Upskilling

Upskilling is a non-financial sanction that can be imposed on a client instead of a Grade 1 financial sanction. It is intended to help clients build work-related skills and confidence.

Each week for 4 weeks, a client must:

• regularly attend and participate in at least one employment-related training or course for at least 5 hours and
• report to MSD on the employment-related training or courses they have participated in

At the end of the 4-week period, a client must provide MSD with evidence of their employment related training or courses. MSD must be satisfied the evidence provided is sufficient.

Once a client completes 4 weeks of Upskilling, they are considered to have recomplied with their obligations and do not need to complete any other recompliance activities.

Note Some employment-related training or courses may be longer than four weeks. Clients should be made aware that, if they satisfactorily attend and participate in the training or course, they will be considered to have recomplied after four weeks even if the course lasts longer than this.