Corporate Vision December 2017

CORPORATE VISION / December 2017 45 Contact: Jeff Mazzini Contact Email: [email protected] Address: Suite 1, 445 Melbourne Road, Newport, VIC 3015, Australia Phone: 0061 8 9344 4088 Web Address: www.aamctraining.edu.au “Technology advancements have already entered the education industry. A good example is nano technology, a teaching assistant by the name of Jill Watson. Jill is used to answering phones, taking orders and solving problems 24/7, and has allowed one university to lower their course costs to $7K (compared to their nearest competitor $56K). This means huge ramifications for all in the education industry. I see greater use of Bots, Robots and VR/AR Goggles, all of which have already started infiltrating the education industry.” Moreover, Jeff is keen to add that he believes there should still be a greater desire from humans to persevere in their quests, rather than give up because of the rapid Improving Lives Through Education ® g evolution of the digital age. Jeff reiterates that education is a life long journey, and everyone is constantly learning every day. “Education is now a life long journey, it is no longer about undertaking a course and gaining a qualification, thinking that is all you need to do for the rest of your life. That course in many instances is already obsolete by the time you have finished it and/ or the job role no longer exists. Hence short, sharp courses are the future.” In his concluding comments, Jeff mentions what kind of times are ahead for AAMC Training Group, talking about increasing customer requirements. “Ultimately our future is facing strong technology head winds, and competition that used to be locally or state based has now transformed into global competitors. The big five technology companies are a looming threat, basically anything that can be sold online and money to be made will be taken over by them. “There are still impediments that prevent them from being the total suppliers, however that can be changed once they understand the industry better. Human resistance and fear of job losses are common across many areas, however what is resisted the most just encourages technology providers and individual companies to move faster into the online areas, as competition and consumers are always demanding great quality but low prices.”