BFIT Becomes Training Center for Apprenti Program

September 26, 2019

BFIT announced a partnership with Apprenti, an apprenticeship program partially funded by U.S. Department of Labor and affiliated with the Washington Technology Industry Association’s Workforce Institute. Under the new partnership, six BFIT professors will train 14 apprentices in business analytics during the fall semester. Following the training, the students will receive paid apprenticeships through the program’s employer partners, with a goal of landing them in mid-tier jobs in the technology industry.

“Apprenti and BFIT are providing relief for employers struggling to fill middle-skills tech jobs, specifically in IT business analytics, as well as giving folks in our underserved communities a chance at economic empowerment,” says Aisha Francis, chief of staff at BFIT.

One likely role for student apprentices is information technology data analyst.

“Essentially, this is a person who has analytic skills,” Francis says. “They collect information specific to whatever business they’re working in and use analytics software to solve a business problem.”

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