Once a team has been matched to work on a Calbright Career Bridge project, this will create a team page for the participant on the Riipen platform. The participant will be able to access this from their dashboard. Each participant will click on the “Start Project” button when the project is ready to start and send an introductory message to the employer.

Employers and teams should use the messaging function on Riipen to communicate throughout the project.

Once the 40-hour project has been completed, each participant will need to submit their final submission on the Riipen platform.

Final submissions may include multiple files. This could include files of the work, a detailed timesheet, or a comprehensive written summary of the work completed. Once the submission has been made, the exit survey will be sent to the participant on the Riipen platform.

Calbright Career Bridge operates on a 21 day payout period for participants completing employer projects. A stipend will begin to be processed when the employer provides feedback on a project submission and the exit survey has been received.

Participants: Your stipend will be processed by Calbright College. You can find further details about our payments process here.

Employers: You will also be prompted to provide feedback to the team directly on Riipen. By providing feedback on the Riipen platform, you help our verification process for stipend payments and provide them with valuable insights to take forward in their tech career. You will be able to submit this on the participant’s team page on Riipen (right under their final submission).

You'll also be prompted to complete an exit survey. We're really counting on your input here – completing this survey provides us with essential data to showcase the program’s impact.

If 14 days have elapsed and the employer has not provided feedback, the Riipen Calbright Career Bridge team will reach out to the employer and if we do not hear back the Calbright Career Bridge team will review the final deliverable on behalf of the employer, which may cause your payment to be delayed.