the bridge between formal education institutions and employment is broken it
institutions and employment is broken it
institutions and employment is broken it probably always has been
probably always has been
probably always has been but don’t worry technology has the
but don’t worry technology has the
but don’t worry technology has the answer I’m Brendan Cavanaugh I’m an
answer I’m Brendan Cavanaugh I’m an
answer I’m Brendan Cavanaugh I’m an entrepreneur I’m a disruptor but I’m
entrepreneur I’m a disruptor but I’m
entrepreneur I’m a disruptor but I’m also an employer and I truly believe
also an employer and I truly believe
also an employer and I truly believe that we can help people and empower them
that we can help people and empower them
that we can help people and empower them with technology to carve out their own
with technology to carve out their own
with technology to carve out their own career not just that but also help the
career not just that but also help the
career not just that but also help the students who don’t fit in and the ones
students who don’t fit in and the ones
students who don’t fit in and the ones who do fit in into the traditional
who do fit in into the traditional
who do fit in into the traditional educational process and I know it sounds
educational process and I know it sounds
educational process and I know it sounds like a trendy disruptive thing to say
like a trendy disruptive thing to say
like a trendy disruptive thing to say but let me give you an an example a few
but let me give you an an example a few
but let me give you an an example a few years ago a young man called me and he
years ago a young man called me and he
years ago a young man called me and he offered to work for me in one of my
offered to work for me in one of my
offered to work for me in one of my companies for twelve months free of
companies for twelve months free of
companies for twelve months free of charge he had just graduated with a
charge he had just graduated with a
charge he had just graduated with a first class honours degree the year was
first class honours degree the year was
first class honours degree the year was 2008 his degree auctioneering he was
2008 his degree auctioneering he was
2008 his degree auctioneering he was desperate there probably hasn’t been an
desperate there probably hasn’t been an
desperate there probably hasn’t been an auctioneer hired since 2007 and he
auctioneer hired since 2007 and he
auctioneer hired since 2007 and he probably knew a year before he graduated
probably knew a year before he graduated
probably knew a year before he graduated that he was in trouble so I took him on
that he was in trouble so I took him on
that he was in trouble so I took him on I paid him because my dad always told me
I paid him because my dad always told me
I paid him because my dad always told me that the deals not a deal unless both
that the deals not a deal unless both
that the deals not a deal unless both sides are happy I gave him
sides are happy I gave him
sides are happy I gave him responsibility and
he took it and flourished he continued
he took it and flourished he continued to grow and grow in competence and as he
to grow and grow in competence and as he
to grow and grow in competence and as he grew in competence he grew in confidence
grew in competence he grew in confidence
grew in competence he grew in confidence he took night courses he took online
he took night courses he took online
he took night courses he took online training courses that were relevant to
training courses that were relevant to
training courses that were relevant to the roles that he had as he was moving
the roles that he had as he was moving
the roles that he had as he was moving through the organization that young man
through the organization that young man
through the organization that young man is the senior manager in one of my
is the senior manager in one of my
is the senior manager in one of my companies today and I wouldn’t exchange
companies today and I wouldn’t exchange
companies today and I wouldn’t exchange him for 10 MBA graduates I didn’t fit
him for 10 MBA graduates I didn’t fit
him for 10 MBA graduates I didn’t fit into the standard traditional
into the standard traditional
into the standard traditional educational process but they had the
educational process but they had the
educational process but they had the confidence to scope at my own career
confidence to scope at my own career
confidence to scope at my own career path probably because I was the youngest
path probably because I was the youngest
path probably because I was the youngest of seven children so I was disrupting at
of seven children so I was disrupting at
of seven children so I was disrupting at a very early age and negotiating skills
a very early age and negotiating skills
a very early age and negotiating skills were necessay around three sisters and
were necessay around three sisters and
were necessay around three sisters and three brothers no I was passionate to
three brothers no I was passionate to
three brothers no I was passionate to get out there and do my own thing before
get out there and do my own thing before
get out there and do my own thing before the end of second-level and I wouldn’t
the end of second-level and I wouldn’t
the end of second-level and I wouldn’t complain about the people and the
complain about the people and the
complain about the people and the teachers and the great tutors that I had
teachers and the great tutors that I had
teachers and the great tutors that I had but not everybody you know has that
but not everybody you know has that
but not everybody you know has that confidence sometimes the confidence is
confidence sometimes the confidence is
confidence sometimes the confidence is knocked out of students before they get
