Biography
Wendy Perry is a renowned entrepreneur, innovator, leader, speaker and writer on Workforce Planning and Development, TVET and Vocational Education and Training (VET), International Capability Development, Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Edupreneur of the Year in Vocational Education and Training (2015), Wendy is a described as an inspiration by her colleagues and delivers key note addresses at national and international conferences on topics including 21st Century Capabilities and Careers, Entrepreneurship and Employment, Future of Jobs, Skills and the Workforce, Innovation through Partnerships and Collaboration in Technical Vocational Education Training (TVET).
Developing 21st Century Workforces with a focus on future capabilities, careers, jobs and skills, and World-class VET systems, Wendy is the Managing Director of Workforce BluePrint.
Passion
A reputation as a leading authority on Workforce Planning and Development and Vocational Education and Training (VET) is well earned with extensive experience working in Agriculture, Banking and Finance, Building and Construction, Civil Construction, Community Services, Contact Centre, Defence, Disability, Education, Employment Services, Energy, Events, Food and Wine, Government, Health, Higher Education, ICT, Manufacturing, Mining and Resources, Sport and Recreation, Small Business, Telecommunications, Tourism, Vocational Education and Training (VET), and Water sectors.
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I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions
Topics
Best Story
One of the world’s leaders in her field, Wendy has developed, designed and implemented systems for workforce planning and development, entrepreneurship and education throughout her career, working across all Australian states and territories, and international connections in Bhutan, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and the USA.
Working on Bhutan's National Workforce Plan and TVET BluePrint was an amazing experience as was hosting 50 entrepreneurs and Ministry representatives from Indonesia in Australia for a 2 week scaling up program.
Origin Story
Beginning her career as an Australian Apprentice (trainee) in state government, being quickly promoted to higher level administration roles and then working in a contact centre environment with Telstra, Wendy has a strong client focus. Wendy’s background includes business development, consultancy, training and assessing, leadership and management roles within private and public Registered Training Organisations in the areas of Traineeships and Apprenticeships (all industry sectors), Vocational Preparation and Business Services.
Wendy was the youngest Educational Manager in TAFE in South Australia at 25 years of age. She established the first call/contact centre training facility in South Australia at the Institute, gaining sponsorship from numerous contact centre, technology and recruitment agency supporters. Whilst in this role, Wendy was approached by the Industry Skills Board for Information Technology to manage the Women into IT&T project for South Australian Business Vision 2010. Linked to her work within industry, the Department of Education and Children’s Services offered Wendy a position in a senior policy role with an IT&T industry focus in the secondary schooling sector. In January 2003, at the age of 29, Wendy established operations for Wendy Perry and Associates Pty Ltd and with her first client, Reframing the Future she undertook a project management role working with organisations from around Australia from 2004-2008.
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Entrepreneurship in Education
Presenting on VET and Entrepreneurship at the UNEVOC TVET Leadership Programme 2017 in Bonn, Germany in September 2017, Wendy worked with leaders from Armenia, Australia, Cameroon, Chile, Ecuador, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, India, Kenya, Korea, Malta, Mongolia, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles, Spain, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, and Zambia.