This winter morning, the sun is shining. We have an appointment at the online celebrity coffee shop "Okey Dokey Cafe &; Bistro ",interviewed a very low-key Yue Ting.
In his thirties, he is thin, with bright eyes, a straight suit and a slightly serious expression. While warmly welcoming us to our seats, we arranged for the staff next to us to take photos and introduced us to the Commissioner in charge of publicity in his group.
Such a serious and professional arrangement makes us feel the meticulous work of him. The same is true for the next interview. 40 minutes of conversation and 20 minutes of visit, no more than one hour, are controlled very accurately.
From studying abroad to employment, from employment to elites in the workplace, the first step in life is to do your own job well and achieve the expected goal at the fastest speed in the industry you choose.
In 2003, Yue Ting, who was only 18 years old, embarked on a journey and became one of many international students studying in New Zealand and Australia.
A few years later, he graduated from Griffith University with a bachelor's degree in accounting. Yue Ting, who embarked on her career, worked for six years in the western company Kneff Peer Industrial Company and Nexus Group, during which she also obtained the qualification of certified public accountant.
He started as a certified accounting assistant and has been the chief financial officer of the multinational group Nexus Group. They are large enterprises with more than 20,000 employees. In such a short time, Yue Ting achieved such a high position with the word "earnest", that is, she kept thinking and making progress in the face of pressure and test.
Yue Ting believes that the key to growth is continuous learning and practice. In the big companies of westerners, he learned systematization, macro-control, overall awareness, multi-sector cooperation and overall planning, management strategies of business owners and decision makers, cognition and control of opportunities, enthusiasm and passion for work, good mentality in the face of pressure and setbacks, and so on. All these laid a solid foundation for his later entrepreneurship.
At work, Yue Ting often takes part in training. When receiving training and training others, he was keenly aware that Australia has a perfect industry setting in the field of adult education and the connection with basic education for minors, and there are also many shortcomings and defects. The most obvious deficiency is that the convergence between industry employment and industry training is not in place.
The end of 20 15 is a critical period for yue ting, and there are two ways in front of him. The first is a bright and smooth road, that is, continue to work now, enjoy a generous salary and be a successful professional manager; The other is the unknown danger, that is, entering a brand-new industry and starting from scratch.
"I was almost 30 years old, and I was quite satisfied with the development of 12 abroad. At that time, I still loved my job and was very happy in the Nexus Group. " When Yue Ting talked about his decisive change, there was a kind of grace and generosity in his tone.
"But at the same time, I deeply felt a desire, which can be called the desire to start a business. More precisely, I found my passion for something, a desire to try, and that is to devote myself to education. " In today's view, there was some impulse at that time, but it was more about discovering and grasping opportunities.
So he left the accounting profession for six years and registered and established the NIET Group (National Institute of Education & Technology). Start from scratch and move forward step by step towards your dreams and goals.
At the beginning of the college, there were only four business courses, only sublet office area and two computers; There is no qualification to recruit international students, no government funding support, and no independent campus. Very few students can be attracted, not to mention the white eyes when applying for cooperation with major universities and training institutions.
There are many adult vocational training colleges in Australia. Besides TAFE with government background, there are many private enterprises. Some are either senior leading brands in a certain field or powerful multi-disciplinary and cross-industry colleges. In the education industry dominated by westerners, it is difficult to get a share!
Young Yue Ting struggled in the first year, but he was calm and clear about his direction, that is, to adapt to the huge and sustainable immigration trend.
20 17 his college applied for the qualification to recruit overseas students. At the same time, he always adheres to the idea that "the foundation of education lies in the exquisiteness and specialty of disciplines". In the initial stage of starting a business, students can do without it, but disciplines must be established, which are excellent and worth popularizing, and can really help students learn knowledge and prepare for future employment.
"I spent a lot of time and energy studying the field of adult education in Australia. Based on my experience as an international student and many years of work experience, I am looking for reasons that can impress me and understand the latest needs and trends of students. " When Yue Ting mentioned the hard work at the beginning, her eyes sparkled with wisdom.
"I have been to many places, such as Griffith University, University of Queensland, Queensland University of Technology, University of Southern Queensland, Bond University and so on. Recommend yourself again and again, show yourself again and convince them again and again. Only by laying a solid foundation for the college can we attract students. "
All industries especially like people who can think. The competition in traditional industries is naturally fierce, the space is naturally narrow and the development is naturally limited. These ordinary people will be discouraged and can't figure out how to break it.
In Yue Ting's eyes, this traditional industry is actually an industry that is constantly updated, iterated, changed and developed all the time. Where human beings exist, education is bound to exist, which is an industry worthy of investment and research for a lifetime.
Find those directions that seem marginalized but have unique charm and influence; Find the direction to lead human needs in the future; Adhere to the most basic and demanding direction in human life. When these are achieved, the college will be unique and become a leader in the industry.
At the end of 20 17, Yue Ting acquired all the intellectual property rights of RQAC, a veteran aviation college, and founded ICAT (International Aviation Technology College), which is the only private aviation college certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority.
At the same time, it belongs to the Australian Aviation Academy and was founded by the Royal Queensland Aviation Club RQAC. RQAC has a history of more than 1 15 years, and has trained many star pilots in Qantas flight field.
It is the only fully integrated flight and aircraft maintenance engineering college in Australia that has been certified by the Australian Civil Aviation Authority. The college adopts the latest technology and leading training methods and is committed to the highest standard of excellent training to ensure the training of the best pilots and aircraft maintenance professionals.
In Australia's social system, caring for babies, the elderly and the disabled is the most important part of people's well-being. The corresponding child care, old-age care and disability assistance are all funded by the government and have strict job training requirements. Yue Ting clearly saw the importance and social needs of these "people-oriented" university education, and began to explore his ideal college in this field.
