Berry Information Technology Students
The Berry Information Technology Students (B.I.T.S.) Program is an apprenticeship opportunity associated with the Berry College student work program. By utilizing several unique computer related tracks, the program strives to give students the skills and professional manners that will make them valuable to future employers. Our students are given the opportunity to make valuable contributions to the Berry community by assisting other students as well as faculty and staff with their computing problems.
Opportunities
The B.I.T.S. apprenticeship program offers students the opportunity to:
- Choose from many areas of interest
- Obtain professional training and hands-on experience while earning money
- Earn nationally recognized professional certifications
- Obtain references for future job opportunities
- Learn teambuilding
- Make new friends at work
Professional Certification
Students who are selected to join the BITS program will be required to attend a training session prior to the start of school. First year students are required to pass the nationally recognized A+ Certification tests. Each participant will be required to obtain an additional certification each year thereafter.
The program allows for many different kinds of work - you are likely to find yourself:
- at the technical support desk answering questions and troubleshooting solutions
- removing viruses and spyware
- assisting troubleshooting hardware and software issues
- testing network ports
- working with databases
- assisting the network administrators
- installing software
- studying for certifications!
No Technical Background Required
We recruit students with a professional business ethic who are enthusiastic and interested in learning about computers. We encourage any interested student to apply; not only those who already have technical expertise and knowledge.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact the BITS Program at (706) 238-5838 or E-mail at bits@berry.edu. During your SOAR session, we will give interested students a short skills test and conduct an interview after registration. If you are assigned a SOAR session later than June 30th, please call the department to set up an appointment before June 30th. Students are selected and admitted to the program once a year.