Consulting Program in George Brown College, Canada

Consulting Program in George Brown College

FULL DESCRIPTION

The Consulting postgraduate program prepares students for a career in consulting that could include working for a consulting firm, independently creating their own employment, or securing a business development role within an organization. Digital Transformation and the theories behind Digital Transformation are core frameworks for the first academic semester of the program. The second semester is a mix of client consulting project work and workshops further exploring consulting in a world continuously undergoing digital transformation. Students develop knowledge and skills by working individually and/or in teams, doing research, analyzing client problems and providing recommendations to real clients through our Consulting Hub.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Establish the parameters of a consulting project and build a client/consultant relationship.
• Create and implement a project plan for the term of a consulting engagement.
• Prepare and implement terms of reference and contracts for the term of the consulting engagement, including billing and payment schedules.
• Perform an environmental audit (internal and external) and conduct market research to diagnose the client problem(s)
• Use a range of consulting tools and techniques including: interviewing, research, collaborative problem solving during the consulting process.
• Develop and model soft skills such as teamwork, customer service, communications and problem solving during the consulting process.
• Assess the change readiness of the client’s organization through the use of change management skills and processes.
• Complete a client consulting project including contracting, data collection and analysis and recommendations and as appropriate implementation to the satisfaction of the client.

YOUR CAREER

Graduates of the program will have the potential to find employment in management, strategic planning, operations planning, consulting firms, or independently create their own employment.

Potential positions may include:

• Internal Consultant in areas such as IT, HR, Finance
• Consultant for a consulting firm
• Independent Consultant

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