Interns to Industry · Workforce development

One pipeline for work-based learning in Northern Santa Barbara County.

EconAlliance runs it. The Workforce Development Board funds the wages. Students, schools, employers, and workforce partners each see their own slice of the same pipeline, and the reporting falls out instead of being assembled by hand.

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I'm a:student employer school partner

Internships for 18 to 24 year olds, paid through the WDB. No cost to employers.

Six ways into one pipeline

Same records, a view for each person who uses them.

Student: profile, readiness, matches, hours
Employer: postings, candidates, hours approval, evaluation
School partner: referrals, status, school outcomes
EconAlliance staff: the whole pipeline, by grant
Program manager: contracts, agreements, enrollments
Funder or agency: de-identified impact in 30 seconds

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Three doors into the same pipeline

Students

Build a profile, get ready, get matched, and log your hours.

Readiness checklist you and your counselor both see
Matches scored to your interests and location
Hours log your supervisor approves with one click

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Employers

Post an internship, review candidates, approve hours, all in one place.

Wages paid by the WDB, no cost to your worksite
Candidates pre-screened for readiness and eligibility
Hours and evaluations without the email chain

Open the employer view

Schools

Refer students, see where each one is, and show school-level outcomes.

One-click referral into the pipeline
Status by student, alerts when something stalls
Placements, hours, and offers by school

Open the school view

How it works

1
Refer
School or partner refers a student
2
Ready
Documents, enrollment, safety, interview prep
3
Match
Scored against open internships
4
Place
Employer offers, WDB funds the wages
5
Log hours
Student logs, supervisor approves
6
Outcomes
Completion, offers, reporting

Program year 2026-27 so far

Sample people and employers

Placements this year

Active and completed

Employer partners

Worksites across five sectors

WBL hours approved

7,660

Since July 1

Schools participating

High schools, Hancock, UCSB CNSI

Program partners

EconAllianceSanta Barbara County Workforce Development BoardAllan Hancock CollegeNorthern Santa Barbara County school districts

Try every role

Step into anyone's shoes. Each role sees its own slice of the same live pipeline; switch any time from “View as” in the top bar.

Student
Profile, readiness checklist, matches, applications, hours log
Employer
Worksite profile, postings, candidates, interns, hours approval
School Partner
Referrals, student status, school outcomes, action needed
EconAlliance Staff
Pipeline, opportunities, placements, documents, at-risk, reporting
Program Manager
Contracts, agreements, and enrollments for one funding program
Funder / Agency Viewer
De-identified impact metrics and outcomes

About this demo

Built by Lighthouse Nonprofit Technologies for EconAlliance to show a direction, not a finished system. Everything inside the demo is fictional sample data; only the Join form collects real information.

What it is

A clickable, hosted prototype: every persona, every live action works.
TypeScript and Next.js on Vercel, deployed on every change, no setup to view.
Same records, six lenses, and the reporting falls out of the pipeline.

What it deliberately is not

Sign-ups at Join are real and go to EconAlliance. Every person and employer inside the preview is fictional.
No logins for the preview. Your changes are saved for 48 hours and sync to any screen you share them with.
No WDB, CalJOBS, school, or payroll integrations. Not yet accessibility-audited.

What a real version needs

Identity and role-based access for students, employers, schools, and staff.
A hosted database under a data agreement between the WDB, EconAlliance, and schools.
Audit trail on hours and evaluations, WIOA-aligned exports, Spanish, accessibility audit.
Onboarding for other WDB youth providers on the same pipeline.