Experiences & Programmes
What's the difference between a Virtual Work Experience (VWEX) and a Simulation?
A VWEX is built as a multi-stage journey — students move through several linked activities that build up a rounded picture of a role or employer, typi...
What are Micro-Internships?
A scalable way to meet work-based learning commitments traditional internships are often either oversubscribed or inaccessible, resulting in students...
What is a Spotlight, and how does it fit into my package?
A sponsored placement that boosts visibility of your programme beyond your own promotion, typically included as standard in a base package.
What are Employability Skills?
In detail: These sit alongside VWEX, Simulations and Micro-Internships as their own content pillar, and can also be built into an Employer Pathway as...
What are Digital Skills?
A dedicated set of skills programmes focused on digital and technical literacy — built the same way as Employability Skills, but positioned as their o...
What are Career Pathways?
In detail: An Employer Pathway or Career Pathway is a structured learning journey for our users to get an understanding of your organisation and pote...
What counts as an "experience" on Springpod?
Any piece of content, Virtual Work Experience (VWEX), Simulations, Micro-Internships, or Spotlights.
How do I view the experiences linked to my organisation?
In your Portal, you are able to view your programmes experiencing them as if you were a student, and able to view your Partner Profile page to see how...
How do I add or edit start/end dates for a programme?
At this time, you will be able to view your programme(s) end date under Experience pod, we do enable add edit functionality and this can be done throu...
What is my Partner Profile page, and where do students see it?
Your centralised page on the student platform — your experiences, live opportunities, "About us," video, and a one-click way for students to join your...
What is a "Network," and how do students join mine?
The group of students opted in to hear from you specifically — joinable in one click from your Partner Profile, the Networks page, or a VWEX/Spotlight...
What is an Employer Pathway, and how is it different from a single experience?
A structured, partner-curated journey stacking multiple experiences and Interview Coach sessions into a guided, multi-stage progression, rather than o...
Can I get co-branded marketing assets through Brand Pod?
Yes, posters, LinkedIn graphics, internal decks, and a periodic co-branded case study. These are shared with you directly via Basecamp by your Springp...