Capital Grant Program - Construction Training Fund

CTF Capital Grant Program Strengthens WA’s Construction Workforce

Applications are now open for the Construction Training Fund’s (CTF) Capital Grant Program.

To support Western Australia’s construction workforce, this year’s grant pool has doubled to $10 million.

This grant funding will support investment in training infrastructure for private Registered Training Organisations, helping to strengthen Western Australia’s construction workforce and support the transition to a low‑carbon economy.

The first round in 2024 gave $3.8 million to four private Registered Training Organisations (RTOs). This was followed in 2025 by the award of $4.1 million to projects focused on clean energy skills, regional access, and digital training innovation.

Building on this momentum, the 2026 funding pool has doubled to $10 million, reinforcing CTF's commitment to industry-led investment and helping create the workforce of the future.

Grants are awarded to private RTOs based on need and alignment with grant priorities.

These priorities include housing supply, workforce growth, diversity, modern methods of construction, and improved access to training across regional Western Australia. See more below.

Criteria for Capital Expenditure

The CTF must ensure that each project meets the criteria for capital expenditure set by the Board. Capital expenditure supported by the Fund must demonstrably contribute to increasing training capacity and/or improving the quality of training, in accordance with the Act. This includes, but is not limited to, the following categories:

Planning for the erection, alteration, extension, demolition, or refurbishment of a building or other facility (or part of a building or other facility).
Erecting, altering, extending, or refurbishing a building or other facility (or part of a building or other facility).
Provide equipment, including information technology (as part of a broader capital project unless exceptional circumstances exist).
Provide furniture (as part of a broader capital project unless exceptional circumstances exist).
Preconstruction (site preparation) activities such as clearing, earthworks or site accessibility works.
Any other building and construction industry training-related expenditure prescribed by the Board.

Eligibility requirements

Have registered with the Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) or the Training Accreditation Council (TAC) in Western Australia.
Not be an agent of the State, for example, an independent statutory authority such as a TAFE college.
Be in good standing with the ASQA and TAC.
Demonstrate to the CTF a financial need and that the RTO cannot meet the project's total cost.
Demonstrate to the CTF that the project will contribute to the objectives of the capital grant program.
Demonstrate to the CTF that the RTO has an appropriate maintenance plan and can meet the ongoing running costs of its training facilities or equipment funded by the grant.
Demonstrate to the CTF that adequate insurance is held over its training facilities.
Propose a project consistent with sound planning within the environment in which it operates, especially concerning the cost, size, and use of facilities to be funded.
Proposing a project that will not adversely affect the condition of a place in relation to the Commonwealth, State or local government heritage legislation.
Demonstrate that the RTO and the proposed project are financially viable.
Own the land or have a lease for the land and/or buildings that have a period to run commensurate with the period in which the capital grant may be required to be repaid if the RTO no longer provides training for the building and construction industry.

Ineligible projects

The following projects and costs are ineligible for funding:

Projects where construction and/or installation of infrastructure has commenced before signing a funding agreement with the CTF.
Projects focused on opportunity identification, concept screening, product development research, marketing concept development and feasibility studies.
Advertising, signage, and related communications activities.
Land acquisition.
Staff, resourcing, salaries.
Security and/or surveillance equipment.
Project management costs.
Certification, permit, licence, or related fees.
Compliance monitoring and management costs.
Vehicle and transport costs.
Contingency costs.
In-kind contributions.
Costs to establish and ongoing operational costs such as, but not limited to, salaries, electricity, water, rates, other utilities, overheads, engineering, design, or insurance costs.