Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Program

QIYLP is a seven day residential program held in Brisbane with all travel, meals and accommodation provided. It is the flagship component of the Queensland Indigenous Youth Leadership Strategy (QIYLS). The program provides an exciting opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders, 18–25 years of age, to come together to strengthen their leadership skills and build their capacity to drive change in local communities. In just 20 years, more than 680 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people have participated in the program. This program provides intensive leadership workshops, mentoring and networking opportunities, guidance on how to write a Community Project Proposal and career development opportunities. This program also includes a one-day Eric Deeral Indigenous Youth Parliament providing participants with an opportunity to grow their understanding of parliament processes and experience parliament first-hand delivering speeches in the chambers.