knocked out of students before they get
knocked out of students before they get to the end of their second level I
joined an engineering company I loved it
joined an engineering company I loved it I was passionate I was soaking of
I was passionate I was soaking of
I was passionate I was soaking of business and commerce and mainly from my
business and commerce and mainly from my
business and commerce and mainly from my peers the people who had gone before me
peers the people who had gone before me
peers the people who had gone before me experiential learning
experiential learning
experiential learning I was desi the designated driver for all
I was desi the designated driver for all
I was desi the designated driver for all the sales managers and there long with
the sales managers and there long with
the sales managers and there long with liquid lunches sometimes
liquid lunches sometimes
liquid lunches sometimes and it always make myself available for
and it always make myself available for
and it always make myself available for the board if they were going out on
the board if they were going out on
the board if they were going out on business dinners at night my lecture
business dinners at night my lecture
business dinners at night my lecture hall for the first few years seemed to
hall for the first few years seemed to
hall for the first few years seemed to be behind the steering wheel of a car
be behind the steering wheel of a car
be behind the steering wheel of a car but I also did night courses and I did
but I also did night courses and I did
but I also did night courses and I did training courses online training courses
training courses online training courses
training courses online training courses at that time Microsoft were churning out
at that time Microsoft were churning out
at that time Microsoft were churning out version after version of courses in Word
version after version of courses in Word
version after version of courses in Word and PowerPoint and Excel I orchestrated
and PowerPoint and Excel I orchestrated
and PowerPoint and Excel I orchestrated a management buyout of that company at
a management buyout of that company at
a management buyout of that company at the age of 24 the same age as that chap
the age of 24 the same age as that chap
the age of 24 the same age as that chap was when he called me and in his mind
was when he called me and in his mind
was when he called me and in his mind were the first class honours degree
were the first class honours degree
were the first class honours degree wasn’t employable no business skills
wasn’t employable no business skills
wasn’t employable no business skills that’s the serious thing to say
that’s the serious thing to say
that’s the serious thing to say but it also might be a blessing did you
but it also might be a blessing did you
but it also might be a blessing did you ever have a car that’s constantly
ever have a car that’s constantly
ever have a car that’s constantly breaking down you shell and I have more
breaking down you shell and I have more
breaking down you shell and I have more and more cash for more and more
and more cash for more and more
and more cash for more and more breakdowns tires exhausts start and
breakdowns tires exhausts start and
breakdowns tires exhausts start and motors until one day just sits down and
motors until one day just sits down and
motors until one day just sits down and then what happens you have to invest in
then what happens you have to invest in
then what happens you have to invest in new technology and you get up in the
new technology and you get up in the
new technology and you get up in the morning and you know it’s gonna start
morning and you know it’s gonna start
morning and you know it’s gonna start nice warm journey to work and you know
nice warm journey to work and you know
nice warm journey to work and you know that every time you come back to it it
that every time you come back to it it
that every time you come back to it it works that’s what I believe sometimes
works that’s what I believe sometimes
works that’s what I believe sometimes needs to happen you know elearning is
needs to happen you know elearning is
needs to happen you know elearning is not just the future of learning it’s
not just the future of learning it’s
not just the future of learning it’s already there today video based learning
already there today video based learning
already there today video based learning the brain interprets video 60,000 times
the brain interprets video 60,000 times
the brain interprets video 60,000 times faster than text so one minute of video
faster than text so one minute of video
faster than text so one minute of video is 1.8
is 1.8
is 1.8 million words it’s fascinating but of
million words it’s fascinating but of
million words it’s fascinating but of course it is in our learning and
course it is in our learning and
course it is in our learning and development institutions both in
development institutions both in
development institutions both in employers as well in hate or departments
employers as well in hate or departments
employers as well in hate or departments we’re still producing PowerPoint online
we’re still producing PowerPoint online
we’re still producing PowerPoint online text based learning the rest of the
text based learning the rest of the
text based learning the rest of the world is on the Internet
world is on the Internet
world is on the Internet forty five point three billion hits just
forty five point three billion hits just
forty five point three billion hits just in one ecosystem alone the beauty
in one ecosystem alone the beauty
in one ecosystem alone the beauty industry huge you’ll be very interested
industry huge you’ll be very interested
industry huge you’ll be very interested to know that ninety two percent all
