Sourcing IT Talent with Internships and Apprenticeships

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 9:15AM–10:00AM CT | EDUCAUSE Commons, Posters Plus
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
The landscape of IT talent acquisition in higher education is becoming increasingly competitive, driven by several factors that include the expansion of remote job opportunities in the tech industry and the gap between open positions and qualified candidates. Consequently, institutions are grappling with policy barriers to hiring out-of-state talent, intensifying the competition for skilled professionals. Despite this, the potential of internships and apprenticeships as talent-sourcing strategies remains largely untapped within higher education IT departments. It stands to reason that institutions committed to community upliftment inherent to their mission should explore these avenues. Collaboration between university and college HR departments and IT hiring managers is essential to reconceptualize talent-sourcing practices such as utilizing skills-based hiring techniques and creating avenues to provide these opportunities. Internships and apprenticeships also provide opportunities for aspiring and new managers to develop leadership and management skills. Many IT departments experience high turnover rates, prompting the crucial question: how can we effectively train and retain talent? We advocate for a paradigm shift toward leveraging internal talent development programs and harnessing the potential of internships and apprenticeships to cultivate increased retention with promising candidates.

Presenters

  • Charron Andrus

    Associate Chief Information Security Officer, University of California, Berkeley

  • Susan Featherston

    Senior Strategic Consultant, Vantage Technology Consulting Group

  • Jackie Milhans

    Director, Research Computing and Data, Northwestern University

Resources & Downloads

  • Sourcing IT Talent with Internships Apprenticeships

    Updated on 11/27/2024