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Industry News
The PLCs market was valued at $396 US Million in 2017 and is expected to reach approximately $825 US Million by
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Student Tips
Securing an interview is the first step to getting the job you want. To get that interview, you need to master the skill of crafting a strong resume. Today's job market is highly competitive.
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Career Tips
Manufacturing is vital to the modern economy, yet millennials rank the sector as one of their least preferred career paths (5th out of 7 in a study by the Nati
CEU guide
Student Tips
A commonly asked question we get at GBCTechTraining is how many Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are granted upon completion of one of the technical training certificate programs.
Geet, Senior Support Consultant
Student Tips
Geet Amin is the Senior Technical and Tutorial Consultant at GBCTechTraining, and has been here since 2010, making him very knowledgeable about the online Technical Training Certificate programs offered here at George Brown
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Student Tips
Over the years, we’ve had many questions about the certificate that graduates receive upon completion of a George Brown College online Technical Training Certificate program.
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Student Tips
Over the past few years, there has been intense debate about the effectiveness of online classes in comparison to in-class programs.
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Career Tips
To keep up with the demand for skilled workers and quickly changing technology, adults learners need
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Technical Tips
Providing job placement services to our GBC Technical Training students and graduates has always been a challenge as our students are so broadly distributed!
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Student Tips
One of the lesser known facts about GBC Technical Training is that we have a number of partnerships with colleges and universities across the United States, such as 
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Career Tips
4 Reasons To Consider Technical Cross-trainingThe demand for skilled technical workers continues to grow with technological
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Student Tips
As you’re preparing to graduate from your GBC Technical Training certificate program, it’s important to start thinking about your current and next steps to ensure a successful graduation and transition from the program. It can be challenging when figuring out where to start, so we’ve created a list of tasks and ideas to help you get started with the process!
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Career Tips
Online courses and programs have gained massive popularity in the past few years, attracting a large and diverse population of learners. Young adults are no longer the only students in these programs—recent research indicates that online students are becoming younger and older!
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Student Tips
At GBC’s School of Distance Education, we offer technical training programs built to prepare International Students for success.
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Career Tips
Computer simulations have greatly evolved with progress in computer science over the past few decades.
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Career Tips
In the past few decades, automation has rapidly disrupted and changed industries by redefining responsibilities of existing jobs, and introduced new fields and roles.
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Student Tips
Online education has brought numerous advantages to learning, such as making education more accessible, and in some ways, more interactive and engaging.
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Career Tips
You’re thinking about upgrading your technical skills, but still have reservations about going back to school as an adult learner. It’s completely normal to have these feelings.
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Technical Tips
Within the last decade, the pace of technological advancement has increased rapidly, changing the way things
Certificate vs Certification
Career Tips
Two commonly misunderstood types of training are certificates and certifications. Both provide important value, but are quite different in terms of purpose, content, oversight and commitment required to complete them.