About Construction Management Program (for Internationally Educated Professionals) in George Brown College

This Construction Management graduate certificate program is designed to meet the needs of internationally trained construction managers and construction professionals, enabling them to apply their prior knowledge and skills and qualify for in-demand, rewarding jobs in the Canadian construction industry.

Our program meets the construction industry's needs with a unique combination of:

• Courses offered on Thursday afternoons, and all day Friday and Saturday, allowing students to continue working during the program
• Communications upgrading
• Industry-approved courses that prepare students for construction management positions in the Canadian construction industry
• Canadian construction industry orientation and experiences

This three-semester graduate certificate program provides applied education for construction management positions in the construction sector. Candidates will receive graduate-level training that builds on their internationally acquired education and experience to enable them to successfully enter the Canadian construction workforce.

PROGRAM STANDARDS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

The graduate has reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Develop and use strategies to promote continuous professional learning in the construction industry.
• Monitor and support workplace health and safety practices and procedures which are compliant with current legislation and regulations.
• Assess construction project operations for compliance with contractual obligations, applicable laws, standards, bylaws, codes and ethical practices in construction methodology.
• Analyze and monitor construction processes to ensure that sustainability practices are implemented in accordance with contract documents, industry standards and environmental legislative requirements.
• Establish and manage relationships among diverse project stakeholders to achieve construction project goals.
• Manage the production, storage, retrieval and communication of project-related digital documents according to best practices, to meet construction project deadlines and goals.
• Perform a feasibility study to inform decisions in the planning phase of a construction project.
• Schedule, manage and evaluate the progression of construction projects by applying the principles, practices and tools of construction project management to complete projects on time and within budget.

YOUR CAREER

There is a demand in the rapidly growing and increasingly specialized construction industry for construction project managers. Today’s complex building industry requires professional managers who can function successfully in multidisciplinary teams consisting of project managers, architects, engineers, regulators, environmental consultants, urban planners, contractors and trade contractors.

Managers also require a comprehensive understanding of quality management systems and sustainable building practices, and a deep and broad technical background in the construction industry.

Some examples of positions include:

• Project Coordinator
• Estimator
• Site Superintendent
• Inspector
• Construction Coordinator

Academic qualification equivalents 

• Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college).

English language requirements (one of the below):

• IELTS             :            6.5, minimum 6.0 in each skill band
• TOEFL           :            88 (online) minimum 22 in each skill band
• PTE                :            60, overall minimum 55 in each skill band

George Brown College Highlights

George Brown College The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses

Tuition fees for some of the popular programs offered by George Brown College are mentioned below

Residence Fees

Although rents may vary depending on quality and location, most rents listed by the Housing Service are within the following ranges:

Meal Plans

The college provide three types of meal plan options its students, the details of which are mentioned below: