GET THE LANGUAGE SKILLS TO SUCCEED IN CANADA!
Whether you’re looking to prepare for further study, a new career, or simply to enjoy everyday life in Canada, we offer a range of options to suit your specific English language needs.
Our School of English as a Second Language offers instruction in the heart of downtown Toronto. Whether you’re interested in studying full-time, part-time, or exploring Toronto, we have a program for you. As a George Brown College student, you have access to the benefits the college has to offer.
At George Brown we:
- have experienced teachers to ensure you are receiving the highest quality language instruction
- assess your language skills so you can customize and tailor your learning
- use the latest tools and technology in our interactive classrooms
- offer pathways to a variety of programs, including college diploma, degree and postgraduate degree programs
- organize social activities for you to practice English, make new friends, and explore Toronto
- offer flexibility with our full-time and part-time programs
How can we help you improve your English skills?
Find a program that's right for you
English as a Second Language (R901) – Apply to this part-time certificate to improve your personal, professional and academic English language skills
English for Professional Success (R902) – Apply to this program if you have advanced English skills and want to develop your professional communication skills.
Continuing Education ESL Pathway to George Brown College Certificates and Diplomas (R903) – Apply tot his program if you need to meet the English Language admission requirements for George Brown Certificate, Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate programs (without co-op).
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All News and Announcements
New scholarships, bursaries and awards are now available to women studying in wine, beer and beverage programs at the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts thanks to funding from the LCBO. The LCBO (Liquor Control Board of Ontario) donated more than $18,000 as part of its Spirit of Inclusion...
Limberlost Place is George Brown College’s 10-storey mass-timber building currently under construction at Waterfront Campus. Slated to open in Summer 2024, Limberlost Place will be a net-zero carbon emissions building. It continues to amass recognition, accolades, and a list of prestigious awards...
With construction well underway on our mass-timber building, we invited special guests to tour the site of what will soon become an iconic landmark on Toronto’s waterfront. George Brown College President Dr. Gervan Fearon hosted a series of visits to the Limberlost Place construction site for the...
As the sights, sounds and tastes of the Caribbean fill the city for the return of the Toronto Caribbean Carnival , we’re celebrating our international partnerships in the region. Our students and faculty benefit from the strong partnerships we’ve developed in the Caribbean and there’s no end in...
Excited to lead the Centre for Hospitality and Culinary Arts’ (CHCA) next chapter, Dean Rudi Fischbacher aims to move ahead by bringing everyone into the fold. “My leadership style is about empowering and enabling everyone within the college community to be their best, to be included in planning and...
Heading to Toronto’s waterfront this weekend, or any weekend this summer? If you visit a new open-air food and drink festival you’ll experience the work of George Brown College students who created eye-catching designs for the event happening at the foot of Yonge Street. Graphic Design students...
A group of George Brown College students with histories of mental health and addiction challenges completed the construction of a therapeutic cabin to help people with similar challenges. They persevered to overcome a significant setback thrown at them by Mother Nature during the build. The seven...
As a chef and culinary arts professor at George Brown College, I design and teach culinary demos, culinary labs, and sustainability, leadership, and entrepreneurship theory courses – and thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have spent much of the past two and a half years doing so remotely and online...
