Once a student (or team) has applied to and been chosen to work on a Level UP project, the employer will need to accept their application through Riipen, which can be done from the requests tab.
This will automatically create a team page for the student(s) on Riipen. They will be able to access this from their dashboard. A student (or team leader if this is for a team) will need to click on the “Start Project” button when the project is ready to start.
Employers and students are welcome to use the messaging function on Riipen to communicate throughout the project. If you would like to use any other communication tools, those should be shared in the conversation as soon as possible.
Once the 80-hour project has been completed, students will need to submit the final project through Riipen:
Once the submission has been made, the student exit survey will automatically be sent and the student will be asked to complete the questions.
Level UP operates on a 14-21 day payout period for students completing Level UP projects. A stipend will begin to be processed when the Level UP employer provides feedback on a project submission and the student exit survey has been recieved.
Students: Once you receive the e-transfer, you will be prompted to choose your bank institution and sign in, which means that it does not matter which email you provide in the exit survey. From here, you can choose which account you would like to deposit the payment in. The unique deposit code for the email money transfer will be in the email inviting you to complete the exit survey with the subject “Riipen Project Complete.”
Employers: You will be prompted to complete an exit survey, and provide feedback directly on Riipen. Our team needs to see the feedback on Riipen to expedite the processing of the stipend, not your exit survey. You will be able to provide this on the student's team page on Riipen (right under their final submission). Kindly confirm completion and approval of the final deliverables.
If 14 days have elapsed and the Level UP employer has not provided feedback, the Riipen Level UP team will reach out to the employer and if we do not hear back the Level UP team will review your final deliverable on behalf of the employer, which may cause your payment to be delayed.
Still have questions? Reach out to us via live-chat in the speech bubble found in the bottom right-hand corner of your screen or via email: levelup@riipen.com