> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://help.osoc.be/global/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://help.osoc.be/global/organisers/how-to-set-up-osoc-for-your-country/selection.md). # Selection ## Partners * Plan initial meetup to define project(s) * You can use a template with pre-defined questions. [Contact us](mailto:info@osoc.be) to get your hands on it! * Confirm projects (optional: invoice 50%) ## Coaches * Have an intake with potential coaches * Select coaches * Balance full and half-time * Balance skills (devs, designers, comms, ...) * Balance experience * Have first-timers participate as assistant coaches. * Brief first-time coaches ### Availability Availability means being there for key moments, when the team needs a coach. Depending on the size of the team and how hard the project is, a coach can handle one or two teams. #### Big or hard projects * **Scope**\ Think a big or complicated web-application — or a medium project with a lot of students with different skills (for example hardware mixed with software or for instance exhaustive research / creativity required). * **Size**\ Usually has a lot of students (more than 8 team members) * **Coach**\ Needs a full-time coach, or two half-time coaches. This requires a lot of availability. A mini project on the side is possible but not required (for instance an easy website or a very experienced team with a student-coach). #### Easy projects * **Scope**\ Think a website, maybe with an integration with a fixed design. A project that is well-defined or easy to scope along the way. * **Size**\ Minimum three students * **Coach**\ There is always a coach *available* to manage the smaller team and the client, but probably won't be occupied the entire time. It is possible that a coach (or two half-time coaches) is managing two small projects at the same time. The coach however, should be *available* for both teams to coach them whenever they need it — see "[The job](/global/coaches/the-coaching-job.md)". ## Students * Select students (with coaches) based on CV and/or motivational letter * Call the ones you're uncertain of --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.osoc.be/global/organisers/how-to-set-up-osoc-for-your-country/selection.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.