The COVID-19 pandemic has touched virtually every facet of daily life, from how we work and socialize, to how we purchase goods. In fact, many companies took the pandemic as a call to action, using automation technologies as a way to circumvent the challenges the pandemic caused. Specifically, when it comes to the manufacturing sector, the pandemic underlined the importance of adopting automated processes and even accelerated the implementation of automation into new areas previously reserved only for human workers. 

With winter break quickly approaching, we wanted to update you on how the holiday break will impact our technical, tutorial, and administrative support.

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George Brown College will be closed from Friday, December 24, 2021, to Tuesday, January 4, 2022. We won't be able to speak with you during this time but we are monitoring and responding to email inquires. 

After two years of restrictions and stay-at-home orders, there is finally a ray of hope that things are getting back to the old normal. With the increasing number of vaccinations and improving economic conditions, people are starting to think about their futures again. Recent studies show people are now upskilling to improve their performance or to prepare for jobs with greater responsibility.

The Internet of Things (IoT) has quickly grown from a futuristic idea or concept into reality as the number of connected devices and systems grows exponentially each year. These internet-connected devices will increasingly affect our lives, both in our homes and at our jobs, and in other ways we may not have ever imagined. 

 

Interested in learning more about the advantages of robots in manufacturing? You’ll want to keep reading.

Maybe you’ve heard of microprocessors before but want a refresher on what they’re all about. Or maybe you’re someone who is brand new to microprocessor programming and want a beginner’s overview. Either way, you’ve come to the right place. 

Imagine working on a job that poses a serious risk to your health and safety—perhaps carrying close to 10 pounds of weight 350 times a day. Or imagine having to repeat the same mundane task over and over again when you could be doing something more interactive. This is why cobots, or “collaborative robots,” are leading the charge in manufacturing and taking over repetitive, even risky, tasks. 

Here at GBC Tech Training, we strive to provide individuals considering our programs with all the resources we can to help them choose the program that is fit for them. Our Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions are a place where you can chat with our experts and ask any questions you may have about our online technical training programs. If you missed our August AMA fear not, you can still listen to the recording of it. Below you can also find a “Q&A” write-up of what was asked during the AMA.

If you’re in a robotics technician training program and are curious about what will happen after you graduate, this article is for you. 

GBCtechtraining has introduced chatbots into our websites over the last three years. The purpose of these chatbots is to help prospective students find information about our programs in a convenient and easy way. We are happy to report that our chatbots are heavily used and relied on by students around the world, particularly after regular office hours, and coming to us from far away time zones.

Here is a bit of helpful information and a few tips about our chatbots to ensure that you get the most benefit from them.