A Year in Review — 2025
In 2025, Prepr made meaningful contributions to Canada’s workforce development landscape. We were present where decisions get made, around policy tables, innovation forums, and global summits.
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2025 at a Glance: Prepr's Year in Numbers and Impact
In 2025, Prepr showed up across Canada and globally to co-Learn, co-Lab, and co-Solve the challenges shaping the future of work. Explore our year in highlights, captured through key milestones and impact stories.
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Prepr Foundation Applauded by Minister of Jobs and Families for Empowering Youth Through Employment and Skills Training
On September 2nd 2025, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families, spotlighted Prepr Foundation during a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) press conference while announcing significant funding for youth initiatives aimed at helping the next generation succeed in the economy of t
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Winners of the 2020/2021 Industry Futur{e}Challenge!
Our Industry Futur{e}Challenge series brought about so many wonderful innovations while encouraging personal and professional growth and exploring skill development. In addition, some of the winning projects inspired critical problem solving and a future-driven outlook that will continue to promote
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2020, A Year in Review
“As we kick-start 2021, we wanted to let you know that we appreciate your support in helping us build a better tomorrow through the Prepr Network. With your help and support, we were able to empower over 5,270+ learners to engage and tackle the challenges of today and tomorrow and learn-by-doing.
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Prepr Partners with the Linux Foundation to Provide Digital Work-Integrated Learning through the F.U.N.™ Program
Toronto, Canada - Prepr is excited to announce a new partnership with The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, that will give work-integrated learning experiences to youth facing employment barriers. The new initiative, the Flexible Upskilling Ne
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Prepr Partners with the Linux Foundation to Provide Digital Work-Integrated Learning through the F.U.N.™ Program
Toronto, Canada – Prepr is excited to announce a new partnership with The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, that will give work-integrated learning experiences to youth facing employment barriers. The new initiative, the Flexible Upskilling Ne
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Prepr Joins Outcome Campus Connect, inviting all Post-Secondary Students & Recent Graduates Across Canada to Get Career Ready While Solving Real-World Problems
Oakville, Ontario, Canada – Prepr has partnered with Outcome Campus Connect (OCC) to bring more work-integrated learning opportunities, in the form of challenges, to post-secondary students and recent graduates nationally. Through OCC, Prepr will post challenge opportunities for students or graduate
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Prepr Joins Outcome Campus Connect, inviting all Post-Secondary Students & Recent Graduates Across Canada to Get Career Ready While Solving Real-World Problems
Oakville, Ontario, Canada – Prepr has partnered with Outcome Campus Connect (OCC) to bring more work-integrated learning opportunities, in the form of challenges, to post-secondary students and recent graduates nationally. Through OCC, Prepr will post challenge opportunities for students or graduate
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Announcing the Launch of Our Remote Work and Learn Initiative to Support Educators in Navigating the COVID-19 Era
Prepr Foundation announced the launch of its Remote Work and Learn initiative to support high school and post-secondary students and educators affected by COVID-19. Through this initiative, Prepr and its network of partners are empowering teachers across North America to engage youth in challenge-ba
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Prepr announces the launch of its Remote Work and Learn Initiative to Support Educators in Navigating the COVID-19 Era
Prepr Foundation announced the launch of its Remote Work and Learn initiative to support high school and post-secondary students and educators affected by COVID-19. Through this initiative, Prepr and its network of partners are empowering teachers across North America to engage youth in challenge-ba
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Tackling the UN Global Goals with PIE!
Prepr's flagship product is PIE®. An interdisciplinary problem-solving framework, that provides entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and their teams the tools they need to grow. Our mission is to strengthen the collaboration between public and private sectors on challenges that affect local communities, inf
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Prepr’s Bishop University Entrepreneurship Program Success
Steven Karpenko is an instructor of entrepreneurship at Bishop’s University. Karpenko taught a 6-week “new venture creation” Entrepreneurship 101 course with PIE in October of 2019. The course was taught completely online and required a self-directed component to give students an entrepreneurial exp
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Growing Skills Gap & The Need for Workplace Development
As technology continues to shape our world and economy, the demand for high skill workers grows. Automation and artificial intelligence are expected to even further impact the landscape of employment. The rise of these new technologies also brings a need to either create them or work with them, outl
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Prepr Brings PIE to Laurier University UX Design Students
On February 3, 2019, Prepr met with 25 UX Design students at the Laurier University Brantford campus to launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Challenge.
