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Meet the SkillsIQ Team

The SkillsIQ team has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and training product development. They specialise in the gathering and analysis of industry intelligence and have an in-depth understanding of the VET system and how the skills needs of industry are translated into training products that meet those needs.

Yasmin King

Chief Executive Officer

Yasmin is CEO of SkillsIQ, Board member of the Australian Health Care and Hospitals Association, Chair of the University of SA MBA Advisory Board and a member of CEDA’s NSW/ACT Advisory Committee.

An experienced negotiator and mediator, Yasmin was formerly adjunct to the Australian Graduate School of Management, lecturing in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. She has specific expertise in stakeholder management and engagement, government policy and advocacy and brings those skills to the boards and committees on which she serves.

Currently, SkillsIQ is focussing its efforts on projects that can improve workforce and educational outcomes, using its collective experience in the VET sector and working with like-minded organisations. Using AI for Skills recognition linking to formal education pathways is an area of particular interest.

A former NSW Small Business Commissioner and Associate Commissioner ACCC, Small Business Yasmin is passionate about the challenges that small business and not-for-profits in particular face and the need to ensure that economic policy can support innovation and sustainability across businesses of all sizes.

Yasmin holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and an Honours degree in Economics. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and a Fellow of CPA Australia (Certified Practising Accountant).

Melinda Brown

General Manager

Melinda Brown has over 30 years of operational and management experience across various industry sectors, as well as the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector, which has given her deep insight into the workforce challenges faced by various industries.

A skilled public speaker, Melinda has presented at conferences and led projects both in Australia and internationally. She has a strong ability to engage audiences and facilitate collaboration among diverse stakeholders.

Melinda possesses extensive knowledge of VET sector policy, particularly in the development and maintenance of skills and occupational standards, micro-credentials, as well as the validation and certification of skills and professional development. Her expertise in these areas led to her recent appointment as Australia's representative on the Skål International Global Training & Education Committee.

She holds multiple vocational qualifications in business and training & assessment, alongside a degree in Tourism Management from the University of Technology, Sydney. Currently, Melinda serves as Chair of Disabled Wintersport Australia, a National Sporting Organisation dedicated to providing adaptive on-snow experiences for people with disabilities.

Melinda is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Director of Skål International Australia, a Fellow of the Institute of Managers and Leaders, and a member of the Women Chiefs of Enterprises International.

Ian Rolfe

Communications and Marketing Officer

Ian is the Communications and Marketing Officer at SkillsIQ, with over 10 years of experience as a marketing professional. In his current role, Ian is responsible for coordinating and administering SkillsIQ’s communications and marketing activities, including website development, CRM management, and social media management.

Ian’s responsibilities also include maintaining the SkillsIQ website, managing and implementing stakeholder communications (such as newsletters and social media), and overseeing supplier relationships. His experience across various industry sectors allows him to manage these multifaceted tasks with efficiency and strategic insight.

Before joining SkillsIQ, Ian developed his digital marketing expertise working with franchises and not-for-profit organisations. At SkillsIQ, he has managed multiple projects across different industry sectors, overseeing stakeholder communications, collating and storing feedback, and designing consultation materials and marketing collateral.

Ian holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney, where he majored in Human Resources Management and Marketing.

Liz Horne

Skills Engagement Executive

Liz is a Skills Engagement Executive and has managed a variety of complex projects during her time at SkillsIQ. She specialises in stakeholder engagement, workforce development and exploring new solutions for persistent issues relating to workforce needs and skills development.

Prior to joining SkillsIQ, Liz had over 25 years of senior leadership experience in the Sport, Recreation and Outdoor Education and Community sectors, including not-for-profits, peak bodies and national industry standards committees. She is equally comfortable with client facing roles and strategic planning and guiding operation implementation.

Liz is passionate about working with employers to understand their current and future staff needs, interpreting industry trends and finding short- and long-term solutions for workforce development.

Liz holds vocational qualifications Recreation, Business Management and Quality Auditing, and is an alumni of Social Leadership Australia (Sydney 2015).

Alex Cook

Skills Engagement Executive

Alex is a Skills Engagement Executive at SkillsIQ. She is an integral part of the team, providing assistance to the many Industry Reference Committees supported by SkillsIQ. She has experience across a range of industries including meetings and events, travel, tourism, hospitality and beauty therapy.

Prior to commencing with SkillsIQ, Alex worked in a variety of roles and industry sectors, including not-for-profit industry associations, conference and event management, corporate and client-facing roles.

Alex has vocational qualifications in hospitality and beauty therapy, as well as holding a Bachelor of Tourism Management majoring in Marketing.

Thomas Jurkiewicz

Researcher

Thomas is an experienced research and critical thinker with approximately 10 years' experience in higher education and the not-for-profit sector. He is a highly capable interpreter of qualitative and quantitative data and takes pleasure in excavating the detail of research questions, publishing and presenting at conferences internationally. Thomas's key skills include conceptual problem-solving, data analysis, and writing and editing for professional contexts. He is also versed in R for statistical programming.

Since joining SkillsIQ, Thomas has been investigating the economics and workforce characteristics of the care and support economy, the retail industry, and Australia's VET system, working closely with key stakeholders and leading independent statistical analyses. Through this work, Thomas has developed an in-depth understanding of the workforce and training challenges faced by a number of Australia's core industries.

Thomas previously worked as a researcher at The University of Sydney, where he continues to teach postgraduate programs in professional writing and editing. He also has long experience teaching in adult education settings both in Australia and abroad and holds a Doctor of Philosophy, a Master of English Studies, and a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Sydney as well as a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales.

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