Work? Ready.

We believe that every learner—whether fresh out of high school, a working adult, or someone reskilling for a new career—deserves the opportunity to unlock their full potential.

Through project-based learning and direct industry connections, we equip learners with the skills and experience employers need. By aligning real-world experience with in-demand skills, Riipen creates game-changing opportunities for learners to thrive in the workforce. We’re reshaping how careers are built, one project at a time, ensuring no one is left behind.

This is the future of work—and we’re just getting started.

Our guiding themes

From campus to careers

Connecting students with real-world projects that develop practical skills and confidence, ensuring a smooth transition from the classroom to meaningful employment.

Ensuring opportunity for all

Creating accessible work experiences through partnerships that empower individuals from varied training paths to gain the skills needed for career growth.

The power of "we"

Bringing together educators, employers, foundations, and governments to collaborate and accelerate pathways to meaningful employment for everyone.

Transforming campus employment: Inside Arizona State University’s Student Project Portal

Arizona State University, in partnership with Riipen, launched the Student Project Portal to transform on-campus employment into meaningful, paid work-based learning experiences. By connecting students with real-world projects posted by ASU departments, the platform offers hands-on opportunities aligned with students’ academic paths.

In its first year, 94% of participants reported increased career readiness, while 89% expanded their professional networks—proving that with the right tools, campus jobs can become powerful stepping stones to future careers.
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Level UP: Strengthening Canada’s workforce with paid, project-based internships

Level UP is a groundbreaking program connecting underrepresented postsecondary students across Canada with paid, short-term, project-based internships at small and medium-sized businesses. Delivered through Riipen and supported by the Government of Canada, Level UP equips students with hands-on experience while helping employers access diverse, skilled talent.
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With 76% of learners in a representative sample receiving job offers post-program and 94% of employers saying they now use work-integrated learning in hiring, Level UP is strengthening the workforce from both sides—creating real opportunity, accelerating career readiness, and helping Canadian businesses grow.

EPIC: Aligning employer needs with student learning to build a stronger workforce

EPIC (Employer-Provided Innovation Challenges) is a national workforce development initiative led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation that connects students with real-world, employer-led projects to build career readiness and durable skills.

Delivered through a network of regional clearinghouses and powered by Riipen, EPIC enables learners from high schools to universities to engage in challenges that reflect real business needs—developing skills like communication, problem-solving, and teamwork, and earning digital credentials along the way. With growing employer engagement and proven impact on student confidence and employability, EPIC is setting a new standard for scalable, skills-focused work-based learning.

Impact by the numbers

Learning experiences completed to date

Level UP participants who received job offers

Unique skills tagged through the Riipen platform in 2024

ASU Student Project Portal participants with increased career readiness

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Our approach to impact and research

Who we are and where we are.

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Impact methodology

By integrating real-world projects and hands-on experiences directly into the curriculum, we empower learners to enter the workforce with the confidence and skills needed for today’s dynamic job market.

Our approach bridges the gap between theory and practice, ensuring that every student is not only prepared for future roles but equipped to excel from day one.

Riipen Employability Model

Much of our impact framework is built upon on the CareerEDGE model (Dacre Pool & Sewell, 2007) of employability, which was designed specifically for diagnostic and developmental work in a higher- education context. This model and its subsequent iterations (Dacre Pool, Qualter, & Sewell, 2014) highlight factors of employability, with a specific focus on reflection and evaluation.Riipen’s Impact & Research team has extended this framework in the creation of the Riipen Employability Model, incorporating validation of employability from employers, as well as labor market factors.

Our approach to AI

Riipen is boldly pioneering the future of AI-driven work- based learning—where visionary technology meets human potential. We are passionately committed to ethically leveraging AI, amplifying authentic connections, fueling transformative collaboration, and unlocking unprecedented possibilities for learners, educators, and employers alike.

Impact methodology

Riipen Employability Model

Much of our impact framework is built upon on the CareerEDGE model (Dacre Pool & Sewell, 2007) of employability, which was designed specifically for diagnostic and developmental work in a higher- education context. This model and its subsequent iterations (Dacre Pool, Qualter, & Sewell, 2014) highlight factors of employability, with a specific focus on reflection and evaluation.
Riipen’s Impact & Research team has extended this framework in the creation of the Riipen Employability Model, incorporating validation of employability from employers, as well as labor market factors.