Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week with Edge Factor

National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is a nationwide celebration where industry, labor, equity, workforce, education, and government leaders host events to showcase the successes and value of apprenticeships for rebuilding our economy, advancing racial and gender equity, and supporting underserved communities. To celebrate NAW, schools, companies, and workforce leaders across the US and Canada are using Edge Factor’s free Apprenticeship Toolkit to highlight the power of apprenticeship programs and showcase apprenticeable career pathways!

Apprenticeship programs equip students and job-seekers to take what they have learned in the classroom and apply it in the real world. This provides an opportunity for them to discover if that trade is a right fit. Edge Factor’s Apprenticeship Toolkit equips educators, industry, and workforce leaders with high-impact media and tools to host a virtual or live event that both celebrates and promotes apprenticeship opportunities regionally and nationally. 

Edge Factor has created thousands of cinematic stories, videos, lesson plans, interactive activities, planning guides, toolkits, and more, that are used in classrooms, homes, and at events to help students and job-seekers discover careers and prepare to enter the workforce. The online Apprenticeship Toolkit includes e-learning resources and real life stories of apprentices pushing back the edge of what’s possible. This collection of tools will inspire students and job-seekers to pursue apprenticeable careers and learn what a “day in the life” looks like in specific apprenticeable careers. 

The Apprenticeship Toolkit will be available completely for free for everyone to watch, enjoy, and share until the end of November. The toolkit includes:

• Four videos from the brand new Why Care? series featuring industry leaders sharing insights and expertise on why we should care about apprenticeships, skilled trades and the characteristics of a good apprentice. 

• High-impact, story-driven career media including award-winning films, Career Profiles, walk-and-talk tours of manufacturing companies called Virtual Workplace Experiences, and short videos that highlight how transferable soft skills are used in apprenticeable careers.

• “How To” planning guides with step-by-step instructions on why and how to host an engaging event, and how to invite schools and companies to present on careers and training opportunities available in your community. 

• Promotional tools to share the Apprenticeships Toolkit with your network and community.

The Apprenticeships Toolkit includes everything you need to plan, promote, and host a live or virtual Apprenticeships event. Inspire students and reach parents to help them understand why we should care about apprenticeships. It’s plug and play - which means you can share parts or all of the toolkit on each of the days, or all of the days!  

About Edge Factor 

Edge Factor equips educators and inspires students and job seekers with the largest known library of career multimedia. Our platform offers story-driven, age-appropriate content, interactive activities, and digital badges designed for use in classrooms, events, homes, and on the go. With 5500+ tools in 21 languages, we empower millions of K-12+ students and educators across the US and Canada to explore, prepare, and connect on their career journey.

If you are interested in learning more about what an Edge Factor membership can unlock, create your free account or book your demo today.

Get Connected. Stay Connected. 

Sign up for the Edge Factor Newsletter and follow us on social media to receive the latest updates on features, events, and initiatives that will help you build the future workforce.

Questions? Feedback? Contact us.

Email: info@edgefactor.com or message us on the Live Chat. We’d love to hear from you.