For Schools, Colleges, Agencies and Nonprofits
Turn Technology Career Exploration into Work-Based Experience.
Zeroth Round gives your learners a structured way to explore technology roles, collaborate inside a realistic project, and connect classroom learning to workplace expectations.
The Problems We Hear
Common organizational needs this program addresses.
- Learners do not understand the range of technology careers available to them.
- Classroom knowledge is difficult to connect to real workplace practice.
- Employers request experience that beginners have not had a chance to build.
- Staff need a structured, facilitated experience — not an improvised one.
- Programs need meaningful artifacts, reflection, and observable outcomes.
- Work-Based Learning requirements must be satisfied with documented, verifiable hours.
Indiana Work-Based Learning
Designed to satisfy Indiana’s Work-Based Learning requirements.
Indiana’s Graduation Pathways GPS Diploma requires students to complete documented Work-Based Learning hours. Zeroth Round’s programs are structured to align with those requirements.
Zero to 180
Job Shadowing WBL experience
3 documented hours
Zero to 360
Micro-Internship WBL experience
15 documented hours
across five sessions
Documentation
Zeroth Round uses compatible documentation practices including participation records, daily narratives, student reflection exercises, and facilitator exit reviews — reducing administrative burden on school staff.
Funding
Many schools access technology Work-Based Learning programming through existing CTE budget allocations, Career Coaching Grants, and Perkins V federal funding. Contact us to discuss options for your organization.
Zeroth Round does not claim accreditation, guaranteed Perkins V or WIOA eligibility, state approval, guaranteed funding, academic credit, or employer placement. Eligibility and funding must be confirmed through your official channels.
Who We Work With
Configured for your audience.
High Schools and CTE Programs
Career exploration requirements, Graduation Pathways alignment, and integration into existing CTE technology pathways. Delivered around your bell schedule, semester, or dedicated WBL block.
Colleges and Universities
Career center partnerships, capstone integration, alignment with computer science and business departments, and programming for student organizations and living-learning communities.
Workforce-Development Agencies
Adult learner programming, career transition support, and participant documentation that fits the outcome reporting your funders and boards expect.
Nonprofits and Community Organizations
Accessible programming for the communities you serve, measurable community impact, and scholarship access through the Zeroth Round Access Fund.
What Your Organization Gets
A facilitated program, not a set of materials.
- Facilitated delivery — Zeroth Round leads every session
- Defined learning objectives aligned to Work-Based Learning frameworks
- Realistic technology-workplace simulation
- Role-based participant engagement
- Adaptable cohort design
- Participant deliverables for portfolio and documentation
- Reflection and career-direction activities
- Optional stakeholder presentation
- Compatible Work-Based Learning documentation system
Compare Organization Programs
Zero to 180 and Zero to 360, side by side.
| Dimension | Zero to 180 | Zero to 360 |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Job shadow experience | Micro-internship experience |
| Length | Two days | Five sessions |
| Documented hours | 3 documented hours | 15 documented hours |
| Participant mode | Observe and question | Contribute in an assigned role |
| Deliverables | Career-direction roadmap | Role deliverables plus reflection artifacts |
| Best for | First exposure and career exploration | Depth, portfolio evidence, and workplace readiness |
Implementation Path
From first conversation to outcome review.
- 01
Discovery conversation
We learn your audience, calendar, constraints, and what success looks like for your program.
- 02
Audience and outcome alignment
We map participant level and your required outcomes to the right program and learning objectives.
- 03
Program configuration
Cohort size, roles, delivery format, scheduling, accessibility needs, and documentation are set.
- 04
Facilitated delivery
Zeroth Round facilitates every session. Your staff observe or co-facilitate — your choice.
- 05
Feedback and outcome review
Participation records, deliverables, and reflections are reviewed together with your team.
Request a Program Proposal
Tell us about your learners.
No account needed. We will follow up to schedule a discovery conversation and prepare a proposal shaped around your audience, calendar, and outcomes.