麻豆传媒

Is there a better professional feeling than when a project finally comes to fruition? For the聽Faculty of Open Learning & Career Development鈥檚 Kieran Parmelee, manager of special projects, one year of hard work made this a reality.

Upon joining the Faculty in the fall of 2022, they were tasked with developing a program designed to help international post-graduate students develop in-demand leadership skills and work experience in Canada. Thus, the聽Post-Graduate Diploma in Professional & Leadership Studies聽was born (鈥淧GDip,鈥� for short).

The 16-month program, offered in partnership with the聽聽(ISANS), enables these students to build valuable workplace skills through a mix of courses and certificate, one-on-one career counselling, job search assistance, and a four-month work term in their field of study.

After months of developing the program, reviewing applications and, of course, promoting it, the Faculty welcomed its first group of students on in early January of this year.聽

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