WBL Opportunities & Interest Matching — Article Overview

A list of the Pathful Opportunities (WBL Opportunities) knowledge-base articles: how students discover and pursue Work-Based Learning opportunities, and how coordinators match, place, and hire them.

Last updated About 20 hours ago

For students

  1. How do I search for Work-Based Learning opportunities and express interest?

  2. How do favorite job titles help match me with opportunities?

  3. How do I set my work availability?

  4. How do I apply for an opportunity, and what do the different statuses mean?

For WBL coordinators, teachers, and admins

  1. How do I match and compare candidates for a WBL opportunity?

  2. How do I place a student in an opportunity and record a hire?

  3. How do I link a local employer to the Pathful Opportunities job board?

  4. How do I configure general Work-Based Learning settings?

The big picture

At a high level, the student and coordinator journeys look like this:

Student: set preferences (favorite job titles + work availability) → browse or get recommended opportunities → express interest → wait for coordinator approval → apply → report the hire outcome.

Coordinator: use Match Candidates (by opportunity or by student) to find and compare good-fit candidates → approve a placement or place & hire directly → confirm the hire and start the WBL Experience.

Most coordinator actions — approving placements, matching, comparing candidates, placing, and hiring — are limited to users in the Work-Based Learning Coordinator group.