Updated December 2025
Have you ever suffered an injury at work? Was the cause a faulty piece of equipment or unsafe workspace?
Every year, thousands of Canadians report job-related illness, injury, and even death. The repercussions of unsafe workplaces ripple through our communities, changing lives forever.
Updated December 2023
What's your role as an early childhood educator? Exactly how big an impact will you have on young children's lives?
Probably far greater than you can imagine, especially if you're just starting out and don't know much about the field.
The truth is, preschool and daycare teachers play a huge part in how kids develop—socially, academically, even physically and emotionally.
They literally change lives and shape futures. As parents, and as a society, we place a huge trust in early childhood educators (ECEs) to help grow the next generation of learners and citizens.
Exactly what goes into this process? How do ECEs prepare babies and toddlers for the next stage of their life journey?
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.
