2021 Partnership: NIMS and Edge Factor Provide Free Experiences to Inspire the Future Workforce

This year, NIMS is partnering with Edge Factor, a widely-used e-learning platform that has created thousands of videos, interactive activities, and lesson plans that focus on career exploration, to help tackle workforce development regionally and nationally.

Together, our mission is to inspire students and job-seekers to pursue career pathways in manufacturing and other Skilled Trades. This strategic Workforce Development initiative will provide schools, companies, and Workforce leaders with three FREE Experience toolkits that feature high impact multimedia, a Keynote presentation, promotional tools, and practical guidebook on how to plan, promote, host and follow-up on engaging presentations and virtual events. These online Experiences will empower students, parents, and job-seekers to explore Skilled Trades, Apprenticeships, hands-on learning programs, careers, STEAM, and soft skills. 

Featuring select tools from the Edge Factor library, three free Experiences will be available during specific 2021 months, for organizations to share in classrooms, homes, and at events. Click here to learn more and pre-register: edgefactor.com/free-experiences

Women in Skilled Trades (Mar - Apr 2021) - To celebrate International Women’s Day/ Month, this toolkit will feature a special collection of tools that Edge Factor has created that feature women in skilled trades! The goal of this Experience is encourage more women and female students to pursue career pathways in diverse skilled trades. In addition, NIMS will be doing a weekly live interview series throughout the month of March (hosted on our NIMS Facebook Page) where we will interview a different woman in manufacturing each week to address challenges and opportunities in the field. 

Rock MFG DAY (Sept-October 2021) - October is Manufacturing Day/ Month and Edge Factor is providing the 2021 Rock MFG DAY kit for everyone to highlight the extraordinary world of advanced manufacturing. This toolkit will include resources to promote manufacturing careers and technology and showcase how STEAM comes alive in this industry.

Apprenticeships (Nov-Dec 2021) - There are many training pathways that lead to successful careers - Apprenticeships offer incredible opportunities for students to gain real world skills and earn money while they learn! The Apprenticeships Experience will provide inspirational and informational tools for students and parents to discover the power of apprenticeship programs. Additionally, Edge Factor and NIMS will produce a video series interviewing NIMS Executive Director, Montez King regarding his experience as an apprentice and his advice to students looking to enter into an apprenticeship and build a successful career. 

Each free Experience will include:

• 5 Days of STEAM Programming (i.e. inspirational stories, industry and career profiles,
• STEAM content
• soft skills videos
• interactive activities, and lesson plans)
• A Keynote Presentation (pre-recorded speaker)
• “How-to” Guides and promotional tools customized for Schools, Companies, and Workforce Leaders to plan, promote, host and follow-up on engaging Experiences

Whether you’re an educator, business or workforce development leader, or a parent looking to help your kids find a career they’ll love, you can pre-register for these free 2021 Experiences today! Visit Edge Factor 2021 Free Experiences!

For more information, please contact digoe@nims-skills.org and review the Partnership press release.