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Immigrants: Going Back to School How to support and advise immigrants wanting to pursue post-secondary studies in Toronto #CdnImm Event #13. Advising Clients on College. Agenda GBC, Toronto and Ontario Why college? Pathways (Diversity/Flexibility of Programs) Program requirements
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Immigrants: Going Back to School How to support and advise immigrants wanting to pursue post-secondary studies in Toronto #CdnImm Event #13
Advising Clients on College • Agenda • GBC, Toronto and Ontario • Why college? • Pathways (Diversity/Flexibility of Programs) • Program requirements • Application procedures • Deadlines • Fees & Tuition • Admissions • Using International Credentials & Experience
George Brown College • Founded in 1967 • Located in heart of downtown Toronto • 24,000+ Full time students • 36,000+ Continuing Ed. Students • 2,800+ International Students • 560 Apprentices • 148 career-focused full-time and 1,600+ continuing education programs • 5 campuses: St. James, Casa Loma, Ryerson, Theatre, Waterfront
Toronto & Ontario • Population 5.5 million (GTA), 51% foreign born (2011 Stats Can) • 20.3% of Ontario’s population and 7.8% of Canada’s. • 18.1% of Canada’s population lives in the GTA. • By 2031, almost 80% of Toronto residents will likely be immigrants or children of immigrant parents. • In 2012, the Region welcomed about 85,000 international immigrants. • 8 out of 10 immigrants arriving in the Region areidentified as minorities. Source: Toronto’s Vital Signs Report 2012
Toronto & Ontario Ontario will be short 190,000 skilled employees by 2020 and that shortage will quickly escalate to more than 360,000 by 2025 and more than 560,000 by 2030.* This year, almost 8,000 newly skilled workers graduated from George Brown. Source: Ontario’s Workforce Shortage Coalition
Why College? versus
Pathways (Diversity/Flexibility) Upgrading Part-Time Degrees Diplomas Post-Graduate Bridging Programs OSLT & ESL
Program Requirements Each program is DIFFERENT!
Deadlines February 1 for September August 31 for January December 31 for May EQUAL/FAIR CONSIDERATION
Using Credentials/Experience • Advanced Standing BEWARE!
Using Credentials/Experience • Credit Transfer • Credit Exemption • Transfer Credits INDIVIDUAL COURSES (Application direct to College, accompanied by a TRANSCRIPT)
Using Credentials/Experience • Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition
Using Credentials/Experience • Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition INDIVIDUAL COURSES or BLOCK (Application direct to College, usually Program Coordinator)
Advising Clients on College • Did they get accepted? • QUESTIONS? PATHWAY TO EMPLOYMENT ATTACHEMENT AND INTEGRATION
Jan Carter, Manager, Immigrant Education | PLARjcarter@georgebrown.cawww.georgebrown.ca/iie and www.georgebrown.ca/plar Thank You