Future Skills
As the pace of change speeds up, we're working closely with industry and community partners to ensure learners build the skills our economy needs – both now and into the future.
emerging entrepreneurs pitched a business or social enterprise idea through PITCH IT! GBC, with $10,000 awarded in seed funding. [3]
To learn more about how we’re supporting entrepreneurs, check out startGBC’s 2020-21 Impact Highlights.
New Programs
Developed in partnership with employers, our new programs and placement opportunities address key gaps in the labour force.
Launched amid growing calls for systemic changes to long-term care in Ontario, our first-of-its-kind Interprofessional and Complex Long-term Care postgraduate program for health care workers was intentionally designed for online delivery and integrates simulation and problem-based learning to improve quality of care.
To address the critical shortage of personal support workers, George Brown launched an accelerated, tuition-free PSW program with a paid work placement, supported by the Ontario government.
We also partnered with the Rekai Centres to develop a residency-style placement model that provides PSW students with immersive clinical training eight hours a day, four days a week.
Created in partnership with robotics solution provider GlobalDWS, the online Service Robotics micro-credential program guides students through the growth and development of the service robotics industry, as well as typical applications, current and future market trends.
We launched a first-in-Canada Honours Bachelor of Food Studies to prepare students to become agents of change in the culinary arts industry. The program combines hands-on skills with a comprehensive understanding of food justice, equity, sustainability and health.
The Arbour
Building strong and sustainable infrastructure will be an important part of our community’s recovery. That’s why we’re continuing to move forward with The Arbour, Ontario’s first mass-timber, low-carbon institutional building – the future home of our School of Computer Technology, School of Architectural Studies, a childcare centre and a research hub focused on mass-timber construction. This project will create job opportunities for a wide range of skilled workers, while helping establish more environmentally sustainable building practices.