to know that ninety two percent all
to know that ninety two percent all videos watched in hair is the man I use
videos watched in hair is the man I use
videos watched in hair is the man I use it myself actually so ladies you can
it myself actually so ladies you can
it myself actually so ladies you can remind your husband of that’s when
remind your husband of that’s when
remind your husband of that’s when they’re complaining about waiting for
they’re complaining about waiting for
they’re complaining about waiting for you
that’s where learning is done Netflix
that’s where learning is done Netflix YouTube and the learning is done and
YouTube and the learning is done and
YouTube and the learning is done and these things
eighty percent of access to the Internet
eighty percent of access to the Internet is now to smartphone in my own industry
is now to smartphone in my own industry
is now to smartphone in my own industry we’ve rolled out over five hundred
we’ve rolled out over five hundred
we’ve rolled out over five hundred thousand learning programs to blue
thousand learning programs to blue
thousand learning programs to blue collar workers the largest workforce in
collar workers the largest workforce in
collar workers the largest workforce in the world the most regulators the most
the world the most regulators the most
the world the most regulators the most transient and then also soft skills
transient and then also soft skills
transient and then also soft skills courses to managers immersive training
courses to managers immersive training
courses to managers immersive training is not the future we’re already training
is not the future we’re already training
is not the future we’re already training people training pilots around cockpits
people training pilots around cockpits
people training pilots around cockpits navigating around them no block in the
navigating around them no block in the
navigating around them no block in the pipe because the simulator is not
pipe because the simulator is not
pipe because the simulator is not available we’re already doing that we’re
available we’re already doing that we’re
available we’re already doing that we’re training blue collar workers in health
training blue collar workers in health
training blue collar workers in health and safety environments that before they
and safety environments that before they
and safety environments that before they go in and establish risks
go in and establish risks
go in and establish risks they have experienced it already you
they have experienced it already you
they have experienced it already you know from my perspective I went on to
know from my perspective I went on to
know from my perspective I went on to grow age companies I went to the east
grow age companies I went to the east
grow age companies I went to the east and found a country where I could
and found a country where I could
and found a country where I could develop 3d animations motion graphics
develop 3d animations motion graphics
develop 3d animations motion graphics all that sort of stuff I don’t say that
all that sort of stuff I don’t say that
all that sort of stuff I don’t say that the boast I look at life in a unique way
the boast I look at life in a unique way
the boast I look at life in a unique way but I believe everybody does if they
but I believe everybody does if they
but I believe everybody does if they have the right support systems I believe
have the right support systems I believe
have the right support systems I believe that the professors and the tutors the
that the professors and the tutors the
that the professors and the tutors the thought leaders and the subject matter
thought leaders and the subject matter
thought leaders and the subject matter experts in our formal educational
experts in our formal educational
experts in our formal educational institutes and training boards some of
institutes and training boards some of
institutes and training boards some of the best in the world I think we should
the best in the world I think we should
the best in the world I think we should take them out of the walls of the
take them out of the walls of the
take them out of the walls of the institutions and slot them into these
institutions and slot them into these
institutions and slot them into these courses so that it’s web-enabled
courses so that it’s web-enabled
courses so that it’s web-enabled I can learn 24/7 Anytime Anywhere
I can learn 24/7 Anytime Anywhere
I can learn 24/7 Anytime Anywhere don’t have to wait till September I can
don’t have to wait till September I can
don’t have to wait till September I can blend it in with practical experience
let’s have a look once again and imagine
let’s have a look once again and imagine the path that it could have been for
the path that it could have been for
the path that it could have been for that young man so he downloads a free
that young man so he downloads a free
that young man so he downloads a free app and decides at 16 years of age I’d
app and decides at 16 years of age I’d
app and decides at 16 years of age I’d like to get a bit of part-time work when
like to get a bit of part-time work when
like to get a bit of part-time work when I’m at school the app tells him that if
I’m at school the app tells him that if
I’m at school the app tells him that if he takes a food hygiene course that
he takes a food hygiene course that
he takes a food hygiene course that there are lots of jobs that will begin
there are lots of jobs that will begin
there are lots of jobs that will begin to notify him based on his new skill in
to notify him based on his new skill in
to notify him based on his new skill in the locality that are available in as
the locality that are available in as
the locality that are available in as you know customer service restaurants
