The Certification Trap: What No Ergonomics Course Taught You About Actually Building a Business

The Certification Trap: What No Ergonomics Course Taught You About Actually Building a Business

June 26, 2026 · 30 min

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This episode discusses the misconceptions around certifications in ergonomics and the impact on professionals' ability to generate income.

Ergonomics is not a regulated health profession. You do not need a license to do office ergonomics assessments. And yet there are healthcare professionals all over the world sitting on the sidelines, waiting for a certification that, in most jurisdictions, the law doesn't actually require. That waiting is costing them time, clients, and income they could already be generating. In this episode, we have an honest conversation about the gap that nobody in the ergonomics training world wants to t...

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