Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week

Show students how apprenticeships can lead to rewarding careers with great pay and long-term job security.

OUR GOALS

Prepare for Apprenticeship Week

Highlight the value of apprenticeships with tools to explore pathways into high-demand, hands-on careers.

Build Relationships

Connect schools, employers, and families to showcase real career pathways and opportunities.

Raise Awareness

Bridge the gap between education and industry, helping students discover apprenticeship career options.

Inspire Students & Job Seekers

Encourage young people to see apprenticeships as dynamic, rewarding careers with story-driven media and interactive resources.

ESTABLISH THE PROBLEM

Why Apprenticeship Promotion Matters

Many students and families don’t fully understand the value of apprenticeships or the career paths they unlock. Traditional recruiting often struggles to show how apprenticeships lead to great pay, job security, and real-world skills.

The Apprenticeship Toolkit bridges that gap with story-driven media, planning resources, and interactive activities that make apprenticeship opportunities clear, exciting, and relevant.

Helping

10,000+ Students

Across the US and Canada

WHY CHOOSE US?

Everything You Need to Showcase Apprenticeships

Give students and families a clear view of how apprenticeships open doors to in-demand careers. With ready-to-use videos, planning tools, and interactive resources, the Apprenticeship Toolkit makes it simple to host presentations that inspire, inform, and connect your community to real opportunities.

HOW IT WORKS

3 Simple Steps

Step 1:

Choose a Story

Select from engaging career and manufacturing stories to inlude in your presentation.

STEP 2:

Prepare Your Event

Download planning resources, videos, and activities.

Step 3:

Share & Track

Host your event and track engagement and student impact.

TESTIMONIALS

What People
Are Saying

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

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

“As a homeschool mom, I’ve appreciated how Edge Factor has helped my high schooler explore different careers. The videos are engaging and show real people using real skills on the job, which sparked some great conversations at home. It’s helped make career learning more personal and practical.

Nicole Cruz

Homeschool Parent

We're using Edge Factor in our counselors' offices… The value of Edge Factor for students in Calcasieu Parish, and the CTE department, is extremely valuable. We have to have it!

Tony McCardle

CTE Director

Calcasieu Parish

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

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

Watching Edge Factor's films changed my life. They opened my eyes to how manufacturing is impacting the world. Edge Factor's state-of-the-art media is at the heart of my program and I've seen it inspire and engage countless students.

Marlo Loria

CTE Director

Mesa Public Schools

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

We’ve been using Edge Factor to learn about different skilled trades, and it’s been a great way to start thinking ahead to high school. The videos are easy to understand and show what people do in their jobs, which helped my son to see how school connects to real careers. It’s sparked interest in hands-on paths we hadn’t considered before. It’s been a simple but meaningful way to explore options together.

Olga Koutsokostas

Homeschool Parent

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

By combining hands-on learning, industry insights, and a robust curriculum, we’re sparking curiosity, building confidence, and equipping students with the knowledge needed to pursue careers that align with their passions. Students aren’t just learning about careers—they’re experiencing them in a way that brings their future into focus.

Deb Raeder

Vice President of Programs

ABEC

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