
Career Catalyst Career Catalyst
Workforce experience. Simplified.
FoundationCCC has been supporting student jobs since 1998 through Career Catalyst, which enabled state agencies to hire interns and temporary employees while FoundationCCC carries the burden of liability, human resources, and payroll needs.
Career Catalyst simplifies paid work experience programs by managing administrative tasks, allowing organizations to focus on creating meaningful opportunities for those they seek to serve. Available to organizations throughout California, Career Catalyst supports a variety of work experience models including short-term, part-time, and summer employment. Career Catalyst serves private companies, industry associations, state and local agencies, workforce intermediaries, colleges, and nonprofit organizations.
Menu of Services
- Onboarding
- Leave management
- Personal and payroll recordkeeping
- Online timekeeping
- Workers’ compensation
- Employment-related insurance costs
- Payroll processing
- Unemployment claims
- Year-end tax reporting
Benefits for Partners
FoundationCCC serves as the employer of record, administering payroll, managing workers’ compensation, and addressing human resource needs.
Career Catalyst offers an all-in-one web-based human resources service, making it easy for your organization to manage employees. Features include paperless employee acquisition, online timekeeping, payroll, and employee access to paystubs, W-2s, and training videos.
Career Catalyst is backed by dedicated human resources, workforce development, and payroll specialists ready to assist your organization.
FoundationCCC is the official nonprofit supporting the largest system of higher education in the nation and partners with some of the nation’s largest companies, foundations, and state agencies.
We support a variety of work experience models including short-term, part-time, and summer employment. Career Catalyst serves community colleges and educational institutions, state and local agencies, workforce intermediaries, nonprofit organizations, and private companies.
Connect with our Team about your Program
Interested in using Career Catalyst services to support paid work experiences? Tell us about your program and we’ll follow up to schedule a discussion with our team.








