News and Announcements
By Dario Guescini Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations in virtually every sector have needed to adapt and pivot, implementing new practices and technologies to support their sustainability and growth. This rapid change has accelerated challenges that Canadian companies were facing even...
A new partnership between George Brown College and construction solutions company Hilti Canada will create more training opportunities for women who want to work in the skilled trades. Hilti Canada is providing a $40,000 financial donation to expand the Women Transitioning to Trades and Employment...
Shortly after Hannah Gaum started the Bachelor of Commerce (Culinary Management) program she realized she wanted to work in a lab instead of a kitchen. She seized an opportunity to work at George Brown College’s Food Innovation and Research Studio (FIRSt) , and is collaborating with culinary...
Seeing the growing number of women on construction sites gives Aymara Toro Young a surge of excitement. Aymara is a project coordinator with Soncin Construction , a company that works on civil infrastructure projects. She’s also a student in the Building Information Modelling (BIM) Management...
A new and unique degree program at George Brown’s Chef School caters to people as passionate about cooking as they are about the system that delivers food from farms to kitchens. George Brown’s four-year Honours Bachelor of Food Studies degree is the first of its kind in Canada — a program that...
While the COVID-19 pandemic has brought much uncertainty into our lives, the sudden shift to working and learning online has made one thing clear: Canadians must get comfortable with rapidly advancing digital technologies — or risk being left behind. Digital transformation that might have taken...
Want to learn more about wine? A podcast from the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts features interviews with wine industry innovators from around the world. The episodes have something for everyone, from newbies to connoisseurs. Doris Miculan-Bradley and Adrian Caravello, program coordinators...
Are you having trouble finding work? Have you been laid off and need to retrain? The Second Career program provides financial assistance so you can quickly learn new skills and start on a new career path. The Second Career program provides up to $28,000 in funding to cover the costs of tuition...
For the fifth year in a row, George Brown College has been recognized as one of Greater Toronto’s top employers! The winning employers were announced on December 4, 2020 in the Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2021 report , published in The Globe and Mail. The report highlights many reasons why...
George Brown College is proud to be a partner in an exciting initiative that aims to boost recruitment of Black students among Canadian corporations and create the conditions that will lead to continued career success. The Onyx Initiative launched October 21, 2020 with the goal of increasing...
