Wendy Perry
Managing Director and Founder,
Workforce BluePrint (Australia)
Wendy Perry is an entrepreneur, innovator, leader, mentor, speaker, and writer on Workforce Planning and Development, Vocational Education and Training (VET) and TVET, International Capability Development, Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Wendy's extensive experience includes management roles within private and public Registered Training Organisations, employment and government, business and industry development, consultancy, project management, and professional services.
As a globally recognized leader, Wendy Perry has been the Founder and Managing Director of Workforce BluePrint since 2002. She is also a Facilitator for Sea to Valley Startups, and for 4.5 years (2019-2023), the Entrepreneur Facilitator for Adelaide–West, Switch Start Scale. An author, entrepreneur & educator, explorer & innovator, mentor & speaker on Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Strategic Workforce Planning & Development, Vocational Education & Training (VET) & TVET, International Capability & Capacity Development. Mentoring & facilitation are strengths with Wendy working alongside entrepreneurs, founders, governments, individuals, industry sectors, organizations, regional development agencies, startups, scaleups, students & unicorn companies.
A reputation as a leading authority on Workforce Planning & Development & Vocational Education & Training (VET) is well earned with extensive experience working in Agriculture, Banking & Finance, Building & Construction, Civil Construction, Community Services, Contact Centres, Defence, Disability, Education, Employment Services, Energy, Events, Food & Wine, Government, Health, Higher Education, ICT, Manufacturing, Mining & Resources, Sport & Recreation, Small Business, Telecommunications, Tourism, Vocational Education & Training (VET), & Water sectors.
Clients include business and industry leaders, entrepreneurs and social enterprises, female founders and diverse innovators, government agencies and not-for-profits, people who are unemployed and those with disabilities, mature aged people who are self-employed or are looking to start up a venture, and scaleups with a local, national, and international aspiration. This mentorship has taken Wendy all around Australia and the world where she has hosted many international delegations and programs with connections across Africa, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cameroon, Chile, China, Ecuador, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kenya, Korea, Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, Spain, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, USA, Vietnam, and Zambia.
LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wendyperry/
Website: https://workforceblueprint.com.au/
