/ Institutional Partnerships · Q2 2026

Become a Forkaia
institutional partner.

A formal three-tier partnership program for universities, university-systems, and employer consortia who want more than platform access. Multi-year commitments, integrated career-services stack, co-branded deployment, and a seat at the table on category direction.

12
Founding Partner Seats
~50
Strategic Partner Slots
200+
Preferred Network
3
Tier Structure
/ 01 / Partnership Tiers

Three tiers.

From annual preferred-network status (low commitment, broad access) to founding-partner equity-aligned multi-year commitments. Each tier opens a different surface of the Forkaia stack.

Preferred

/ Annual · 200+ universities
1-year term · Annual renewal · Network access tier
  • Standard portal.html access for career-services staff
  • Branded student-facing landing page
  • Student onboarding to Forkaia membership
  • Quarterly co-branded research webinars
  • Annual State of Student Career Experience report
  • Listing on the Forkaia Preferred Network page
  • Standard SLA + support
Apply

Strategic

/ 3-year term · ~50 university slots
3-year commitment · Integrated career-services stack · Co-branded materials
  • Everything in Preferred
  • Integrated Career Services Stack — embedded Forkaia Score, Credential issuance, PCE modules
  • Dedicated CSM + implementation team
  • Custom student-cohort onboarding (programmatic)
  • Co-branded credential issuance under university brand
  • Forkaia Score embedding in transcript / career portal
  • Quarterly strategy review with Forkaia leadership
  • Right of first refusal on new product modules
  • 2× annual on-site campus workshops
  • Joint LinkedIn / press releases
  • Annual outcomes audit + outcomes-data licensing
Apply

Founding

/ 5-year · 12 university seats (limited)
5-year founding-partner commit · Equity-aligned · Category co-builder
  • Everything in Strategic
  • Founding Partner status (limited to 12 universities)
  • Equity-aligned partnership terms (advisory-share component)
  • White-label deployment rights within institution
  • Co-development input on roadmap + research direction
  • Founding Partner Council seat (semi-annual convening)
  • Joint authorship rights on Annual State of Student Career research
  • Press + media co-branding on all Forkaia institutional materials
  • Founding-partner perpetual recognition in Forkaia history
  • Concierge implementation team (dedicated to your institution)
  • System-wide rollout consulting (if multi-campus university system)
Apply
/ 02 / What Strategic + Founding Partners Get

The integrated career-services stack.

Beyond platform access, Strategic and Founding partners get the complete Forkaia stack deployed inside their existing career-services infrastructure.

/ Stack Layer 01

Forkaia Score Integration

Score generation embedded in the university's career portal. Students see their Forkaia Score as part of their transcript-adjacent identity. Annual recalibration.

/ Stack Layer 02

Co-Branded Credentials

Credentials issued under joint Forkaia × University brand. Cryptographic verification via public verifier. Lifetime portability for graduates.

/ Stack Layer 03

PCE Curriculum Modules

Pre-built Parallel Career Education modules deployed inside existing career-services curriculum. 15+ modules including AGI-Resilience, AI-Augmented Career Design, Real-Work Placements.

/ Stack Layer 04

Employer Network Access

Direct pipeline to Forkaia's 700+ employer network. Branded employer-engagement materials. Recruiter-side credential verification.

/ Stack Layer 05

Outcomes Data + Research

Annual institutional outcomes audit. Outcomes-data licensing for grant reporting + accreditation. Co-publishing rights on outcome research.

/ Stack Layer 06

Strategic Briefings

Quarterly strategic review with Forkaia leadership. Roadmap input. First look at new research, products, employer-pipeline expansions.

/ 03 / Who Partners Are

Who's already in.

The Forkaia partnership network spans California public universities, top-50 private institutions, state workforce systems, and employer consortia. Strategic and Founding rosters disclosed in the State of Student Career Annual Report; full network list available on the Partner Portal after partnership inquiry.

Partnership Categories

  • CSU System partners — Cal State Fullerton (founding inquiry), Cal State Long Beach, San Jose State, Cal State LA, Sacramento State pipeline
  • UC System partners — Strategic-tier inquiries underway across UC campuses
  • Independent universities — selected R1 and SLAC partners with parallel-career-education programs
  • State workforce systems — California Workforce Development Board pipeline + regional boards
  • Employer consortia — Talent function partnerships across tech, fintech, healthcare verticals
  • Foundation partners — Strada Education Network, Lumina Foundation, Gates Foundation grant alignment
  • Federal alignment — Department of Labor + Department of Education program-alignment inquiries
/ 04 / Application Process

How to become a partner.

  1. 01. Inquiry Submit the partnership-inquiry form below. We respond within 48 hours with tier recommendation and discovery-call scheduling.
  2. 02. Discovery + Tier Calibration 30-minute discovery call with Head of University Partnerships. We assess institutional fit, deployment readiness, and tier alignment.
  3. 03. Proposal + Term Sheet We deliver a tailored proposal + term sheet within 7 business days. Includes deployment timeline, deliverable schedule, and pricing.
  4. 04. MOU + Implementation Kickoff Mutual MOU signed. Implementation team assigned. First-90-day deployment kickoff with weekly checkpoints.
  5. 05. Ongoing Partnership Operations Quarterly strategy reviews. Annual outcomes audit. Continuous deployment optimization. Press + research co-publishing on agreed cadence.

Apply for partnership.

Tell us about your institution. We'll respond within 48 hours with a tier recommendation and discovery-call invite.