diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index 3d0812a..134b1ee 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ exports[`LearnerDashboardHeader snapshots without collapsed 1`] = `
         className="d-flex"
       >
         <Button
+          as="a"
+          href="http://localhost:18000/dashboard/programs"
           iconBefore={[MockFunction icons.Program]}
           variant="inverse-tertiary"
         >
diff --git a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx
index a1f7814..a6337e9 100644
--- a/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/LearnerDashboardHeader/index.jsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { Button, Image } from '@edx/paragon';
 
 import topBanner from 'assets/top_stripe.svg';
 import MasqueradeBar from 'containers/MasqueradeBar';
+import urls from 'data/services/lms/urls';
 
 import AuthenticatedUserDropdown from './AuthenticatedUserDropdown';
 import GreetingBanner from './GreetingBanner';
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ import { useIsCollapsed } from './hooks';
 import messages from './messages';
 import './index.scss';
 
+const { programsUrl } = urls;
+
 export const UserMenu = () => {
   const { authenticatedUser } = useContext(AppContext);
   return authenticatedUser ? (<AuthenticatedUserDropdown username={authenticatedUser.username} />) : null;
@@ -35,7 +38,7 @@ export const LearnerDashboardHeader = () => {
         <header className="learner-dashboard-header">
           <div className="d-flex">
             {(!isCollapsed) && (
-              <Button variant="inverse-tertiary" iconBefore={Program}>
+              <Button as="a" href={programsUrl} variant="inverse-tertiary" iconBefore={Program}>
                 {formatMessage(messages.switchToProgram)}
               </Button>
             )}
diff --git a/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap b/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
index ebe61d2..f13ad67 100644
--- a/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
+++ b/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/__snapshots__/index.test.jsx.snap
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ exports[`LookingForChallengeWidget snapshots default 1`] = `
     <h5>
       <Hyperlink
         className="d-flex align-items-center"
-        destination="#"
+        destination="course-search-url"
         variant="brand"
       >
         <format-message-function
diff --git a/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx b/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
index 49fab9f..2e93ec6 100644
--- a/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.jsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { useIntl } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import { Card, Hyperlink, Icon } from '@edx/paragon';
 import { ArrowForward } from '@edx/paragon/icons';
 
+import { hooks } from 'data/redux';
 import moreCoursesSVG from 'assets/more-courses-sidewidget.svg';
 
 import messages from './messages';
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ export const arrowIcon = (<Icon className="mx-1" src={ArrowForward} />);
 
 export const LookingForChallengeWidget = () => {
   const { formatMessage } = useIntl();
+  const { courseSearchUrl } = hooks.usePlatformSettingsData();
   return (
     <Card orientation="horizontal" id="looking-for-challenge-widget">
       <Card.ImageCap
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ export const LookingForChallengeWidget = () => {
           {formatMessage(messages.lookingForChallengePrompt)}
         </h4>
         <h5>
-          <Hyperlink variant="brand" destination="#" className="d-flex align-items-center">
+          <Hyperlink variant="brand" destination={courseSearchUrl} className="d-flex align-items-center">
             {formatMessage(messages.findCoursesButton, { arrow: arrowIcon })}
           </Hyperlink>
         </h5>
diff --git a/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx b/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
index eb64ac9..f3055ae 100644
--- a/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
+++ b/src/containers/WidgetSidebar/widgets/LookingForChallengeWidget/index.test.jsx
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@ import { shallow } from 'enzyme';
 
 import LookingForChallengeWidget from '.';
 
+jest.mock('data/redux', () => ({
+  hooks: {
+    usePlatformSettingsData: () => ({
+      courseSearchUrl: 'course-search-url',
+    }),
+  },
+}));
+
 describe('LookingForChallengeWidget', () => {
   describe('snapshots', () => {
     test('default', () => {
diff --git a/src/data/services/lms/urls.js b/src/data/services/lms/urls.js
index dabef5d..303a78f 100644
--- a/src/data/services/lms/urls.js
+++ b/src/data/services/lms/urls.js
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { configuration } from 'config';
 
 const baseUrl = `${configuration.LMS_BASE_URL}`;
 
-const api = `${baseUrl}/api/`;
+const api = `${baseUrl}/api`;
 
 // const init = `${api}learner_home/mock/init`; // mock endpoint for testing
-const init = `${api}learner_home/init`;
+const init = `${api}/learner_home/init`;
 
 const courseUnenroll = `${baseUrl}/change_enrollment`;
 const updateEmailSettings = `${api}/change_email_settings`;
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ const entitlementEnrollment = (uuid) => `${api}/entitlements/v1/entitlements/${u
 const baseAppUrl = (url) => baseUrl + url;
 const learningMfeUrl = (url) => configuration.LEARNING_MICROFRONTEND_URL + url;
 
+// static view url
+const programsUrl = baseAppUrl('/dashboard/programs');
+
 export default StrictDict({
   api,
   init,
@@ -23,4 +26,5 @@ export default StrictDict({
   entitlementEnrollment,
   baseAppUrl,
   learningMfeUrl,
+  programsUrl,
 });