Workplace Exploration Information for Educators

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Program Details

How to Apply

Internship Process Details

LaunchPad FAQs and video

Program Details

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How Your Students Apply

To be considered for workplace exploration opportunities, students must:

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For more detailed information, download the following PDFs:

Workplace Exploration Details for Educators

Are you an educator interested in workplace exploration opportunities for your students? This is how to get started:

Step 1: Register in LaunchPad
Go to www.uplinkthefuture.org/LaunchPad
Click on Educator Login/Registration (Note: If you have already registered as a teacher in TeacherTech skip the next step and login with the same information you registered in TeacherTech)
Enter e-mail and set-up password, click Register
Fill out info and click Submit
You will receive an e-mail notifying you that your application has been received.

Step 2: Download Advisor Form
Download Advisor Form and send it in. Once we receive your signed Advisor Form you will receive an e-mail telling you that you have been activated in UpLink and can apply for opportunities.

Step 3: Search for Opportunities and Apply for Internships
Go to www.uplinkthefuture.org/LaunchPad
Login
Click on Find Opportunities
Click on item that you are interested in and it will give details on that opportunity.
If wanting to save the info for later, click on Add to My List.
If wanting to apply now, click Apply Now.
Complete form, Review and Submit
You will receive an e-mail saying that your application was successfully completed.
If an employer is interested in your application they will contact you. Please do not contact the employer. You will receive an e-mail when this position has been filled.

Check the web site frequently to apply for new opportunities as they are posted.

Download the above information as a PDF.

LaunchPad FAQs

Read LaunchPad internship FAQs. Watch an instructional video about LaunchPad and the internship process.

Questions? To learn more about participating in LaunchPad opportunities, please contact Kate Pankey at 816.842.7082. Also e-mail us at uplinkinfo@youthfriends.org.