Presentation Summary
Professor Barney Glover will explore new developments impacting on the Australian labour market, including the emerging of new technologies such as generative AI, integrated Commonwealth data assets, and how JSA is applying big data through the VET National Data Asset. Professor Glover will also discuss the emerging job roles required to implement these new technologies, and Jobs and Skills Australia’s role in advising governments on the labour market.
Meet the Speaker
Professor Barney Glover AO
Commissioner, Jobs And Skills Australia
Professor Glover is the Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia.
He is a distinguished academic leader, an accomplished mathematician and mathematics educator with significant experience in developing strong relationships with the vocational education sector. He is well-respected for his engagement with First Nations Australians and disadvantaged communities.
He was Vice-Chancellor and President of Western Sydney University for ten years, from 2014-24, and in 2019 was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for distinguished service to tertiary education, professional associations and cultural organisations. In 2015, Professor Glover was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor for his outstanding leadership whilst Vice-Chancellor of Charles Darwin University from 2009 to 2013. Professor Glover was awarded the title of Emeritus Professor and an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Western Sydney University in 2024 in recognition of his decade of leadership.
Professor Glover has served on the boards of a diverse range of corporate organisations and several state and national centres covering areas such as health and medical research, energy, mineral exploration, and telecommunications. Professor Barney Glover AO began his five-year term as Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia in 2024.
