Neil Fernandes is a highly experienced education executive with a career that has spanned more than 30 years in the vocational and public education sector in Western Australia. He was Managing Director of the Central Institute of Technology, between 2005 and 2016, and prior to that appointment, the Deputy Director-General (Training) in the Department of Education and Training.
Neil currently consults on education and training policy and strategy. He is a member of the Training Accreditation Council of WA; Chair of the International Education Advisory Committee of the WA Schools Curriculum and Standards Authority; Board Member of the Engineering Institute of Technology and a Council Member of the LH Martin Institute at the University of Melbourne.