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Prepr Brings PIE to Laurier University UX Design Students
On February 3, 2019, Prepr met with 25 UX Design students at the Laurier University Brantford campus to launch the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Challenge.
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Passion Project & Genius Hour
A “passion project” is something that you feel excited about working on, but isn’t necessarily in the scope of your job description. Although it’s outside of the range of your day-to-day activities, this project still aligns with the objectives and bigger picture of the organization. Furthermore, it
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The Future of Work and Next Steps
The skills gap is real. With multiple reports from both the World Economic Forum and the International Labour Organization (ILO) of the United Nations, providing research on the future of work, a global call has been made to both the public and private sector to join forces and establish programs to
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The Evolution of Education Through the Power of Partnerships
As the future-skills economy evolves to become increasingly interdisciplinary, and with soft skills becoming more critical than ever, organizations will need to adopt a new approach to learning. At present, the public sector is confronted with the challenge of having to better prepare students for t
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7 Life Hacks to Help with Productivity
Energy is a valuable resource which needs to be managed carefully. Unlike time, you can work to increase your energy levels; working on managing your energy levels will help you reach optimum productivity. Over time, optimizing personal energy levels can lead to improvements in many other areas of y
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THE FUTURE OF EDTECH: EXPLORING THE INTERSECTION OF INNOVATION AND EDUCATION
On Friday November 28th, Prepr Foundation held EduChallenge, a panel discussion to explore the future of EdTech – asking, “What’s next at the intersection of education, innovation and technology?” The panelists were a diverse group – Marc Lijour (Cisco Canada), Ruth Childs (OISE, University of Toron
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PREPR FOUNDATION INTRODUCES A CONTEST TO SHARE YOUR STORY, MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Prepr Foundation is excited to announce the Share Your Story contest and invites people to tell us about the challenges facing them and their communities. The contest was inspired by a recent trip to Ghana, where Prepr’s Team captured local challenges by interviewing key community members on issues
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Celebrating Small Business Week with Prepr’s PIE® Framework
Prepr Foundation supports entrepreneurs during Canadian Small Business Week (SBW) by encouraging people to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship. Through the soon to launch Prepr PIE® program, learners will get a taste of entrepreneurship by tackling social challenges with their peers. Fo
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INNOVATION MEETS EDUCATION: HACKATHONS BRING YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS AND HACKERS TOGETHER
As the school year gets under way, teachers and parents are asking the age old question: what is the best way to help our students succeed? While 2012 may have been the Year of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), 2013 presents an expanding educational toolbox with personalized education becoming
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Prepr Sponsors the MaRS Energy Hackathon and Supports Innovators
Prepr Foundation, an open education non-profit, is sponsoring the MaRS Energy Hackathon, an idea-generating event to make energy data more accessible and user-friendly. On the weekend of September 7-8, a diverse group of people including, energy experts, designers, developers and entrepreneurs, will
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PREPR SPONSORS THE MARS ENERGY HACKATHON AND SUPPORTS INNOVATORS
Prepr Foundation, an open education non-profit, is sponsoring the MaRS Energy Hackathon, an idea-generating event to make energy data more accessible and user-friendly. On the weekend of September 7-8, a diverse group of people including, energy experts, designers, developers and entrepreneurs, will
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Prepr Attends Toronto’s First EduHack Event in 2013 – A Huge Success
On a sunny weekend in June 2013, Prepr ran the Edu #HackForGood event to support educators with technology to teach more effectively. Seventy-five excited participants arrived at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, charged to innovate amazing new educa
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PREPR ATTENDS TORONTO’S FIRST EDUHACK EVENT IN 2013 – A HUGE SUCCESS
On a sunny weekend in June 2013, Prepr ran the Edu #HackForGood event to support educators with technology to teach more effectively. Seventy-five excited participants arrived at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) of the University of Toronto, charged to innovate amazing new educa
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PREPR FOUNDATION LAUNCHES EDU #HACKFORGOOD TO DEVELOP TECH SOLUTIONS TO EDUCATION CHALLENGES
Edu #HackForGood is a new global hackathon initiative to improve education by bringing educators, innovators and developers together to solve challenges facing learners.
