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Ontario Career Readiness Tools

Are you helping students explore high-demand careers and build future-ready skills? Inspire your students to explore careers and prepare for their future with real life stories and interactive resources!

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OUR GOALS

Aligns with OYAP, SHSM & Career/Life Planning in Ontario

Edge Factor helps educators showcase careers and teach technical and life skills. We film real people in Ontario sharing insights on their pathways and skills - across every industry!

Co-Op & OYAP
Showcasing trades across every sector
SHSM & Tech
 Resources across all 19 SHSM programs
TAS & Skilled Trades
250+ Ontario career stories
Guidance Counsellors
One on One coaching
Grade 10 Careers Teachers
Personalized career journeys match individual student’s interests with careers and skills
Learning Resource Teachers
Engaging diverse learners to see their potential and pathway to success.

Inside the Edge Factor Platform

For Ontario Educators, Students, and Employers

Edge Factor resources have been used in over 40 Ontario school boards and nearly 800 schools. Created in partnership with provincial education, companies, and workforce leaders.

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May 4, 2026

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Educator Workshop

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REAL FEEDBACK

What People
Are Saying

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I was born and raised in Arkansas—and there were so many companies I drove past every day without ever knowing what happened behind those doors. Now, I get the opportunity every week to meet the people working inside and share their stories.

Eli Nichols

Filmmaker

Edge Factor

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LAUNCH unlocks visibility of employment for job seekers. Its design is based on skills matching to careers. Anyone looking for the right-sized occupation and training to increase capability can find it on LAUNCH.

Mike Rogers

Arkansas Chief Workforce Officer

State of Arkansas

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Arkansas LAUNCH will connect employers and job seekers, helping grow our workforce and empower Arkansans to get off the sidelines and into the job market.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Governor

State of Arkansas

REAL FEEDBACK

What People
Are Saying

Five star rating icon in orange

I was born and raised in Arkansas—and there were so many companies I drove past every day without ever knowing what happened behind those doors. Now, I get the opportunity every week to meet the people working inside and share their stories.

Eli Nichols

Filmmaker

Edge Factor

Five star rating icon in orange

LAUNCH unlocks visibility of employment for job seekers. Its design is based on skills matching to careers. Anyone looking for the right-sized occupation and training to increase capability can find it on LAUNCH.

Mike Rogers

Arkansas Chief Workforce Officer

State of Arkansas

Five star rating icon in orange

Arkansas LAUNCH will connect employers and job seekers, helping grow our workforce and empower Arkansans to get off the sidelines and into the job market.

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders

Governor

State of Arkansas

REAL FEEDBACK

What People
Are Saying

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These videos have been a fantastic resource in providing students with a realistic understanding of the skilled trades and the competencies required to succeed in these fields.

Cebert Adamson

Dean

Mohawk College

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Skills Ontario is proud to stand beside Edge Factor as Premium Partners. Our teams have worked closely together on sustainable projects that live on and on, continuing to inspire audiences to get involved and launch training and career pathways into the trades, and we have experienced success after success.

Ian Howcroft

CEO

Skills Ontario

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Edge Factor is an exciting initiative that will provide our residents with access to explore and connect to essential training and career opportunities in skilled trades.

Sandra Easton

Mayor

Town of Lincoln

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The multimedia content created by Edge Factor, including local stories that feature Indigenous individuals and women in trades, has been invaluable. This content highlights real-life success stories of graduates and professionals in skilled trades, fostering greater interest and engagement among our students.

Alex Harris

OYAP/SHSM/SCWI

Renfrew County District School Board

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Through our partnership with Edge Factor, we’ve created inspiring content that helps students and job-seekers explore careers and build in-demand skills. Together, we’re helping people unlock their potential and imagine brighter futures.

Kate O’Neil

Vice President

Skills Council of Canada

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This platform has become an essential resource for our educators and students, allowing them to explore and share content in classrooms, at events, and in their homes. We particularly value the tools Edge Factor has created to promote the Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP), Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM), and careers in the skilled trades.

Dave Eelkema

OYAP Recruiter

Grand Erie District School Board

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