what qualifies as written evidence.


If you are not a Permanent Resident, you must meet these Visa Classes.


For information on eligibility criteria, click below to read the RRSI Guidelines.

Read the RRSI Guidelines

What you can do with the funds

If you are eligible for RRSI, you could access up to $3,000 to pay for suitable training and licences to help find another job.


You’ll also be eligible for free advice through the Career Connector service. 


So, as your Career Connector service provider, Searson Buck can help you decide which training and licensing is best for you, based on your career stage and pathway.

Read the Guidelines

Meeting the criteria

If you meet the criteria, please click on the Begin Registration button and our virtual assistant SAM will ask a few questions to get started with your application. 


Please let us know if you need further assistance or help completing these details.

Begin Registration