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Creating Safe Communities through Information Technology Training in Home Land Security Applications
The Detroit iTEST Youth Project (DiTYP) offers a collaboration of resources, support, and opportunities for strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. The information technology field is expanding at an exponential rate, and there is no better time for youth to be part of it. Career opportunities are virtually unlimited.
The DiTYP project is targeted at high school students in the City of Detroit. 60 students will be recruited from all high schools in Detroit for the 2008 – 2009 program. All of these students will participate in a summer training program. 50 of these students will be chosen as technicians, the remaining 10 students will remain in the program as alternates.
All students will have the opportunity to receive about 250 hours of IT and geographic information system and technology (GIS/T) training during a two-year period.
The 50 technicians will also receive a 120 hours paid summer internship in a Detroit City Department, Detroit Public School Department or contractor. The focus will be to work on a real-world project, through which they practice the acquired skills.
