ReNEW: Tuition-Free Program For Canadian Newcomers
George Brown College has partnered with Scotiabank to offer newcomers a 10-week career readiness program designed to help navigate your career journey in Canada.
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).
Student Life
Get to know Toronto and your fellow students through our extensive student life program.
Staff Profiles
Check out the profiles of the many talented faculty and staff members at The School of English as a Second Language.
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If you have any questions, please get in touch! We’re happy to help you evaluate your options. We respond to most inquiries within 1 business day.
Contact one of our international recruitment representatives specializing by country of origin by either booking a virtual meeting or submitting an inquiry.
All News and Announcements
All News and Announcements
As a country and as a college, May 5 provides an important opportunity for us to collectively acknowledge the higher rates of violence First Nations, Inuit, and Métis women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people face and question why this continues to happen.
Student, faculty and employee volunteers from the Chef School rolled up their sleeves in an incredible team effort to fight food insecurity.
Nearly 50 students who’ve demonstrated academic achievement and a commitment to their community were honoured in eight categories at a celebration at Waterfront Campus on April 25.
Eight students presented their final capstone research projects for members of the Deaf community and interpreters across the country.
We’re getting ready to launch a climate-change solutions hub, work continues with our mass-timber building Limberlost Place, and we’re working with industry on waste-reduction research.
The Anishinaabe Indigenous rights advocate and global youth environmental activist spoke at George Brown College ahead of Earth Day for the Indigenous Knowledge Keepers Series.
A George Brown College postgraduate HR student team was awarded third place out of 18 teams in Ontario and first out of all Toronto colleges and universities at the 2023 HRPA Student Case Competition.
In partnership with Gilda's Club Toronto, the George Brown College (GBC) research team created an evidence-based nutrition resource for what to consume for cancer prevention, during cancer treatment, and to prevent recurrence.