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EDTECH TIMES – PREPR FOUNDATION RAISES $10,000 FOR OPEN EDUCATION AND JOINS THE OPEN COURSEWARE CONSORTIUM
Prepr is building a social learning community and has committed to providing all content for free through Creative Commons and Open Courseware Consortium.
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EdTech Times – Prepr Foundation Raises $10,000 for Open Education and Joins the Open Courseware Consortium
Prepr is building a social learning community and has committed to providing all content for free through Creative Commons and Open Courseware Consortium.Prepr Foundation is developing a social learning community, Open Prepr, after raising $10,000 through crowdfunding this month. In contrast to othe
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GUEST POST: ONE WORLD SCHOOL HOUSE, SAL KHAN PART 3
This post was written by Joyce Wycoff, the author of several books on innovation and creativity. She also blogs about school innovation at Reimagine School.
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GUEST POST: THE ONE WORLD SCHOOL HOUSE (PART 2) – SALMAN KHAN
This post was written by Joyce Wycoff, the author of several books on innovation and creativity. She also blogs about school innovation at Reimagine School.Sal Khan turned the world of education upside down when he created Khan Academy with a mission to “Provide a free, world-class education for any
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Guest Post: The One World School House (Part 2) – Salman Khan
This post was written by Joyce Wycoff, the author of several books on innovation and creativity. She also blogs about school innovation at Reimagine School.Sal Khan turned the world of education upside down when he created Khan Academy with a mission to “Provide a free, world-class education for any
Read more → GUEST POST: ONE WORLD SCHOOL HOUSE (PART 1) – SALMAN KHAN
This post was written by Joyce Wycoff, the author of several books on innovation and creativity. She also blogs about school innovation at Reimagine School.
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Guest Post: One World School House (Part 1) – Salman Khan
This post was written by Joyce Wycoff, the author of several books on innovation and creativity. She also blogs about school innovation at Reimagine School.
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CROWDFUNDING TO COMMEMORATE AN INTERNET PRODIGY: AARON SWARTZ
The internet community pays tribute to Aaron Swartz by supporting crowdfunding initiatives in his memory. Free access to information was an important cause for Aaron, and Prepr Foundation is continuing his vision through their social open education community. Using crowdfunding, Prepr launched the A
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Crowdfunding to Commemorate an Internet Prodigy: Aaron Swartz
The internet community pays tribute to Aaron Swartz by supporting crowdfunding initiatives in his memory. Free access to information was an important cause for Aaron, and Prepr Foundation is continuing his vision through their social open education community. Using crowdfunding, Prepr launched the A
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TECHNORATI FEATURE: PREPR CREATES A SOCIAL LEARNING COMMUNITY
With the likes of Coursera and Khan Academy making headlines in the past year, it is undoubtedly a golden age for social learning delivered via web 2.0 channels.
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PREPR IN THE OPEN EDUCATION SPECTRUM
From MIT’s OpenCourseware initiative to the Khan Academy, Prepr is excited to be positioned as one of the leading organizations in terms of revolutionizing Open Education into a new age.
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America Needs our Help
The U.S. Department of Education recently posted a report which shocked me. I was aware that there is a problem with the drop out rates of high school students but I recent stats show a very large gap between drop-out rates amongst Blacks versus those of Asian decent.
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AMERICA NEEDS OUR HELP
The U.S. Department of Education recently posted a report which shocked me. I was aware that there is a problem with the drop out rates of high school students but I recent stats show a very large gap between drop-out rates amongst Blacks versus those of Asian decent.
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Obama Announces Startup America Partnership
As we had anticipated in summer of 2010, the path and the heartbeat of the economy has been moving towards programs and initiatives that are enticing young entrepreneurs to come up with innovative ways to refuel the economy. We first presented this notion at the MIT TechFair on January 31st, 2011; t
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OBAMA ANNOUNCES STARTUP AMERICA PARTNERSHIP
As we had anticipated in summer of 2010, the path and the heartbeat of the economy has been moving towards programs and initiatives that are enticing young entrepreneurs to come up with innovative ways to refuel the economy. We first presented this notion at the MIT TechFair on January 31st, 2011; t
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Prepr Foundation Sponsors MIT TechFair
Prepr Foundation is due to appear at the MIT Techfair as a startup sponsor thanks to its supporter, Chagpar & Associates.
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