Challenge Employment and Training (CET) commenced operation in 1976 as Ipswich YUPI Program Inc. (a not-for-profit organisation committed to the development of unemployed and disadvantaged persons).

The change of name to Challenge Employment and Training occurred in 1998 with the expansion into regional centres and our need for a more generic name with no locality reference.

During the past 32 years, CET has been involved in a number of programs, all designed to provide skills, work experience or job seeking support to enable individuals to gain or maintain employment.

In total we have assisted some 42,000 persons of whom 55% have found employment and some 15% have returned to education/training.

We are governed by a Board of Management and have offices in Ipswich, Collingwood Park,  Toowoomba,  Mt Gravatt, and provide training services to the Wide Bay area and the Sunshine Coast.