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VanWest College

VanWest College

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VanWest College is a privately owned Canadian college with two locations in Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia. The College is certified by the Private Training Institutions Branch (PTIB) branch of the BC government Ministry of Advanced Education. Certification by PTIB assures clients that VanWest College delivers education and training programs that meet and exceed high quality educational standards and student protection.

Highly interactive program courses, taught by industry leaders, are designed to improve students’ communication skills, increase business knowledge and refine job-search and employability skills. Students will acquire the essential real-life skills necessary to be successful in a workplace environment and students in co-op programs will spend approximately 50% of their program time in paid, authentic Canadian job placements. For real learning, real experience and real results, VanWest College is the premiere choice. 

  • Quality Assurance: VanWest has a proven reputation for quality, student satisfaction, and student success.
  • Student Support & Success: our students receive individualized attention to achieve the learning objectives.
  • Professional Instructors: our students will learn from qualified instructors with industry expertise and
    professional designations.
  • 100% Guaranteed Paid Co-op Placement: paid co-op placement from 200+ partner companies and offer exclusive VanWest hiring fairs and workshops for our students.

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Our courses also include an Early Childhood Education Certificate.


Courses at School

  • Academic Preparation
    • A-Level/IB/Foundation Pre-sessional
    • EAP/Academic English (EAP100-EAP400)
    • University Pathway
  • Business English - General
  • English for Specific Purposes
  • Examination Courses
    • IELTS
    • Linguaskill Business
  • General English
    • General English (Level 1-Level 8)
  • One-to-one tuition
  • Vocational Programmes
    • BM - Business Management Co-op Diploma (18 months)
    • CCBCC - Cross-Cultural Business Communication Certificate (2 months)
    • CCBCD - Cross-Cultural Business Communication Diploma (6 months)
    • CM - Commerce & Marketing Co-op Diploma (30 months)
    • HMD - Hospitality Management Co-op Diploma (28 months)
    • PCS - Professional Customer Service Co-op Certificate (9 months)
    • SCMD - Supply Chain Management Post-Baccalaureate Diploma (32 months)
  • Young Learner Courses
    • Family
    • High school programmes
Taka, Japan (Commerce & Marketing Co-op Diploma)

"How I got a coop job is because I attended a job fair that was held by VanWest College. Before the interviews, they gave me some key points for a successful interview. Those were really helpful."

Jesus Amet, Mexico (EAP-300)

"My experience has been very great because my academic English skills improved a lot and I could meet many people from different countries and cultures. This fun and challenging class increased my academic knowledge and prepared me for further studies!"

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