Add Companies, Contacts and Opportunities

Add companies, contacts and opportunities

WBL Admin

Xello 6-12 Time

3 minutes

Xello's Work-based learning (WBL) module was designed to be managed at the district level. All company and opportunity information entered into Xello will be available for all students in grades 6-12 across your district.

Add a company

To add a company:

Log into the WBL Admin workspace.
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The first page after signing in is the dashboard. Click Manage next to Companies to begin managing companies.
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Click Add Company.
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Fill out the company's information.

Careers pulls from the list of careers students see and explore in Xello. You can input multiple careers per company.

Once you're done, click Preview to see what the company profile will look like for students.
If you're happy with how it looks, click Save.

Note: At any point, you can select a company's name from the database to update their profile. You can also change whether a company is visible to students. Under Company Status, change the toggle from YES to NO. When the status is set to NO, the company will not be visible to students, but the profile will be saved for you if you wish to make it visible again at a later date.

Add a contact

To add a contact:

From your WBL Admin dashboard, click Manage next to Contacts.
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Click Add Contact.
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Fill out the contact’s information.
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You can add who completed the background check on the contact.
Background check is for tracking purposes only. It will not send an email to the contact.

Once you’ve inputted all information, click Save.

Add an opportunity

Whether it’s an internship, job shadow, apprenticeship or more, you can add work-based learning opportunities directly in Xello for students to discover and request.

Tips when creating an opportunity:

Fill out as many fields as possible - give students all the information you have available.
If you want to ensure the time students complete is verified by supervisors, mark E-verification of hours as required.
Add an Opportunity tag with a keyword to identify and track the opportunity in reports later.

To add an opportunity:

From your WBL Admin dashboard, click Manage opportunities.
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Click Add Opportunity.
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Fill out the required information.
Tip: Add a tag to the opportunity so you can easily identify, sort, and filter the data by tags in an opportunity report.
Make sure to add relevant career clusters to the opportunity. This will ensure students are matched to opportunities based on their interests. Students will also be able to filter opportunities by career clusters to find those that are most relevant to them.
Once you’re done, click Preview to see how the opportunity will look for students.
Once you're happy with how it looks, click Save.

Additional resources

PDF

PDFIntroduction to WBL in Xello
Short Video

Short VideoHelp students thrive with Work-based learning
Use this short overview video to get an introduction to Xello's work-based learning module. Learn how this integrated platform opens up a world of discovery for students and educators to better prepare them for an ever-changing world.
Recorded webinar

Recorded WebinarThe Basics: WBL in Xello for Admin
Recorded webinar

Recorded WebinarBeyond Basics: WBL Learning in Xello for Admin
Xello Resource

Xello ResourceGet Started for WBL Administrators