{"id":214854,"date":"2025-04-30T15:16:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=214854"},"modified":"2025-04-30T15:16:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T01:16:22","slug":"paid-it-apprenticeships-for-uh-community-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2025\/04\/30\/paid-it-apprenticeships-for-uh-community-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Earn while you learn: Paid IT<\/abbr> apprenticeships for UH<\/abbr> Community College students"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> minute<\/span><\/span>

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Students across all University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College campuses have a powerful new pathway into the tech industry. In celebration of National Apprenticeship Day (April 30, 2025), the Pacific Center for Advanced Technology Training<\/a> (PCATT<\/abbr>) has launched its IT<\/abbr> Registered Apprenticeship Program\u2014a dynamic, paid internship designed to jumpstart careers in Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s growing technology sector.<\/p>\n

“This apprenticeship is a game-changer for anyone looking to start a meaningful career in IT<\/abbr>,” said Dan Doerger, director of PCATT<\/abbr>. “It\u2019s a unique opportunity to get paid while gaining skills that are in high demand across Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.”<\/p>\n

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To apply for this competitive program, visIT<\/abbr> the PCATT<\/abbr> RA<\/abbr> Application Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Developed in collaboration with local employers, the program is tailored specifically for IT<\/abbr> help desk technician roles. Apprentices will gain real-world experience through a combination of paid on-the-job training and structured coursework delivered by PCATT<\/abbr>. Participants will also earn industry-recognized certifications, including CompTIA A+ and Cisco Certified Support Technician.<\/p>\n

The program is open to a wide range of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> residents\u2014from recent high school or college graduates to adult learners and career changers\u2014especially those looking to enter the tech field with strong foundational skills and job-ready experience.<\/p>\n

PCATT<\/abbr> serves all seven UH<\/abbr> Community College campuses as the system\u2019s advanced technology training consortium, and offers the latest in advanced technology curriculum\u2014from cybersecurity, routing\/switching to virtualization. PCATT<\/abbr> has training centers on Oʻahu,<\/span> Maui, Kauaʻi<\/span> and Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Launch your IT<\/abbr> career with hands-on training, certifications and a paycheck.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,890,71,60,947,66],"class_list":["post-214854","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic-news","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-pacific-center-for-advanced-technology-training","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214854"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214854\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214857,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214854\/revisions\/214857"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}