Bootcamp

Once you've accepted a project invitation, most projects begin with a bootcamp: a paid training period where you learn the project's guidelines and show you can do the work to the required standard.

What bootcamp is

Bootcamp sits between joining a project and working on it for real. During bootcamp you typically:

• Learn the project's task guidelines and quality requirements
• Complete training tasks that are reviewed by the project team
• Get familiar with the project's tools (see Working in production)

While you're in bootcamp, your project shows a Bootcamp badge on the Projects page.

When bootcamp starts

The project team shares the bootcamp schedule by email or in the project's Discord channel. Once bootcamp is under way, your project shows the Bootcamp badge on the Projects page and on the project's own page.

How you're evaluated

Your bootcamp work is scored by the project team against the project's quality bar. The exact criteria and passing threshold vary by project, and the project's training materials explain them.

If you pass

You move on to real project work. Some projects add a short Qualified step first, which simply means you've cleared bootcamp and are being set up for production. When a project uses it, your Projects page shows a Qualified badge for this short period before it changes to Onboarded, which means you're in production and working on real tasks in your assigned role (such as annotator or QA). See Working in production.

If you don't pass

Not passing bootcamp means you're offboarded from that specific project.

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It's per project

Not passing does not remove you from the platform. You remain eligible for other projects and can be invited to new ones that match your profile.

For details, see Pauses and offboarding.

What happens next

Keep an eye on your project's Discord channel and your email for training schedules and feedback. Once the team confirms you've passed, your project stage moves to Onboarded (you may see a brief Qualified stage on the way) and you can begin working on real tasks.

Related articles

• Project invitations
• Working in production
• Pauses and offboarding