Patrick McKendry - Chair

Patrick McKendry is the Chairman of TVET Australia. In 2006 the Commonwealth Government appointed Patrick as Chairman of the National Quality Council (NQC). The NQC brings together industry, employee, government and practitioner representatives to oversee and support the current and future quality of vocational and technical education across Australia.

Patrick is also currently the CEO of the Careers Australia Group, a company which trains over 3000 apprentices in high priority skills shortage areas across the construction, engineering, mining, health and hospitality sectors.

Prior to his role with Careers Australia, Patrick was the Executive Director of the National Retail Association, a national organisation that provides a range of professional services to industry and represented the interests of the retail sector to governments, the media and the wider community.

Patrick has been an industry advocate in major policy issues such as vocational education and training and employment programs, labour market reform, skill shortages, trade practice and competition policy for various industry bodies.

Patrick was also appointed as Director of the Workers' Compensation Regulatory Authority (Q-Comp) Board by the Queensland Government in 2006. He also serves as Chairman of the Finance and Audit Committee for this Board.