Heather Morris
Certificate in Adult Learning specializing in Workplace Learning
Heather Morris is a community liaison for a large Calgary retailer. It's her role to find and stay on top of community projects for the store.
It's a position she was offered after her employer learned she was pursuing courses toward the Certificate in Adult Learning specializing in Workplace Learning.
Heather had entered the program without being sure where it might lead her. She knew she wanted to pursue a program of study and found after the first course that it was an area she truly enjoyed.
"When I began taking the courses, I realized I should have been in this field all along. I've gone to school and completed other programs, but this program was perfect for me."
Although at first Heather wasn't sure how well she'd like taking online courses, she learned to love it. "Online is great," she says. "You can do your studies in your pyjamas if you want.
"You're with people from all over. I had people in my classes from Australia and Nigeria, as well as Calgary. Getting to know one of my online classmates led to me developing a new community program for my store ... so for me it turned out to be great networking too."
"The program was great," says Heather. "I definitely recommend it."