Charlton Brown, a college specializing in nursing teaching, has more than 35 years of experience and is one of the best pre-school and nursing colleges in Brisbane. It has trained 17000 graduates from all over the world.
Charlton Brown won the Australian Training Award in 20 15, and was the finalist of the same award in 20 16 and 20 17. And won the 20 16 Queensland Small Training Institution Award.
On 20 18, Yue Ting acquired Charlton Brown College and its Charlton Brown brand kindergarten, which added an important link to the establishment of its diversified college.
More than three years passed quickly, and Yue Ting was like a clockwork robot with almost no time to rest. During his busy day and night, the skeleton of NIET was slowly built, and a large-scale adult education college with diversification, exquisite design, reasonable structure and equal emphasis on knowledge and practicality began to take shape.
"Although NIET is only three and a half years old and is a very young member of the long-established education sector, we have successfully developed into the fastest-growing college in Brisbane, the college with the most extensive cooperation with universities, and the education college with the highest participation of Chinese."
With the rapid development of the Internet, all walks of life need to change their thinking, especially for the traditional education industry. Sticking to the rules can only limit their own development. Grasping the characteristics of the times, expanding horizontally, applying the experience and accumulation of traditional education to emerging enterprises, integrating resources and rationally adjusting the layout are the key to the rapid and orderly growth of enterprises and the key to their long-term strategic development.
Today, NIET Group has five colleges, namely the comprehensive NIET Australian National College and ICAT (Australian International Aviation Technology College, International Aviation Technology College and Aviation College), Charlton Brown College, which provides professional early childhood education, nursing and community services, and Rhodes Business School, which provides professional workplace skills upgrading and training.
The courses offered by NIET Group have covered more than 50 kinds of 17, making it the most comprehensive government-funded college in Brisbane, laying a solid foundation for students of all ages, professional backgrounds, immigration sources, career planning and progress.
"We clearly know that there are two main directions for the development of adult re-education. One is to gain more and more sufficient knowledge and experience on the basis of existing majors. All major professional courses have a good ladder setting, and students can develop from the most basic professional certificates to advanced qualification certificates, and even enter universities to complete higher education above undergraduate level. "
Based on this consideration, NIET attaches great importance to promoting cooperation with universities. Among similar educational institutions in Brisbane, NIET students have the highest success rate in applying for universities, the smoothest integration and the best academic continuity, and it is also the only adult education college that has won the Queensland University Foundation Program.
"In addition to students who want to continue their studies and enhance their own value through education, there is another category, that is, they want to quickly master a skill, quickly join the workplace, and become professional and technical workers with special talents. Practical skills are very important for such students. Providing them with corresponding, high-level and professional internship places can enable students to gain valuable practical experience in a limited time. "
In this regard, Yue Ting also spent a lot of thoughts. In addition to cooperating with more and more professional organizations, he also founded Okey Dokey Cafe &; Bistro ",a coffee shop that quickly became an online celebrity, not only solved the catering problem of employees in the industrial park and facilitated the hotel Quest, but also became a valuable practice place for students studying hotel management and chef courses.
Education has always been the most challenging profession. Because it faces people and people's expectations for the future.
Yue Ting's career has many characteristics. He is good at thinking and planning and has full consideration for the future. The height and breadth that entrepreneurs can reach often determine the direction and speed of enterprise development.
NIET is still young, and it still has many unfulfilled ideals. Further expand and improve the field and discipline construction of adult education; Tailor-made quasi-adult education courses and personalized guidance recommendations for 16- 18-year-old high school students; Open branches in Australia except Brisbane and Tasmania; Promote mature adult education in Australia to China; Work closely with immigration agencies studying abroad to promote the international exchange of professionals. ...
These ideas are gradually formed in Yue Ting's continuous research on the industry, cross-industry communication and interdisciplinary thinking, and they are all waiting for the day of realization.
In addition, Yue Ting is also convinced of the truth, that is, the power of cooperation. In today's society, with the high diffusion ability of information and the emergence of continuous iteration, the boundaries between industries are becoming more and more blurred, and cross-industry cooperation has become a trend.
"I never thought competition was a bad thing. On the contrary, the biggest advantage of competition is to constantly promote your development and progress. For example, Okey Dokey Cafe &；; Shortly after Bistro launched the dinner service, other restaurants in the park began to follow suit, which in my opinion is a great thing. On the one hand, the behavior of the restaurant has brought more benefits to the staff in the park; On the other hand, it will also attract outside consumers. The so-called competition between us will eventually bring more customers and better service. This is not a win-win situation! "
When it comes to the development process of the enterprise, Yue Ting is also quite emotional. From the initial hit a wall everywhere, struggling, it has developed into a good reputation and high-quality benchmark in the industry. There is no shortcut to this process, but it depends on perseverance and down-to-earth work.
"My employees and I have a deep understanding in the process of enterprise development. No matter what kind of pressure and difficulties you face, you should stick to the principle in your career planning at the beginning. For us, every little progress is the dawn of future success. At different stages, they get different recognition. I insisted, and my employees also insisted, and we will succeed step by step. "
"All these accumulations are like sparks in the dark. I hope that if we get together bit by bit, the recognition and trust of enterprises in society and industry will increase bit by bit. But if you overcome the difficulties, what you can get is really powerful. "
"I never want smooth sailing, because it is impossible to exercise myself. Only when enterprises have experienced setbacks and hardships can they become perfect and have the ability to resist the wind and waves. "
I can see that this young man has a giant in his heart. His love for education, persistence and pursuit of ideals will give him the strength to keep moving forward. I sincerely wish Yue Ting to create more miracles in the education career worthy of lifelong investment!