Our Team

Our Role Establishing Skills Insight JSC

Skills Impact held a Skills Service Organisation (SSO) role between 2016 and 2022. In 2023 we established one of ten Job and Skills Councils (JSCs), after a submission to move into the role was backed by over 200 letters of support from a broad range of industry stakeholders. This new JSC, Skills Insight, has a broader scope to deliver outcomes that support a responsive VET system and a skilled and resilient national workforce. The industry coverage of Skills Insight is similar to our past coverage as a Skills Service Organisation.

Executive Team

Michael Hartman, Chief Executive Officer
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Geoff Barbaro, Executive Manager Stakeholder Engagement
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Wayne Jones, Executive Manager
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Danni McDonald
Industry Skill Standards Portfolio Manager
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Tessa Spriggens
Communications Manager
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Industry Engagement Team

Our industry engagement team provides operational and secretariat support to Industry Reference Committees, to facilitate stakeholder engagement and gather industry intelligence on current and emerging trends and drivers that affect the development of qualifications, skill sets and units of competency.

Dr Niall Smith
Research & Insights Manager
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Andrew Horgan
Industry Engagement Manager
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Diana McNaughton
Industry Engagement Manager
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Julie Stratford
Industry Engagement Manager
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Michelle Ingley-Smith
Industry Engagement Manager
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Industry Skills Standards Development Team

Our skills standards development team work with industry on various projects to define and draft qualifications, skill sets and units of competency that meet industry needs.