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English for Professionals It is no surprise our English for Professionals electives are getting a lot of buzz with the introduction of our brand new English for Flight Attendants course. This blog post is meant to help give you a quick summary of all of these amazing courses that you as a student might be interested in taking. Our students can combine their morning English classes with one of these elective...Read More

I am Jordin and here is a quick introduction! I started working with VanWest in September 2019 at our Kelowna Campus! Some of you may know me as the smiley person at the front desk, as your teacher, heard about the after-school activities, or maybe you don’t know me at all! And in that case- HI! Some of my passions and hobbies include learning new languages, meeting new people, traveling,...Read More

VanWest College would like to share what we believe are 5 essential must-haves when living in Vancouver! There is no doubt about it, Vancouver is truly one of the most beautiful cities in the world. You are just minutes from the city, the beach, and the mountains. Not many cities can be named “most livable” but Vancouver more often than not is. Let us assume when you will be studying...Read More

Our General English program is based on an integrated skill curriculum. Core classes teach students specific strategies to improve their English while electives reinforce their core language skills. VanWest College offers eight general English benchmark levels. These levels accommodate a student’s progression from a beginner learner with little English skill to advanced language proficiency.     Level 1: Beginner Starting at level 1 will provide the student a basic foundation in...Read More

To communicate with a face mask truly has its challenges. Even though the world seems like it has gotten accustomed to wearing one there is still a lot of miscommunication happening in our day-to-day lives. I’m sure you’ve dealt with one form of misunderstanding while wearing your face mask as well. Here at VanWest College, we have come up with a few tips that can probably help you communicate better!...Read More