COT Intern Program Janet Lile

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COT Intern Program Janet Lile

• Recruiting and Retaining an IT Workforce
• Kentucky Digital Government Summit
• Lexington, Kentucky
• April 25, 2006

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COT Goals

• Strategic
• Promotion of technology as a career in Kentucky
• Tactical
• IT professionals to replace anticipated
  retirements in 2008

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Program Benefits

• Employer
• Potential workforce for future
• Inexpensive labor for entry level work and
  projects
• Exposure to new skills and ideas
• Partnerships with universities
• Students
• Academic credit
• Valuable skills gained doing real work
• Mentoring
• Salary with holiday/sick/overtime pay benefits
• Attractive locations

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The Commonwealth Intern Program - Participants

• Personnel Cabinet
• COT (The Agency)
• Kentucky Universities
• Student
• Simple to administer
• Flexible to meet needs of all parties

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Intern Job Descriptions

• Based on entry-level IT positions
• Software Development
• Systems Analyst
• Network Support
• Desktop Support

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Websites

• COT
• IT Co-op/Internships
• http//www.tech.ky.gov/careers/internships.htm
• Personnel Cabinet
• Kentucky State Govt. Co-op/Intern Program
• http//personnel.ky.gov/employment/coop/coophe.htm