WorldOpp incubator

An Opplet incubator (hereinafter, the Incubator) is a virtual and/or physical environment for the care, protection, and growth of those aspiring entrepreneurs (hereinafter, the Learners) who would like to become WorldOpp fellows.

The Incubator is a part of Friends Of CNM. WorldOpp Fellow Team sponsors the Incubator's activities and the CNM Council for Career Services oversees both the Incubator and WorldOpp Fellow Team.

The Learners

Target audiences

No particular audience is identified -- everyone who is interested in participating is welcome.

Composition

The Incubator consists of from one to seven paid Learners. Some number of unpaid Learners may also join the Incubator when it has at least eight Learners:

Position	Quantity	Qualification	Practical activity
Fellow Candidate	4	Graduates from WorldOpp Placement Seminar	Development of the CNM Wiki content related to the curricula.
Lead Candidate	2	Only WorldOpp Fellow Candidates can be promoted to this level when there are at least three of them	Editing of the CNM Wiki content related to the curricula.
Executive Candidate	1	Only WorldOpp Lead Candidates can be promoted to this level when there are at least three of them.	Managing the Incubator.
Candidate‑in‑waiting	At the discretion of the WorldOpp Executive Candidate

Education

Any Learner is supposed to learn using the various educational methods.

Conceptual instruction

Conceptual instruction	Lecturing	Lectures and stories for Careerprise Orientation, WorldOpp Placement Seminar, and Septem Artes Administrativi shall be developed during WorldOpp development
	Storytelling
	Self-directed learning	The Learners are welcome to explore the related concepts on their own using any data sources available to them.

Practical instruction

Practical instruction	Hands-on training	If the Incubator has a Lead Candidate or Executive Candidate, he or she shall be able to provide the Learners with practical instruction.
	Formative assessment
	Demonstrating
	Directed research	Not withholding possible directions from an Lead Candidate or Executive Candidate, the learning outlines can also serve as passive directions.

Active learning

Active learning	Project‑based learning	Although each particular Learner shall be the main driving force behind active learning, a Lead Candidate or Executive Candidate, if hired, shall be able to initiate some Projects and other active learning opportunities.
	Exploratory research
	Observation
	Discussion	Not withholding the Learner's and/or Lead Candidate's or Executive Candidate's endeavors, Friends Of CNM Event Administrator shall be able to support the initiatives.

Projects

Since project-based learning is a substantial part of Education generally and Active learning particularly, the Learner shall work on several projects while being in the Incubator.

Compensations

Stipends and internships

WorldOpp stipends and WorldOpp internships are available for the Learners. The monthly budget for the Incubator varies from $0 to $720:

Number of positions	Monthly amount	Title	Level's totals
4	$60	Candidate	$240
2	$120	Lead Candidate	$240
1	$240	Executive Candidate	$240
7	Monthly total for the Incubator:		$720

The monetary amount for a specific position is subject for applicable laws. The amount is defined once a week based on the previous week's performance. For paid Learners, the weekly pay of a WorldOpp stipend and WorldOpp internship cannot be less than $15 or more than $60.

Salaries

The Learners shall receive salaries for their work contingent to clients' payments. Practically, this means that if one or more third-party clients pay for results of particular work of the Learner, he or she shall get a significant portion of that payment. For instance, if the Learner organizes a paid webinar, which has received 7 payments $10 each and has no other expenses, this Leaner will get $63 (7 * $10 * 90%) in addition to his or her WorldOpp stipend and WorldOpp internship.

Reimbursements

For participants of the WorldOpp for the Vulnerable programme, Friends Of CNM may donate computer devices such as smart phones or laptops and/or reimburse all or some portion of their Internet costs.