Herzing Blog

Updated December 2025

What happens to someone who has served time in prison and gets released back into the community? How do they find a job and a place to live? Who can they turn to for support to get their life back on track and start building a better future for themselves?

In many cases, ex-offenders find that support at a halfway house. Like the name suggests, a halfway house is a bridge between prison and the outside world—a place that is "halfway" between incarceration and the free community.

On May 1st, 2018, Herzing Institutes of Canada launched a ground-breaking new program designed to make career training and continued professional development much more affordable for students.

It's called the HOEP initiative, which stands for Herzing Open Education Program. Under the new system, anyone who completes a Herzing diploma program can enrol in further training at no additional tuition cost.

Updated December 2025

What kind of person is drawn to medical office administrator training? In our experience, the kind of people who choose this program (and do really well in the career) share a few specific characteristics and goals:

1) They're generally interested in the field of medicine and health care and want to be part of a clinical team.

2) They're natural "organizers" who are fairly detail-oriented and enjoy taking charge.

3) They're practical—these students are looking for a quick training program that will lead directly to a job in health care (rather than pursuing years of university study).

4) Most importantly, they are looking for a career that focuses on helping others—specifically, helping people protect their most valuable asset in life: their health.

Updated December 2025

If you live in Winnipeg and want to start a career in health care (without years of university training), becoming a health care aide is an excellent option.

This is a front-line role that involves caring directly for patients and playing a key part in their daily lives. The job is not easy, but if you're passionate about making a real difference in the lives of others, working as a health care aide can be tremendously rewarding.

What should you know about this career path before you commit to a training program?

First, understand exactly what a health care aide does, what you'll study in training, and your job options after college. Let's get started.

Updated November 2025

What does it mean to work as a community services worker? Is this the right career path for you?

There are so many myths surrounding the field of social services that it can be difficult for people to separate fact from fiction and make an informed decision about CSW training.

Let's start by debunking five of the most common myths about working in community services.

Read on to learn the truth about what CSWs do, who they work with, and how much money they earn.

Updated November 2025

There are so many career paths students can pursue after earning a business diploma. Accounting, office administration, marketing, client services, human resources, sales...even starting your own business.

Where does business development fit into the equation?

Updated December 2025

Effective interior design is all about creating attractive, human-friendly spaces that also serve functional needs. Successful designers blend creativity with technical precision and balance their own ideas with the specific goals and needs of clients.

Interior designers work with spaces of all shapes and sizes, from factories to condos, luxury homes to restaurants, cruise ships to hotels.

Retail space planning is a popular interior design career within the commercial sector and a key competency taught in design training. In typical interior design programs, students must study commercial design concepts and strategies and produce their own original design project for a commercial space.

What exactly goes into retail space design, and might this be the ideal career path for you after design training? Let's take a look.

Updated December 2025

"Every child deserves a champion – an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be."

Wise words from 40-year veteran teacher, TED talk speaker, and professional development coach Rita F. Pierson.

Truly connecting with and championing your students requires one very important, key ingredient: trust. Without trust, there can be no respect, no nurturing, no safe space in which to grow and learn.

Updated December 2025

What draws students to legal assistant training instead of say, a business administration program? Why choose this career over other positions that also focus on office management?

Updated December 2025

Inspired to begin a career in health care? Looking at your local training options?

Many students are attracted to personal support worker (PSW) training because of the direct focus on patient care, flexible work schedules, and high level of demand across Canada for PSWs. Students also like this program because it's quite short (usually less than 12 months) and is an excellent entry point for other healthcare careers, such as nursing.

Thinking you might enrol in PSW training this year? Before you sign up for a program, take some time to consider what it takes to succeed in this field, the skills you'll focus on in training, and your local job prospects.

Read on to make sure you're a good fit for the PSW career path.