Don't Let Career Stagnation Hold You Back - Get the Support You Need

Are you not on your desired career path? It could be frustrating to be in that situation.

The Winnipeg Transition Centre fundamentally believes in and stands for empowering clients through equity, collaboration, innovation, and social responsibility to help people build meaningful careers.

Since 1989, the Winnipeg Transition Centre (WTC) has been a leading provider of powerful professional development training opportunities. Active Learning Works! is the title of our professional development division.

Join the thousands of leaders, managers, and business professionals who attend our training and professional development programs each year to enhance their interpersonal, leadership, and facilitation skills, and in doing so, reach and exceed their organizational goals and objectives.

Winnipeg Transition Centre, through Active Learning Works! currently offers professional development training in workshop facilitation, career development, and employment coaching ranging from one to five days in length.

Through our partnership with the University of Winnipeg we are uniquely positioned to offer certificates in Career/Employment Coaching and Practical Workshop Facilitation Skills.

What You Can Expect From Us

Customized Workshops

Create your own customized workshops. Get tailored support to meet your unique needs.

Support For Transitioning

Support for career transitions to new careers, with help with resume writing, interview preparation, and skill development.

Certifications and Training Programs

Industry recognized certifications and training programs. Enhance your skills and qualifications and achieve your career goals.

Career Coach Certificate

Career Planning Coach

2 Day Training

Often individuals apply without a plan. What are you great at? What aligns with your values? This module takes coaches through a Career Activity Planner where you review and practice self-assessment and choosing a career.

Job Search Coach

2 Day Training

Once a plan is in place, the search begins. This process is both exciting and exhausting. As a coach, you will attain and practice multiple approaches to help individuals develop effective self-marketing techniques.

Resume Development Coach

2 Day Training

How relevant is the Resume in today’s job market? How can you coach individuals to best express themselves and navigate the new technology influencing the vetting of resumes? Gain tips, techniques, and information to successfully coach others to create an effective resume for their specific job search.

Interview Skills Coach

2 Day Training

Interviews are often a stressor for your clients. How can they manage non-verbal communication, behavioural questions and multiple formats? Practice and build a method of coaching others through tough interview questions and presentation skills.

The Career Coach Certificate is made up of four 2-day trainings – Complete all four to receive the essential skills to help your clients right away and obtain your certificate!

Establishing Partnerships

1 Day Training

Building successful career development partnerships is crucial, but it’s often difficult to communicate your program’s value without feeling “salesy.” This hands-on workshop is designed to help you build relationships rooted in trust, alignment, and shared goals. You’ll explore how your personal style affects communication, practice active engagement techniques, and learn how to align your goals with employer partners. Leave with the confidence and practical tools you need to form authentic, lasting partnerships.

Facilitation Workshops

Facilitation Mastery (Formerly Practical Workshop Facilitation Skills Certificate)

5 Day Training

Go beyond the basics! This intensive program decodes your Instructional Style and embeds all 15 Behavioural Components. Practice daily with personalized feedback to truly master facilitation.

Facilitation Fundamentals

2 Day Training

Unleash your inner facilitator! Conquer challenging groups, create game-changing resources, and master the 5 essential skills that will instantly elevate your presentation power.

Career Coach Certificate is a joint program with the University of Winnipeg PACE and the Winnipeg Transition Centre.

Our Programs

Career Development

Earn your Career Coach Certificate. The Career Coach Certificate will provide workshop participants with intensive, hands-on training that will build and enhance their ability to assist unemployed individuals.

Establishing Partnerships

Get hands-on tools to build authentic, trusting relationships with employers. Learn to align goals and use active engagement to form partnerships that last.

Facilitation Training

Learn practical workshop facilitation skills based on the 15 pillars of the behavioural method; receive real time feedback from your instructor and cohort as you develop and deliver presentations.

Upgrade Your Whole Team's Facilitation Impact

Are you looking to train a group of 8 or more?

Skip the open registration lines.

Join many other Universities and top regional community groups by booking a Private Facilitation Mastery Cohort to meet your organization’s unique challenges.