Rod Camm is the Chief Executive Officer, Skills Queensland; an industry-led statutory authority, established to strengthen Queensland's economic base by providing a skilled workforce that meets the current and future needs of industry and the community.
Skills Queensland is responsible for aligning Queensland's skills system with the needs of industry, to alleviate skill shortages and better position Queensland and Queenslanders to address future skill needs. The development of an annual Skills and Workforce Development Investment Plan is a statutory function of Skills Queensland.
Rod was previously the Associate Director-General, Skills, Tertiary & Non-State Education Division within the Department of Education & Training. In this role, he was responsible for the vocational education & training sector, purchasing strategies to ensure industry ownership of the skills agenda and flexibility and responsiveness from training providers. The Tertiary and Non-State Education Division played an important role in ensuring value for money and quality from Queensland's significant investment in Education & Training.
Rod is a director on a range of boards, and is currently on the board of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Limited, National Centre for Vocational Education and Research (NCVER) and Aviation Australia.
Rod was previously the Chief Executive Officer, Construction Skills Queensland which is the centre of excellence for the building and construction industry in Queensland. In this role, he was responsible for leading skills solutions in partnership with government and industry, and for developing and driving strategies to enhance workforce development.
Rod has also performed a range of other executive roles in Government.
In 2008, Rod was invited by the Prime Minister to participate in the 2020 Summit. The summit brought together 1000 people to consider key reforms required to enhance Australia's prosperity. Rod participated in the area focusing on 'The Productivity Agenda (education, skills, training, science and innovation)'.
Rod was also awarded the Premier's Scholarship for the Executive Masters of Public Administration from the Australian & New Zealand School of Government.
