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.

We are proud to have been selected by the Tasmanian State Government to administer this important program.

See the details and eligibility below.

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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. 

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

A free service available for Tasmanians.

Designed for:

  • who have lost their job or been made redundant in the last 12 months;
  • are aged 18-25 years;
  • age aged 45+ years and been out of the workforce for 12 months or more;
  • are migrants who have been residing in Tasmania for more than 6 months, have working rights and are unemployed or underemployed.

Email the Team

Easy and quick

Registering is easy

Simply click the button and follow the prompts to complete a registration form. 


You can also speak to our Career Connector Team on 1800 151 331. 

Register Now

Looking for staff? We have a free referral service.

We connect people

We assist employers with introductions to potential workers through this program.  We offer the flexibility of engaging a Career Connector candidate via an on-hired or labour-hire staffing arrangement or our external payroll service. 

Email the Team

A free service available for Tasmanians.

Designed for:

  • who have lost their job or been made redundant in the last 12 months;
  • are aged 18-25 years;
  • age aged 45+ years and been out of the workforce for 12 months or more;
  • are migrants who have been residing in Tasmania for more than 6 months, have working rights and are unemployed or underemployed.

Email the Team

Easy and quick

Registering is easy

Simply click the button and follow the prompts to complete a registration form. 


You can also speak to our Career Connector Team on 1800 151 331. 

Register Now

Looking for staff? We have a free referral service.

We connect people

We assist employers with introductions to potential workers through this program.  We offer the flexibility of engaging a Career Connector candidate via an on-hired or labour-hire staffing arrangement or our external payroll service. 

Email the Team

  • Who is eligible?

    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

  • Using the funding

    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

  • How to Apply

    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

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