How students explore local opportunities
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Students use Xello to find and request work-based learning opportunities they're interested in. Learn how they explore available opportunities, and how they request to participate in one.

Learn how students:

Explore opportunities

From the Explore page, students click on Opportunities to check out what's available and request the ones they're interested in.

How students explore local opportunities:

  1. From the Explore dropdown located at the top of any page, or on the Explore page, they click Opportunities.
    Cursor clicking on Let's Go in Opportunities
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    • Students may also arrive at the Opportunities page from a Company profile by clicking the opportunity under Get experience.
      Cursor clicking on Let's Go in Opportunities
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  2. They search the list of opportunities by company or opportunity name, or scroll through the list.
    • If they've completed Matchmaker or have saved a career cluster, they'll see some opportunities tagged as a Match.
  3. Students can also narrow and sort the list by clicking Filters. Filter types available are:
    • Opportunity type
    • Compensation
    • Duration (min and max hours)
    • Career cluster
    • Location
      • Available filters for students in Opportunities
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      Available filters for students in Opportunities
  4. They click an Opportunity to see the description, view the Company profile, and Similar opportunities.
    Available filters for students in Opportunities
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    Available filters for students in Opportunities
  5. If they're interested in the Opportunity, they click Request.
TipTip: To help introduce Xello's WBL to your students, download and distribute this one-page handout for students new tab

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Access an active opportunity

If students have an active opportunity they're in the process of completing, they can access its profile by the banner at the top of the Explore opportunities page.

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Additional resources

  • pdfPDF
    PDFIntroduction to WBL in Xello
  • short videoShort 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.

  • pdfPDF
    PDFOpportunity Coordinator Guide
  • pdfPDF
    PDFEducator's Guide to Opportunities
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