ESL in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada

 Kelowna Public Education, Elementary and Secondary Schools

English Language Learning - The Central Okanagan Public Schools International Program provides English language assessments for all new international students prior to the start of the school year in late August or prior to the start of second semester in late January. Students are scheduled in ESL courses and other courses based on their English language level. The courses and support are provided by highly qualified ESL specialist teachers. Our program offers three levels of ESL, beginner, intermediate and advanced.

Central Okanagan Public Schools, 1040 Hollywood Road S., Kelowna, BC, V1X 4N2 Canada
Phone: (250) 860-8888 Fax: (250) 870-5056 Email: SchoolBoard.Office@sd23.bc.ca

Please note the High School and Elementary programs are full for September 2022, Use this link to Email ESL in Canada for admission information if interested in 2023 programs.

Kelowna Universities

University of British Columbia

UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley. The UBC's Okanagan Campus is located in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The 209-hectare campus is their research and innovation hub in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley, and home to over 11,562 undergraduate and graduate students. UBC also provides clinical education to Faculty of Medicine students at 80+ training sites across BC.

The English Language Institute (ELI) has more than 50 years' experience in offering programs and activities for students from all over the world who are studying English as an additional language. The English Language Institute (ELI) offers English programs from elementary to advanced levels to help you achieve your language and learning goals. Learn English quickly and well from our experienced instructors who specialize in teaching English to foreign language speakers.

UBC OKANAGAN CAMPUS, 3333 University Way, Kelowna, BC Canada V1V 1V7
Tel 250.807.8000

Kelowna Colleges

Okanagan College

Okanagan College is B.C.'s second-largest trades training institution and trains more than 20,000 people a year in a host of programs. Okanagan College offers six engineering technology diploma programs. Okanagan College is a hub for training for the region's renowned wine, food and tourism industries and has a nationally respected School of Business. Okanagan College offers training in Business Administration, Computer Information Systems and diplomas in trades, vocational programs, and adult basic education.

Okanagan College offers students an opportunity to improve their English for college and university. The English for Academic Purposes Program (EAP) is a three-level program whose goal is to prepare students for academic studies. Each level of the Certificate has four courses: English for Academic Purposes Discussion (EAPD), English for Academic Purposes Reading (EAPR), English for Academic Purposes Writing (EAPW), and English for Academic Purposes Scholarship (EAPS) which is a combined EAPR and EAPW course. EAPD is 10 hours per week, EAPR is 5 hours per week, EAPW is 5 hours per week and EAPS is 10 hours per week. In addition to their EAP Certificate courses, students at EAP level 2 may take one academic course and at EAP level 3 up to two academic courses provided students meet course prerequisites.

Okanagan College, 1000 KLO Rd. Kelowna BC V1Y 4X8 Canada
Phone 250-762-5445 Toll free 1-877-755-2266 Email chooseoc@okanagan.bc.ca

ICEF Toronto May 13 - 16, 2022 Toronto, Canada

ICEF returns to Toronto to give education providers the opportunity to meet student recruitment agents from around the world actively sending students to Canada.

Please note that ICEF Toronto 2022 will be a hybrid event, with delegates participating in-person at the Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto, and others virtually from anywhere in the world. 

The exact mix will depend on prevailing Canadian entry and visa conditions in May 2022. Please note that the first three days of the event will be hybrid and the fourth virtual only.

Friday, May 13, 2022

10:00 – 19:00ICEF provider registration desk open - sponsored by Edvoy

10:00 – 19:00ICEF agents registration desk open - sponsored by Fanshawe College

11:00 – 13:00ICEF Coach (pre-registration is required)

13:00 – 14:00Networking Lunch*

13:50 – 14:00Event Welcome

14:00 – 17:00Seminars, webinars and provider presentations

17:00 – 17:30Refreshment Break*

17:30 – 19:00Seminars, webinars and provider presentations

19:00 – 21:00Welcome reception* - sponsored by Centennial College

Saturday, May 14, 2022

08:00Event hall open*

09:00 – 11:00In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

11:00 – 11:30Refreshment Break* - sponsored by J. Addison School

11:30 – 13:00In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

13:00 – 14:00Lunch* - sponsored by Thompson Rivers University

14:00 – 16:00In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

16:00 – 16:30Refreshment Break*- sponsored by J. Addison School

16:30 – 18:30In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

18:30Meeting hall closing*

19:00 – 22:00Virtual 1:1 meetings continue

20:00 – 22:00Dinner* - sponsored by Coquitlam School District

Sunday, May 15, 2022

08:00Event hall open*

09:00 – 11:00In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

11:00 – 11:30Refreshment Break*

11:00 – 13:00In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

13:00 – 14:00Lunch* - sponsored by Saskatchewan Polytechnic

14:00 – 16:00In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

16:00 – 16:30Refreshment Break*

16:30 – 18:30In-person or virtual 1:1 meetings

18:30Meeting hall closing*

19:00 – 22:00Virtual 1:1 meetings continue

Monday, May 16, 2022

08:00 – 20:00Virtual 1:1 meetings

20:00 – 20:10Closing remarks - O

Available FAM Tours and Receptions

Ridley College FAM Tour

Organizer: Ridley College

Date: May 09, 11:00 am - 3:30 pm

Type of event: Fam Tour

Location: Ridley College 2 Ridley Road, St. Catharines, ON

Invited target groups: Agents

Description:

