April 7, 2021 at 5:39 pm by Lindsey Terra
As workforce demand increases for graduates with information technology skills, UC Santa Barbara Information Technology kicked off the first year of their newly implemented internship program in June 2020. With the end of year one approaching, interns reflect upon the practical skills gained throughout this program, shaping them into desirable candidates for post-grad career opportunities.Â
Among various departments throughout campus, Information Technology (IT) selected a cohort of six undergraduates from a pool of 275 applicants, with one intern assigned to each participating department. The program does not require any previous technical background, just a willingness to learn; in fact, most students from this yearâs cohort had zero experience with the platform project to which they were assigned. Projects involve exposure to a variety of relevant software, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Salesforce, JupyterHub, Power BI and more. Last month, students presented their projects to IT leadership, showcasing how their knowledge and skills have progressed through the duration of their individual project assignments.