Skills Over Subjects: Why Our Advanced Diploma Has No Subjects

Did you know education is one of the industries that has been the least disrupted by technology in the last 100 years? Crazy right?

How did the most important industry in the world get forgotten?

It’s time for a change.

And that's why we removed all subjects from our 2024 Advanced Diploma at our Sydney Campus.

Now, how have we done it? Instead of teaching subjects, we should focus on teaching skills that are relevant to the real world and provide the topics our students are looking for.?

At the Academy of Entrepreneurs , at the end of every day, 100% of students receive a digital feedback form in the last 10 minutes of class . The results of the feedback form allow us to:

• Develop innovative masterclasses.
• Give our students what they want.

Click here to see an example of a feedback form.

You’re probably curious about what our legends recently asked us for.?

Here are some of the most requested topics:

• Product photography for their Instagram shop
• How to negotiate with suppliers
• How to become a creator for their own brand
• How to build my first AI bot
• FinTech solutions to receive payments faster and with lower rates
• Masterclass on drip marketing
• How to network with investors
• How to turn freelancers into staff (contracts, legal requirements, how to build the best culture)
• How to run paid ads on TikTok
• E-commerce mentoring to go from AUD 100,000 to 1 million in sales

By focusing on skills instead of subjects, we can create a more flexible and adaptable education solution that prepares our legends for their current needs and interests, supporting them to succeed faster.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that subjects are completely irrelevant. Maybe in your institutions, your students still need to learn basic concepts and facts in various fields. However, these should be taught in a way that emphasizes their practical applications and relevance to the real world.

In conclusion, here are the steps we use to innovate our masterclasses and methodologies:

• We listen to our legends' needs (get them to fill out feedback forms at the end of every class).
• We invite the industry's top leaders to teach the topics your students need.
• We have goal-setting tools for every student, so you can celebrate their wins and tweak our weekly masterclass in alignment with what they need.
• We have weekly mentoring sessions with our legends.

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Also, if you are very passionate about education and want to collaborate, you can contact me anytime here on LinkedIn and on email [email protected] .