When drafting your project, remember you’re addressing two audiences: students and the Level UP team.
1. Students
Your project should help students build workforce-ready skills. Consider their perspective: interests, availability, and the ability to complete the project in 60 hours over 2 to 5 weeks (maximum 30 hours per week).
Your posting must describe a fully-developed project, not a job description. Include clear deliverables, such as source code, presentations, or marketing materials, and specify what students will upload upon project completion. If under an NDA, clarify how deliverables will be handled.
2. Level UP Team
We evaluate projects for clarity, alignment with educational goals, and completeness. Use our project template to ensure you include:
Goal, scope, expectations, and deliverables
Required skills, resources, and mentorship plans
When reviewing completed projects as part of the payment process, the Level UP team will evaluate against the project scope outlined in your original posting. Ensure the description is accurate and detailed to avoid delays.
Employers can match 2 projects per cohort, with up to 4 students per project.
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Project checklist:
Is the goal clear?
Is the scope manageable in 60 hours?
Are deliverables and expectations detailed?
Have you outlined mentorship and resources?
Are you clear on the required level of experience required?
Does the project align with educational and industry goals?
Will the project scope guide evaluation during the payment process?