Toronto is home to many major industries in Canada and one of the most important economic hubs in North America. As such, the city becomes a living lab for our students. We have three main campuses and several other locations that place students in the heart of downtown Toronto — St. James Campus, Casa Loma Campus and Waterfront Campus. We’ve taken advantage of our location to give our students an edge in the job market. We partner with companies and organizations that play a role in the academic life of our students by advising course curriculum, providing field education and employment. By helping us develop curriculum, these companies nurture our students to meet industry needs and gain skills that are highly sought after in the current job market. Balancing work, home and education is easy at George Brown with full-time, part-time and continuing education programs to suit your availability and allowing you to work towards a diploma, degree or certificate.
George Brown College (GBC) is committed to supporting quality student learning across all fields of study and credentials, and strives to ensure that all graduates have the requisite knowledge and skills to be effective practitioners, meet employer and community needs, and pursue future studies in their fields.
GBC is renewing their partnership with BHER to build the capacity to provide every student at the institution with a Work-Integrated Learning (WIL) opportunity during their first post-secondary diploma or degree with the end goal of building an expansive, inclusive, and sustainable WIL ecosystem.
Through BHER’s support, GBC is planning to support talent pipelines with employers in their network as they recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically those involved in hospitality and tourism, SMEs, and entrepreneurial organizations. With a target of 1100 WIL opportunities, they are working to engage equity-seeking groups and provide quality WIL experiences to all students involved.
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Dr. Gervan Fearon President
Dr. Gervan Fearon became President of George Brown College in August 2021. Working with colleagues across the college, he aims to support career-oriented programs to meet the needs of students and the demands of employers; advance college-led research; and enhance community engagement.
With a proven track record of collaboration, transformative leadership and engaging higher learning communities in a shared mission, he leads George Brown’s efforts to provide transformative education opportunities that benefit learners, industry and the greater community.
Gervan previously served as the President and Vice-Chancellor at Brock University and at Brandon University. He has also held numerous progressive roles in post-secondary education, including Vice-President, Academic, at Brandon University; Dean of the G. Raymond Chang School of Continuing Education at Ryerson University; Associate Dean at York University’s Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies; Visiting Scholar at the University of Washington; and as an Associate Professor at York University. Gervan also has a strong teaching and research record.