you know customer service restaurants
you know customer service restaurants pubs etc so he does that and then at 18
pubs etc so he does that and then at 18
pubs etc so he does that and then at 18 years of age he decides that may
years of age he decides that may
years of age he decides that may I would like to be a real estate agent
I would like to be a real estate agent
I would like to be a real estate agent or an auctioneer and he goes to his free
or an auctioneer and he goes to his free
or an auctioneer and he goes to his free app and the app chosen the learning path
app and the app chosen the learning path
app and the app chosen the learning path and the career path to becoming an
and the career path to becoming an
and the career path to becoming an auctioneer or real estate agent and it
auctioneer or real estate agent and it
auctioneer or real estate agent and it suggests start with a European computer
suggests start with a European computer
suggests start with a European computer driver’s license he does that and as
driver’s license he does that and as
driver’s license he does that and as soon as he loads up his certification he
soon as he loads up his certification he
soon as he loads up his certification he starts to get notifications of jobs that
starts to get notifications of jobs that
starts to get notifications of jobs that are available in administration and he
are available in administration and he
are available in administration and he starts in a real estate agents and then
starts in a real estate agents and then
starts in a real estate agents and then from the skills that he had from his
from the skills that he had from his
from the skills that he had from his hospitality job on interpersonal skills
hospitality job on interpersonal skills
hospitality job on interpersonal skills and customer service decides maybe I’ve
and customer service decides maybe I’ve
and customer service decides maybe I’ve developed my skills in sales and
developed my skills in sales and
developed my skills in sales and marketing so he takes a Dale Carnegie
marketing so he takes a Dale Carnegie
marketing so he takes a Dale Carnegie course online at 21 years of age having
course online at 21 years of age having
course online at 21 years of age having alongside all of that then the modules
alongside all of that then the modules
alongside all of that then the modules the accredited modules that are
the accredited modules that are
the accredited modules that are necessary to become a licensed
necessary to become a licensed
necessary to become a licensed auctioneer or real estate agent he
auctioneer or real estate agent he
auctioneer or real estate agent he notices that all the jobs that are being
notices that all the jobs that are being
notices that all the jobs that are being notified that master skill set actually
notified that master skill set actually
notified that master skill set actually aren’t just coming from auctioneering he
aren’t just coming from auctioneering he
aren’t just coming from auctioneering he has options and telecoms retail health
has options and telecoms retail health
has options and telecoms retail health and that 24 he decides based on his
and that 24 he decides based on his
and that 24 he decides based on his skill set and his experience he can go
skill set and his experience he can go
skill set and his experience he can go to the enterprise board and maybe he
to the enterprise board and maybe he
to the enterprise board and maybe he qualifies for a loan to start a business
and at 24 he has his own business the
and at 24 he has his own business the same age as he was when he left
same age as he was when he left
same age as he was when he left University were the first class honours
University were the first class honours
University were the first class honours degree and deemed himself to be
degree and deemed himself to be
degree and deemed himself to be unemployable I’m a disrupter
unemployable I’m a disrupter
unemployable I’m a disrupter there’s 1.7 3 billion euros a year spent
there’s 1.7 3 billion euros a year spent
there’s 1.7 3 billion euros a year spent in recruitment a collaboration between
in recruitment a collaboration between
in recruitment a collaboration between employers and educational institutions
employers and educational institutions
employers and educational institutions we could spend a lot of that money in
we could spend a lot of that money in
we could spend a lot of that money in creating courses that match real jobs
creating courses that match real jobs
creating courses that match real jobs and have them communicating in a tinder
and have them communicating in a tinder
and have them communicating in a tinder uber or Airbnb type way look I’m not
uber or Airbnb type way look I’m not
uber or Airbnb type way look I’m not saying that there’s going to be a
saying that there’s going to be a
saying that there’s going to be a revolution in education I’m saying the
revolution in education I’m saying the
revolution in education I’m saying the revolution has already happened and
revolution has already happened and
revolution has already happened and formal education Institute’s are in
formal education Institute’s are in
formal education Institute’s are in danger of being left behind
danger of being left behind
danger of being left behind on the shore for good after the ship has
on the shore for good after the ship has
on the shore for good after the ship has sailed and ladies and gentlemen that
sailed and ladies and gentlemen that
sailed and ladies and gentlemen that ship is technology welcome aboard
ship is technology welcome aboard
ship is technology welcome aboard thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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