Michael van der Cammen is the director of international relations, responsible for the division dealing with migration, recognition of certificates, labour market admission, and international counselling and placement. The implementation of the latest immigration act and the development of approaches to improve labour market participation of foreign skilled workers are part of his key activities. Until 2019 Michael headed the migration and refugees area in the German PES. His long-standing career with the agency has also included IT projects and key reform projects, centralising public tenders in the field of active labour market policy measures from the local employment offices to the head office.