Level UP International Indigenous Speakers Bureau
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Communications Community engagement Environmental sustainabilitySkills
presentations marketing materials innovation project scopingInternational Indigenous Speakers Bureau uses the Level UP program (powered by Riipen) to allow work-integrated learning (WIL) experiences for Canadian post-secondary students for 60-hour paid projects. Students are paid a $1400 CAD stipend on completion of the project by Riipen. Employers are not required to provide payment.
Once approved, students must apply to your project directly - individually, or in teams. Students may be from any eligible Canadian post-secondary institution, and in any academic program.
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Learners
Deliverables vary per the project and IISB's unique needs.
Project Examples
Requirements
Use our recommended project template here.
The Level UP team seeks multidisciplinary projects for students to complete in 60 hours over 2-8 weeks. Students cannot work more than 30 hours per week. Project outlines must be clear and descriptive, outlining the main goal, scope, expectations, deliverables, required skills and resources, company overview, and mentorship strategy.
See more project creation considerations here: Creating a Successful Level UP Project for Employers.
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
What is the postal code of your organization?
What is the size of your organization?
Please provide your business number (BN). (hint; this is a 9-digit account number that identifies your business to federal, provincial, and municipal governments.
If you do not have a 9-digit business number, what is the reason?
Is the leadership of your organization (founding employees/executives/etc.) a member of at least one of the following demographic groups?
To participate, you may not be an organisation that engages in partisan political activities; or a federal, provincial, territorial or municipal government or government agency; or a publicly funded post-secondary institution.
To participate, you must not be a member of the House of Commons or the Senate of Canada.