Author: Meribel Briggs
NCDIT is passionate about building a sustainable pipeline of young talent for North Carolina by offering students and early career employees opportunities to work and learn in an IT-related field. Through these roles, students and new graduates participate in real-world projects in cybersecurity, data science and other IT careers. We hope to provide valuable experiences for young people to set them up for successful futures by offering pathways that move from internships and apprenticeships to long-term employment with our state.
Hear from some of our current interns and apprentices about the significant work they are doing on behalf of North Carolina:
Kaiya Keyes is a Finance and Marketing student from Hampton University. Keyes is part of NCDIT's Historically Black Colleges and Universities Internship Program, which provides paid, full-time experiential learning opportunities for students in IT-related degree programs at HBCUs. One of the internship’s central projects was analyzing over 150 code items and linking financial data. Keyes shares, "My greatest takeaway from this work assignment is how important and impactful behind the scenes analysis can be."
Warren Terry is an Applied Science Information Technology and Networking graduate from DeVry University. Terry is participating in the Future Technologist Internship Program, which offers a variety of paid real-world work experience. The internship included efforts to build databases and forms in Microsoft Access to track the disposition of assets for different agencies. After this experience Terry states, "I would love to work in a technology role within the public service sector."
Joshitha Muthukrishnan is a Computer Science, Game Development graduate from N.C. State University and is part of the Neurodiverse Internship Program, which offers paid hands-on experience for individuals with neurodiverse backgrounds who are interested in IT. Two tasks completed during the internship were developing and documenting Jira automations and providing feedback on training materials and support site. Muthukrishnan says, "I'll most treasure everything I've learned about digital accessibility through workshops, training, self-study, and from my colleagues!"
Keton York is a Business Administration Management and Marketing graduate and current Master’s student from Campbell University. He is a Project Management Apprentice, where he is involved in a variety of ongoing projects. York shares, “The aspect I enjoy the most is the opportunity to meet new people and gain insights into my career path from experienced professionals.”
Learn more about NCDIT’s internship programs at it.nc.gov/intern.