Whether it’s making braces and artificial limbs, testing hearing, serving as a personal trainer or designing recreational programs for the elderly, a career in health and wellness means you can improve the quality of life for patients and clients every day.
Our hands-on programs will give you an understanding of how to keep others healthy and active, and how to become an expert in assistive devices. You will learn both the human and technical sides of Orthotic, Prosthetic and Hearing Instrument creation and use. You will study in state-of-the-art facilities, enjoy practical field experience and graduate with highly specialized, in-demand skills.
Learn to inspire others to live their best with a health and wellness education from the George Brown College School of Health and Wellness.
Click on one of the links below to learn more about the programs.
| Activation Co-ordinator/Gerontology (C102) |
2013 - 2014 |
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This one-of-a-kind diploma will provide you with specialized knowledge in the field of aging in order to design and deliver meaningful programs to enhance the quality of life of older persons.
| Activation Co-ordinator/Gerontology (C102) |
2012 - 2013 |
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This one-of-a-kind diploma will provide you with specialized knowledge in the field of aging in order to design and deliver meaningful programs to enhance the quality of life of older persons.
| Clinical Methods in Orthotics/Prosthetics Program (Postgraduate) (S407) |
2012 - 2013 |
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A joint program with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and other facilities, you will learn how to make and fit artificial limbs and braces and splints.
| Clinical Methods in Orthotics/Prosthetics Program (Postgraduate) (S407) |
2013 - 2014 |
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A joint program with Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and other facilities, you will learn how to make and fit artificial limbs and braces and splints.
| Fitness and Health Promotion Program (S125) (previously S114) |
2013 - 2014 |
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This two-year program will prepare you to meet the multi-dimensional demands of a dynamic market for fitness, preventative health care, exercise rehabilitation and personal training. Career choices, along with employment rates, are very high.
| Fitness and Health Promotion Program (S125) (previously S114) |
2012 - 2013 |
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This two-year program will prepare you to meet the multi-dimensional demands of a dynamic market for fitness, preventative health care, exercise rehabilitation and personal training. Career choices, along with employment rates, are very high.
| Hearing Instrument Specialist Program (S117) |
2012 - 2013 |
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This program provides students with an opportunity to study and develop clinical skills that will enable them to test hearing, select appropriate hearing instruments and dispense these aids to people in need. All clients must have a prescription from a physician or an audiologist prior to being fitted with a hearing aid.
| Hearing Instrument Specialist Program (S117) |
2013 - 2014 |
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This program provides students with an opportunity to study and develop clinical skills that will enable them to test hearing, select appropriate hearing instruments and dispense these aids to people in need. All clients must have a prescription from a physician or an audiologist prior to being fitted with a hearing aid.
| Orthotic / Prosthetic Technician Program (S102) |
2012 - 2013 |
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This program is very practice-oriented with students learning to be competent with the use of many hand tools and specialized machines in the fabrication of orthotic and prosthetic devices.
| Orthotic / Prosthetic Technician Program (S102) |
2013 - 2014 |
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This program is very practice-oriented with students learning to be competent with the use of many hand tools and specialized machines in the fabrication of orthotic and prosthetic devices.