All new teachers in Queensland will undergo basic testing themselves before they are allowed to hit the classroom under a plan announced by the LNP as part of their election campaign.

As part of the party's plan, teachers in waiting would undergo literacy and numeracy testing before being given a class of their own.

The pledge, ahead of the November 25 election, also includes adding 1,000 new teacher mentors and 80 new paid internships to get more into high-demand areas like special education and maths and science.

Opposition Leader Tim Nicholls said the new measures would lift education standards.

"We know that teaching excellence is the foundation to any future success in our education system," he said.

Shadow Education Minister Tracy Davis said it was crucial to go back to fundamentals.

"We will get back to basics, with teachers focusing on teaching Queensland children the foundation skills of language, literacy and numeracy."

Labor's Education Minister Kate Jones said the LNP's policy to test teachers was not necessary.

"New national rules have already come into play which ensure that a teacher must complete a numeracy and literacy test before they finish their teaching degree," she said.

"Tim Nicholls should have done his homework before he announced his plan."

Ms Davis defended the policy, saying the LNP test would not only assess whether a teacher understands language, literacy, and numeracy.

"Critically, the test will measure a teacher's ability to teach that knowledge to students - this will be done through practical assessments on an online platform and administered by the Queensland College of Teachers," she said.

"For example, the test will see a teacher presented with a child's workings and answer to a maths problem.

"The teacher will be assessed on how they work through where the child went wrong and how to achieve the correct answer."

TAFE redevelopments

Meanwhile Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced six TAFE campuses would be redeveloped and refurbished at a cost of $85 million under a re-elected Labor government.

Labor's TAFE policy Upgrades to campuses at Pimlico, Cairns, Mt Gravatt, Toowoomba, Redlands, and Gold Coast

Upgrades to campuses at Pimlico, Cairns, Mt Gravatt, Toowoomba, Redlands, and Gold Coast New Beenleigh plumbing and fire safety training facility — $4 million

New Beenleigh plumbing and fire safety training facility — $4 million 40 new apprentices to be employed in the Department of Housing and Public Works

"We want TAFE to be the premium provider of training in this state," Ms Palaszczuk said.

"We believe by reinvesting in TAFE assets, bringing them up to modern standards, making sure that they cope with the growing skills that are needed, the jobs that are needed across our state."

The ALP focus on skills and training on day 19 of the campaign comes as the latest monthly employment figures showed the seasonally adjusted Queensland's jobless rate rose from 5.9 per cent to 6 per cent.

Tonight Ms Palaszczuk, Mr Nicholls, and One Nation state leader Steve Dickson will take part in a 'people's forum' in Brisbane.

"I always love a debate … I love talking to people, I love hearing their concerns," Ms Palaszczuk said.

There will not be any formal leaders debate this election.