Graduate Certificate in Consulting

George Brown College - St. James Campus

Canada,Ontario

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12 Months

Duration

CAD 15,480/year

Tuition Fee

CAD 110

Application Fee

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Canada, Ontario

Type: College

Location Type: Urban

Founded: 1967

Total Students: 32,117 +

Int. Students: 4,900 +

Campus Detail

Main Campus Address

200 King St E, Toronto, ON M5A 3W8, Canada

Graduate Certificate in Consulting

Program Overview

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.

Your Field Education Options

  • Students will engage in various consulting projects in their second semester to gain experience and demonstrate:
    • Development of parameters of a consulting project and building a client/consultant relationship
    • Creation and implementation of a project plan for the term of a consulting engagement
    • Preparation and implementation of the terms of reference and contracts for the term of the consulting engagement, including billing and payment schedules
    • Performing an environmental audit (external and internal) and conducting market research to diagnose the client problem(s)
    • Use of a range of consulting tools and techniques including: interviewing, research, and collaborative problem solving during the consulting process
    • Development and modelling of soft skills such as teamwork, customer service, communications and problem solving during the consulting process
    • Assessing the change readiness of the client’s organization through the use of change management skills and processes
    • Completing a client consulting project including contracting, data collection and analysis, recommendations and, as appropriate, implementation to the satisfaction of the client

George Brown College endeavours to provide field education opportunities with real-world challenges and clients. Find out more about field education at the Centre for Business.

Program 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.