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to welcome our valued partners to Ridley College again! Join us for a special tour of our 90-acre campus, located in the beautiful Niagara Region, and see how truly diverse our student community is. Ridley is a school that is growing and investing in the future. We are currently undergoing a rapid transformation, come see the first phase of our 45 million dollar renovation and learn about how the school will be changing in the next 3 years. Participants will also complete our Agent Training Session and receive a certificate upon completion. Return transportation, hot lunch and refreshments provided.

Itinerary

9:00am Pick up in Toronto (downtown)

11:00am Welcome to Ridley!

11:15am Tour of campus

1:00pm Lunch in the Great Hall

2:00pm Agent Training Session

3:30pm Depart Ridley

5:00-5:30pm Arrive in Toronto

Appleby College Tour & Lunch

Organizer: Appleby College

Date: May 16, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Type of event: Fam Tour

Location: Appleby College, Oakville, Ontario

Invited target groups: Agents

Description:

Join Appleby College students and staff for a presentation and tour of the amazing 60-acre campus on Lake Ontario. Lunch included.

Agenda:

Monday May 16, 2022.

10:00 a.m. Pick up from Toronto transport to Oakville

11:00 a.m. Tour of Appleby College

12:00 p.m. Luncheon and Meet & Greet with the Admissions Office

12:45 p.m. Presentation

1:45 p.m. Departure to Toronto

Transportation and lunch included.

Please contact Sophie Grossman at sgrossman@appleby.on.ca to RSVP

Tamwood Agent Fam Tour

Organizer: Tamwood

Date: May 13, 8:45 am - 2:30 pm

Type of event: Fam Tour

Location: Tour and have lunch at the University of Toronto Mississauga campus, home to Tamwood's popular summer camp for juniors

Invited target groups: Agents

Description:

Join us on Friday, May 13, 2022, to get to know Tamwood and all of its programs for adults and juniors. On this Fam Tour, we will visit the campus of University of Toronto in Mississauga, where Tamwood operates one of its popular summer camps. While on the UTM campus we will host an information session where we will present all the Tamwood programs and you will learn about our successful pathways to immigration through work and study, Tamwood’s exciting English programs, Tamwood’s seven summer and winter camps across North America and GO International’s work and travel and volunteer programs.

Tamwood will host a lunch for you on UTM campus so you can have the student experience!

We look forward to hosting you!

Tamwood Careers in Toronto offers:

Paid work and study programs in Digital Marketing, Hospitality and Tourism, International Business, Web Design, UX Design and UI Design. Students completing these programs can transfer their Tamwood credits to pathway partner institutions like Seneca College, and George Brown College ... to get a second diploma and a Post Grad Work Permit. Tamwood also offers English programs in Torontoo.

PROGRAM (Friday May 13)

9:00 – Meet at Hotel Reception and depart for University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM) Campus

9:50 – Arrive at UTM

10:00 – Coffee Break

10:20 - 11:00 – Presentation on Tamwood Programs

11:00 - 12:15 – Campus Tour

12:15 - 13:15 – Lunch on Campus

13:15 – Depart for hotel

13:50 - Arrive Westin Harbour Castle Hotel

2022 News for ESL Teachers in Canada

 This is our 2022 spring summary of ESL News. 

( It feels like Post 9/11 combined with SARS all over again. )

ESL in-person Teaching Jobs declined by 95% from March 2020 to March 2022.

On-line ESL teaching jobs are through the roof.

The current major influencing factors are the slow sputtering economic recovery, the lower Canada dollar, increased violence in the USA and war in Eastern Europe.

As travel lockdowns and restrictions are reduced more students will arrive.

More students means more teaching jobs in Canada. If you can get a job and be paid fairly for your qualifications and experience.

We recommend teaching in a stable established professional school with standard pay rates and full teaching resources.

Overseas teaching is now dangerous in some parts of the world as teachers have been used as political hostages - do not put yourself in a bad location.

This World situation does feel like 2001 - 2003 all over again. 

Students did not want to get on a plane and fly to North America to study. We took the ESL in Canada English Camps to South Korea for 4 years.