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Created by the Canada Wide Media advertising department in partnership with KPU MELVILLE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS F or more than 40 years, students have been coming to Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) to kick start careers and reach long-term, higher career goals. In 2020, Marwan Abdul Rahman was looking to leverage his background in engineering toward a new career in business and global trade. But first, there were essential skills in business and management he needed to learn. Abdul Rahman started his career at Power Solutions in Muscat, Oman, as a Technical Sales Engineer before being promoted to Assistant Sales Manager. But all the while, he was dreaming bigger. "I was doing well in the technical aspects of my role, but I felt I could improve my skills in business and management," Abdul Rahman says. "After months of research, I found the Global Business Management Graduate Diploma at KPU's Melville School of Business." The program's appeal was a healthy mix of business and managerial courses, and a focus on international trade and marketing. Because selling products from international brands was something he did every day, Abdul Rahman felt the program was the perfect match. "The cherry on top is that the program offers the ability to transition into an MBA or MAM later on," he says. "This will be the next step in my education." The Global Business Management graduate diploma is part of KPU's Melville School of Business, known internationally for its small class sizes, hands-on learning opportunities and the industry experts delivering each program. "The Melville School of Business takes pride in the opportunities we provide our students to experience all aspects of the workplace," says Heather Harrison, Dean Pro Tem for the Melville School of Business. "One way we do this is through the faculty's applied, student-centred approach." KPU Melville offers 22 programs in total, four of which are post- baccalaureate diplomas in Accounting, Human Resources Management, Operations and PHOTO: MARWAN ABDUL RAHMAN PHOTO: MELVILLE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS SUCCESS COACH SESSION Growing Careers at KPU's Melville School of Business A graduate diploma in Global Business Management helped Marwan Abdul Rahman elevate his career with essential management, global trade and interpersonal skills