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Students: How to Request, Manage and Complete WBL Opportunities
Students: How to Request, Manage and Complete WBL Opportunities

This article walks a student through the process of finding and requesting a work-based learning opportunity.

Updated over a month ago

What is a Recommended Work-Based Learning opportunity?

A recommended work-based learning opportunity is an opportunity that is tied to a career or industry that aligns to a student's assessment results.

How to Explore and Request Work-Based Learning Opportunities

Students can explore WBL Opportunities based on their recommended opportunities, all opportunities, or saved opportunities.

  1. Log in to Navigator

  2. On the left-hand menu select Work-Based Learning

  3. In the dropdown, select Explore Opportunities

  4. There are three ways to explore available opportunities for the student

    1. Recommended Opportunities are shown on the first loaded page

    2. Select the tab All Opportunities to view all available opportunities

    3. Select the tab Saved Opportunities to view opportunities saved by the student

  5. Click on the name of an opportunity of interest

    1. Review Opportunity Description and Application Instructions

    2. Select the Star Icon to save the opportunity to make finding it later simple

  6. Select Back to all Opportunities to return to the previous page

  7. Once an opportunity has been chosen, select Request to Participate


How to Manage Work-Based Learning Opportunities

Students can view the work-based learning opportunities that they have requested to view the status. There are six statuses that requested opportunities can fall under: Requested, Approved, In Progress, Submitted, Completed and Denied.

  1. Log in to Navigator

  2. On the left-hand menu select Work-Based Learning

  3. In the dropdown, select Manage Opportunities

  4. Review the Status column

    1. Requested - Waiting on WBL Advisor to approve the opportunity participation

    2. Approved - Waiting on WBL Advisor to schedule the opportunity participation

    3. In Progress - Waiting on Student to complete required activities

    4. Submitted - Student completed the required activities and submitted to admin

    5. Completed - Opportunity has been marked as complete by WBL Advisor

    6. Denied - WBL Advisor has denied participation in the opportunity

  5. Select the name of the opportunity to view details


How to Add and View Time Entries on a Work-Based Learning Opportunity

Some WBL opportunity types require a certain amount of time to be tracked for the opportunity to be considered complete.

How to Add a Time Entry

  1. Login to Navigator

  2. On the left-hand menu select Work-Based Learning

  3. In the dropdown, select Manage Opportunities

  4. Select the name of an opportunity that is In Progress

  5. Select Add Time

  6. Complete Required Fields

    1. Activity Title

    2. Activity Date

    3. Activity Duration (HH & MM)

    4. Upload File (Optional)

    5. Related Requirement (Optional)

  7. Select Confirm

How to View Time Entries

  1. Login to Navigator

  2. On the left-hand menu select Work-Based Learning

  3. In the dropdown, select Manage Opportunities

  4. Select the name of an opportunity that is In Progress

  5. Select Time Entries

  6. Edit Existing Time Entries or Add More Time


How to Complete a Work-Based Learning Opportunity

After a work-based learning opportunity is approved and scheduled by the WBL Advisor, a student can complete the required activities and the post-opportunity evaluation.

  1. Login to Navigator

  2. On the left-hand menu select Work-Based Learning

  3. In the dropdown, select Manage Opportunities

  4. Select the name of an opportunity that is In Progress

  5. Complete the required activities by checking the box in the activity box

    1. Select the Completion Date

    2. Add a supporting document by using Upload File

    3. Select Confirm

  6. Complete the Post-Opportunity Evaluation

  7. Select Submit Opportunity to complete the opportunity


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