Partners
Our strategic partners support us in our mission to transform experiential, work-based curriculums for modern learners.
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Advance Ontario
A fully remote internship program in collaboration with the Ministry of Colleges & Universities, beginning in September 2023. This program will help underserved Ontario students build skills and earn paid work experience while completing employer-led projects on the Riipen platform alongside a supportive community of their peers.
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Riipen to deliver Employer-Provided Innovation Challenges (EPIC). This project will support students from several program partners to access work-based learning experiences.
This project will support students develop soft skills and participate in high-quality problem-based learning in preparation for entering the workforce
This project will support students develop soft skills and participate in high-quality problem-based learning in preparation for entering the workforce
RBC Future Launch
RBC-Riipen’s partnership has enabled over 27,000 students to experience customized work-integrated learning, with tremendously valuable outcomes for learners and instructors alike.
The emphasis of our partnership is on increasing access, diversity and inclusion by offering 30 institutions from across Canada access to WIL projects.
The emphasis of our partnership is on increasing access, diversity and inclusion by offering 30 institutions from across Canada access to WIL projects.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has partnered with Riipen to deliver Employer-Provided Innovation Challenges (EPIC). This project will support students from several program partners to access work-based learning experiences.
This project will support students develop soft skills and participate in high-quality problem-based learning in preparation for entering the workforce
This project will support students develop soft skills and participate in high-quality problem-based learning in preparation for entering the workforce
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC)
The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) is the major national organization that focuses on services to leaders of independent colleges and universities and state-based councils. CIC and Riipen have joined forces in a multi-year project to benefit 25 member institutions.
This collaboration aims to integrate work-based learning opportunities into up to 375 courses led by 125 faculty members and impacting up to 11,250 students.
This collaboration aims to integrate work-based learning opportunities into up to 375 courses led by 125 faculty members and impacting up to 11,250 students.
ACCES Employment
ACCES Employment’s Experiential Learning program brings together companies and internationally trained talent through a unique workplace project experience.
The initiative gives companies the opportunity to preview potential talent by engaging with skilled internationally trained professionals on a practical workplace project, gain insights, new solutions and different perspectives on workplace projects, and help internationally trained professionals to acquire valuable and practical knowledge of Canadian workplaces.
The initiative gives companies the opportunity to preview potential talent by engaging with skilled internationally trained professionals on a practical workplace project, gain insights, new solutions and different perspectives on workplace projects, and help internationally trained professionals to acquire valuable and practical knowledge of Canadian workplaces.
Visit Acces Employment website
Calgary Economic Development (EDGE UP)
EDGE UP (Energy to Digital Growth Education and Upskilling Project) is a multi-stakeholder program launched in Calgary in 2019 to test new approaches to skills development for workers to re-engage with technology jobs being created in all sectors of Calgary’s economy.
The goal of this project is to support displaced Oil and Gas workers' transition to jobs in Calgary’s high-demand, high-growth digital technology. In partnerships with ICTC, the University of Calgary Continuing Education, SAIT, Bow Valley College, and Mount Royal University.
The goal of this project is to support displaced Oil and Gas workers' transition to jobs in Calgary’s high-demand, high-growth digital technology. In partnerships with ICTC, the University of Calgary Continuing Education, SAIT, Bow Valley College, and Mount Royal University.
Visit Edge Up website
Career Accelerator Lab-Accelerate Her Future
Supporting BIPOC Women to upskill into high-growth sectors and access work-based learning projects to develop their experience and employer network.
AHF’s Virtual Career Accelerator is a fully-funded 16-week program for self-identifying Black, Indigenous and women of colour based in Ontario. Designed by career development experts and backed by an integrated learning model, AHF’s Virtual Career Accelerator is where participants will develop vital skills to accelerate their future.
AHF’s Virtual Career Accelerator is a fully-funded 16-week program for self-identifying Black, Indigenous and women of colour based in Ontario. Designed by career development experts and backed by an integrated learning model, AHF’s Virtual Career Accelerator is where participants will develop vital skills to accelerate their future.
Visit Accelerate Her Future website
CAEL (The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning)
Funded by the Truist Foundation, this project aims to support upskilling adult learners and develop practical experiences. The CAEL and Truist Foundation partnership encompasses a six-year multicity initiative that prioritizes Black, Indigenous, and persons of color (BIPOC) as well as underserved communities by building career paths in professions and industries historically unavailable to them, such as financial services.
Visit CEAL website
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