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DoIT Launching Paid Trainee Program

By Tony Collins Oct 13, 2023 | 4:21 AM

The Illinois Department of Innovation and Technology is launching a paid trainee program to strengthen the state’s workforce. The program is designed to build a pipeline of tech talent to meet the growing demand for skilled professionals and diversify the DoIT’s workforce. City Colleges of Chicago and Lincoln Land Community College will host training sites while participants receive a minimum yearly salary of 54-thousand-dollars while pursuing tracks in one of five high-need concentration areas. Those include cybersecurity, networking, coding and database, end user computing and enterprise infrastructure.