Laura Angus, First Assistant Secretary/Executive Director, Careers and International Skills Division, Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. 

Laura Angus is the First Assistant Secretary of the International Skills Division and Executive Director of the National Careers Institute within the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations. 

The division is responsible for strengthening the skills system by delivering careers information and migrant skills assessment pathways to support Australia’s future workforce needs, and deliver strategic value towards international skills and vocational education training. 

Laura has held various senior leadership positions in the Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment, Department of Social Services, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Food Standards Australia New Zealand and the New South Wales Department of Health.