Student WorkingWhat do companies like UPS, LG&E, KY Farm Bureau, Caritas, Hershaw Trane, InnerSpace and Tricon have in common? Along with 32 other companies here in the Louisville area, they are “growing their own” IT workers. They have chosen to participate in the Eastern High School IT Internship program. It is a valuable way to both support the technology education of our community youth and bring productive IT workers into your organization. Thanks to an extraordinary program initiated by the Jefferson County Schools, Kizan, The Louisville Community Initiative and Greater Louisville, Inc.,

Eastern High School has been turning out talented IT workers with industry required skills. Eastern is a proud member of CompTIA, and this internship program has been recognized by their national IT Jobs + program as one of the top three in the nation.

What help can you derive from your IT Interns? They can help with:

  • Help desk and telephone support positions
  • Installing new computers and network support
  • Installing software
  • Hardware repair and troubleshooting on PC’s
  • Website maintenance
  • ArcView GIS data entry
  • Accounting Clerk duties

They have a proven record of accomplishment. In the last three summers over 80 students have served 39 companies’ IT departments. This summer we hope to provide over 100. How have we managed to produce so many talented IT workers?

Eastern draws students from all over the county who are interested in Information Technology. It was the only JCPS school with a Microsoft AATP program. It is now a certified CompTIA Jobs+ training program, and a certified VUE Certification Testing program. It is the only school with ten different computer majors for students to study. Many schools have isolated programs that teach a dozen or two talented students, but ONLY Eastern REQUIRES two years of introductory courses that gives ALL of their students a background strong enough to take those eight majors.