“AI and the transformation of the Australian labour market — the role of Jobs and Skills Australia”
Professor Barney Glover AO FRSN FTSE
Commissioner
Jobs and Skills Australia
Date and Time: Wednesday, 3 December 2025, 6.00–7.30 pm AEST
Venue: Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW
Registration: Information on how to register will be provided closer to the event
Entry: OGM: Members, $20; Non-members, $30; Students, $0
All are welcome
Business of the Meeting
The Agenda for the Ordinary General Meeting will be made available on the Meetings page of the website.
Summary: Professor Glover will discuss the implications of generative AI, and AI more broadly, on the Australian labour market, based on the findings of Jobs and Skills Australia’s Generative AI Capacity Study.
Professor Barney Glover AO began his five-year term as Commissioner of Jobs and Skills Australia in 2024.
Professor Glover 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 2014–2024, 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.
| Royal Society of New South Wales | |
| Date: | Saturday, 06 December 2025, 06:00 PM |
| Venue: | Michael Crouch Room, Mitchell Building, State Library of NSW, Shakespeare Place, Sydney |
| Entry: | No charge |
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