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).

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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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