Meet Connor.
He's in Grade 9.
For Connor, graduation feels like a long way off, and
so does choosing a career pathway.
Connor's mother, Lucy, is a successful entrepreneur, but she's not
sure how to prepare her son for his future or
identify local career opportunities.
This leaves David, the owner of a local construction company,
feeling quite frustrated because he needs to hire new people
to grow his business, but he can't find local talent,
so David tells Lisa.
Lisa is part of the community's workforce development team and
she's supposed to help local companies like David's thrive.
She knows that it's not just construction companies who have
needs, but sectors like healthcare, IT, manufacturing and others that
need skilled, dependable team members who are hungry to succeed.
There are Help Wanted signs everywhere.
Susan wants help too.
She's a school leader and dealing with bullying, budget cuts,
and kids without lunches.
Susan really doesn't have any time left to help students
like Connor understand all his career pathway options.
This is where our story takes a pivotal turn, because
for some reason, Susan isn't stressed about it at all.
Why?
Because she discovered Edge Factor.
Susan tells Connor to log into his Edge Factor membership.
Connor takes an assessment which introduces him to a library
of videos and interactive career activities tailored to his personal
and unique interests.
And this is when it all comes together.
David has already used Edge Factor to publish his company
profile, including skill badges and micro credentials that students can
earn.
Lisa used Edge Factor to add sector information on job
demand and average wages.
And Susan, Stress Free, sat back and watched Connor and
his classmates rack up achievements in the gamified programming experience
with a smart platform recommending videos and activities.
Connor not only earned achievements, he actually connected with David's
company for a Co-op.
He liked it so much that he went on to
do an apprenticeship there too.
So now David's feeling pretty thrilled.
And Connor's thrilled too, because he's earning while he's learning
and just bought his first car.
It's a pretty nice one too.
With the community accessing thousands of story driven resources inside
the Edge Factor Platform, the community created an ecosystem that
helps Lisa help Susan help David help Lucy help Connor
explore, prepare, and connect on his career journey.
When it comes to workforce development, everyone has a role
to play.
Get into the Edge Factor Platform and start your career.