AEN Mid-Year Conference 6 & 7 June 2019

Speakers for this event

• Angela Gaylard

  Angela Gaylard

  Collective Impact

  Collective Impact

• Carl Walsh

  Carl Walsh

  Department of Education and Training

  Department of Education and Training

• Debbie Reynolds

  Debbie Reynolds

  RMIT

  RMIT

• Diana McGowan

  Diana McGowan

  VRQA

  VRQA

• Fiona Lawrie

  Fiona Lawrie

  Tradeswomen Australia

  Tradeswomen Australia

• Gary Workman

  Gary Workman

  Executive Director

  Apprenticeship Employment Network

  Gary assumed the role in 2009 and leads AEN and its members on public policy and research activities, including overseeing relationships with a wide range of industry and government stakeholders.

  Gary brings over 20 years experience in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, and has worked on numerous government and industry projects including the areas of workforce development, apprenticeships, OH&S and the environment.

  He is a member of the Victorian Governments Apprenticeship Taskforce through the Victorian Skills Commission Office since 2016.

  Gary is also an ambassador for the Bullyzero Australia Foundation which supports the awareness of workplace bullying and mental health issues.

  Executive Director

• James Nash

  James Nash

  Nash Training Services

  Nash Training Services

• Janet Nicholson

  Janet Nicholson

  Worksight

  Worksight

• Jarrod Cartwright

  Jarrod Cartwright

  Apprenticeship Support Australia

  Manager, Contract Operations (VIC)

  Jarrod has
  worked with Apprenticeship Support Australia for over 15 years across various
  field, compliance and operational leadership roles. For the last seven years,
  Jarrod has been in the role of Manager, Contract Operations which oversee the
  compliance and contract management of Apprenticeship Support Australia’s
  Victorian operations as well as the management across the client services
  centre which includes claims and contract processing.

   

  Jarrod’s
  experience includes working within field operations and support services across
  both Metro Melbourne and the regional network, together with business
  development and management of key national accounts.

  Apprenticeship Support Australia

• Neil Coulson

  Neil Coulson

  Victorian Skills Commissioner

  Victorian Skills Commissioner

• Ross Reeves

  Ross Reeves

  Bunnings Warehouse

  Bunnings Warehouse

• Steve Dargavel

  Steve Dargavel

  Labour Hire Licensing Commissioner

  Steve leads the work of
  Victoria’s Labour Hire Authority (LHA), protecting workers from exploitation
  and improving the integrity and transparency of the labour hire industry.

  Since being appointed as
  Labour Hire Licensing Commissioner in 2018, Steve has established the
  regulator, brought over 5,000 labour hire providers into the scheme, and driven
  an extensive program of licensing, compliance and enforcement work.

  Steve has devoted his career
  to protecting the rights of vulnerable workers. Having started his career as a
  youth worker, Steve moved into various roles with the Australian Manufacturing
  Workers Union (AMWU) including that of State Secretary.

  Steve progressed key reforms including
  the Fair Entitlements Guarantee and improvements to government procurement arrangements
  and has worked with diverse stakeholders across government and the private
  sector. Steve has served on several boards in his career, including the
  Industry Capability Network and CoInvest.

  Labour Hire Licensing Commissioner

• Yossi Goldfarb

  Yossi Goldfarb

  Department of Jobs

  Department of Jobs