What is a project on Riipen?
A project is a problem or an area of opportunity for a business that learners can help provide value to. Employers looking to collaborate with learners can connect with educators by creating a project describing their business needs. Projects are posted to the marketplace on Riipen, where they can be requested by educators. They can also be submitted directly to experiences.
Requesting projects
Once your experience is published, you can send requests to employers to have your learners work on their project. Employers can also send requests by submitting projects to your experience. A request must be accepted or declined within 21 days. When browsing the marketplace, you can browse by subject category and location.
Before requesting projects or accepting requests from employers:
Review the company’s profile. While project pages contain a short description about the company, reviewing a company’s profile can provide you with more context that otherwise wouldn’t be available by just reading the project. To go to a company’s profile, click on the company name or logo in the top-left corner of any project page. Here, you’ll find details about the organization, as well as a link to their website.
Read feedback provided by previous learners. Companies who have previously completed projects through Riipen will often have reviews completed by learners that they collaborated with. To read the feedback for any company, go to their profile and click on the feedback tab on the left-hand menu.
Matching with a project
Before committing to a project, it is important to have a phone or video call with the employer to discuss the suitability of their project. Examples of topics to discuss with the educator:
Does the project meet the needs of the experience's learning objectives and fit within the learners' abilities? If not, you can propose changes, or you can mutually agree on a revised project scope.
What resources will learners need to get started? Confirm if you need learners to sign any paperwork? Is an NDA needed?
What is the timeline for the project and is it suitable for the number of hours required?
What is the expected level of communication? How often will learners be contacting the employer, and how quickly are they expected to reply to learner enquiries?
If both parties decide to work together, the request recipient can accept the request. Click the inbox icon at the top-right corner of your screen to view any pending requests.