Queenslanders hit by floods in the north earlier this year can now apply for one of 12 $5000 scholarships towards study at TAFE Queensland.
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Applications for the Volunteers and Events Training Program scholarships are open and available to people living in the 39 local government areas impacted by January's monsoon.
The scholarships are jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements.
Minister for Natural Disaster and Emergency Management David Littleproud said the scholarships would let Northern Queenslanders get jobs in the tourism industry.
"This will help build on Queensland's world-class tourism industry," Minister Littleproud said.
Queensland Minister for Training and Skills Development Shannon Fentiman said the scholarships were part of the $5 million Tourism Package being funded under the DRFA for the Monsoon Trough, and would give recipients a kick-start to study in areas like event management, hospitality, commercial cookery and business administration.
"The scholarships provided a fantastic opportunity for Queenslanders to study for one of five tourism-related Diplomas or a Certificate IV in commercial cookery," she said.
