GBC in the Media

TORONTO'S TRENDY CAKES

One Pound cake display

This Korean-style cake decorating class in Toronto keeps getting sold out – and for good reason

Now Toronto
Photo: One Pound/Instagram
Date: March 26, 2024

A Toronto bakery shop is the talk of the town thanks to its decorating class that lets you put your artistic twist on its miniature sized cakes. One Pound is a Korean-inspired bakery that’s been going viral because of its customized designs featuring delicious buttercream art. According to its website, the owner, a George Brown graduate, wanted to provide unique and personal cakes for each customer, along with detailed consultations. However, earlier this year, the company began taking things up a notch and introduced decorating classes. This soon became a hit and it has become increasingly difficult to get your hands on a reservation.

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM

Shaping the Minds of Future Leaders

Food Service and Hospitality Magazine
Photo: GBC
Date: March 21, 2024


In this episode of Table Talk, Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality magazine speaks with Frank Menezes, Professor & Program Coordinator, Hotel Operations Management, School of Hospitality & Tourism Management, at George Brown College. The two speak about the myriad changes in the education field, the importance of collaboration between colleges and the industry and the challenges of dealing with chronic labour shortages.

WOMEN IN TRADES

City News Interview on March 8, 2024

Celebrating international women's day

City News
Photo: City News
Date: March 8, 2024


March 8 marks international women’s day. Faiza Amin spoke with Lilly Lazare-Greene, a welder and a lab technician at George Brown College, on breaking gender stereotypes.

NEW SURVEY

Workers with disabilities face lack of support from employers, colleagues: survey

Benefits Canada
Photo: GBC
Date: March 4, 2024

More than half (54 per cent) of workers with disabilities don’t feel enabled by their employer to “reach their full potential in the workplace,” according to a survey from George Brown College. The survey, which polled more than 900 Canadian workers with disabilities, found just a third (32 per cent) said their employer was very helpful and supportive. Among respondents who questioned the type of support they received, 34 per cent said they saw their managers as “somewhat helpful and supportive,” while one in five (20 per cent) said their organization was “not at all” helpful.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Electrician student studying a power panel

UCSB Professional and Continuing Education Launches Electric Vehicle Technician Program in Partnership with George Brown College

BollyInside
Photo: GBC
Date: February 20, 2024

As the demand for electric vehicles reshapes the automotive landscape, the UCSB Professional and Continuing Education has launched an Electric Vehicle Technician program in partnership with George Brown College. The program aims to address the need for skilled professionals in the growing electric vehicle industry and provide the latest developments in the automotive industry. It also emphasizes the critical role of education and training for the future of transportation. Senior program manager Alex Clarke stated, “Our hope is to support the local workforce in developing skills in new technologies, especially electric vehicle technician and the electric vehicle automotive industry. We want to serve that area.”

ONTARIO SCHOOLS

School of Design classroom

Why Are Ontario Post-Secondary Schools in Fiscal Disarray?

The Agenda with Steve Paikin
Photo: GBC
Date: February 13, 2024

In the past few months, troubling news about the financial health of Ontario's post-secondary institutions has come to light. Many colleges and universities face serious deficits in the years to come. After the federal government announced a cap on international students, that made the situation worse. To discuss this troubling issue, we welcome Jeff Casello, associate vice president of Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs, and a professor at the University of Waterloo; Anne Sado, president emeritus of George Brown College; And Alex Usher, CEO of Higher Education Strategy Associates.

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