Jackie Zelinsky

ITAB Executive Officer

Jackie Zelinsky is a business executive with a background in the NFP sector where she worked for over 25 years.

Jackie has worked in the Health, International Education, Strata and Small Business sectors driving strategy, developing and implementing innovative processes and systems and growing market share. She was a Senior Fellow at the Australian Centre for Innovation, University of Sydney where she mentored gifted students in entrepreneurship and business planning and was appointed as an Honorary Fellow to the School of Business at the University of Western Sydney.

In 2014 Jackie moved abroad to return to her teaching and for over eight years she lived and taught English in China, Nepal, Vietnam, Russia and Spain. She commenced as the Executive Officer of the SkillsIQ NSW ITAB in May 2023.

Jackie’s formal qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts, Diploma in Education, Master of Education, CELTA and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

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Discover the Power of Pre-Identified Skills with SkillsAware

Are you a Training Provider looking for innovative ways to engage your students from the outset and boost your enrolments? Join Co-Founders Dr Mark Keough and Yasmin King for a special webinar during National Skills Week to explore how human-centerd, AI-powered SkillsAware can revolutionise the student learning journey.

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Outdoor Industry Summit

2025 Outdoor Industry Summit in Canberra for the session ‘Skills Recognition for Employers/ Employees.’ Yasmin King, CEO, SkillsIQ, explored how organisations can take advantage of AI to discover talent and how shifting the focus from qualifications to skills can help build a human-centered workforce.

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VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’

National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) VET Research Conference ‘No Frills’ co-hosted with TAFE Queensland. Melinda Brown, General Manager, SkillsIQ, presented how technological solutions can be adapted and integrated into existing systems to validate individuals' capabilities and experience in the workforce.

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