1. COT Intern Program Janet Lile Recruiting and Retaining an IT Workforce Kentucky Digital Government Summit Lexington, Kentucky April 25, 2006

2. COT Goals Strategic –Promotion of technology as a career in Kentucky Tactical –IT professionals to replace anticipated retirements in 2008

3. 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

4. The Commonwealth Intern Program - Participants Personnel Cabinet COT (The Agency) Kentucky Universities Student Simple to administer Flexible to meet needs of all parties

5. Intern Job Descriptions Based on entry-level IT positions –Software Development –Systems Analyst –Network Support –Desktop Support

6. 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