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Once an employer accepts your proposal, a contract is created and your work begins. The trainer dashboard and the contract detail pages are where you manage everything from there.

The trainer dashboard

Your main dashboard is accessible from the main navigation. Use the tabs to navigate between:
TabWhat’s here
My JobsAll active contracts and their status
FinishedCompleted contracts
ProposalsProposals you have submitted that are pending review
MessagesAll conversations — both proposal messages and job messages
CalendarScheduled sessions or events your employer has set
ReportsInvoices and payout records
The dashboard also shows recommended jobs on the home view so you can keep applying while managing active work.

Manage-job view

For each active contract, click Manage to open the manage-job view. This page has three tabs:
All conversations related to this job — your 1:1 messages with the employer and any group channels they have set up for the team. You can send messages, view message history, and see who else is on the job.

Contract detail page

You can also access a full contract detail view from your dashboard. This page shows:
  • The full contract terms and scope
  • Milestone list with funding status
  • Work submission and approval history

Milestones

Employers pay through milestones. Each milestone represents a deliverable or phase of work with a defined amount. Viewing milestones: Funded milestones appear in your contract detail with the amount and due date. A milestone is funded when the employer has deposited the funds — this means the money is held and will be released to you upon approval. Submitting work: When you finish work covered by a milestone, submit it for approval from the contract page. Add any relevant notes or attachments for the employer to review. Requesting payout: After the employer approves your submission, you can request payout. The funds are released to your connected Stripe account. Payout processing times vary by country and bank.
You must have a connected Stripe payout account before requesting any payout. If you have not set this up yet, go to Settings → Payouts in your trainer dashboard and complete the Stripe Connect onboarding flow. Payouts cannot be processed until your account is verified and enabled.

Job instructions

Employers can create detailed job instructions as a collaborative document inside the platform. When instructions are published, they appear in the Instructions tab of your manage-job view. Instructions often include:
  • Task guidelines and quality standards
  • Examples of acceptable and unacceptable annotations
  • Tools or platforms to use
  • File naming conventions or submission formats
Check the instructions before starting work and re-read them whenever they are updated. The employer can edit instructions at any time during the contract.

Calendar

The Calendar tab on your dashboard shows any scheduled events the employer has created — kickoff calls, check-ins, or deadline markers. Calendar entries are created by the employer and appear on your calendar automatically.

Payout setup

Set up your payout account from Settings → Payouts in your trainer dashboard. The process uses Stripe Connect:
1

Open payout settings

Go to Settings → Payouts in your trainer dashboard.
2

Start Stripe Connect onboarding

Click Set up payouts to launch the Stripe Connect onboarding flow. You will be redirected to Stripe to enter your banking details, identity information, and tax details.
3

Complete verification

Stripe verifies your identity and bank account. This typically takes a few minutes for most countries. You may be asked to provide a government-issued ID depending on your location.
4

Return to OpenTrain AI

After completing Stripe’s flow, you are redirected back to your settings page. When your account shows as Enabled, you are ready to receive payouts.
Payouts are not available in all countries. Stripe Connect does not support payout accounts in every region. If your country is not supported, you will see a notice on the payout settings page and during the proposal flow. OpenTrain AI will notify you automatically when your country becomes supported or when an alternative payout method is added.