Program Information

Student Technical Training (STT) develops students to have the technical and customer service skills to support information technology within UW-Madison campus departments, after an initial, intensive one week Web Design or two-week Core IT training. Students trained on the Core IT curriculum and Web Design curriculum of STT have the technical knowledge that makes them desirable recruits for all campus IT and web departments. Additionally, these student IT recruits will receive on-going, job-specific training while working for their new employers. The Professional Technical Education (PTE) department will develop, coordinate, and deliver the curriculum training and the on-going, job-specific training of these student IT recruits. Although STT students are responsible for locating IT support positions on the UW Madison campus, DoIT's HR department helps to facilitate their search for on campus employment.

Core I

A two week program that familiarizes students with hardware, troubleshooting, operating systems, and networking. Customer service is at the center of every disussion. Learn more.

Core II

A one week follow-up to Core I that builds on students' networking knowledge. Students are given training in configuring network operating systems (Windows, Linux, Mac OS X), and network security. Learn more.

Web Design I

In seven days students gain HTML, CSS, Dreamweaver, and Photoshop skills. A strong emphasis is placed on designing and maintaining accessible and usable websites. Learn more.

Web Design II

Web I graduates are able to take their web skills to the next level by learning to build dynamic web sites. PHP and MySQL make up the bulk of the instruction in this class. Attention is also given to ASP. Learn more.

Graphics and Desktop Publishing

Through DoIT's Professional Technical Education classes and one-on-one tutoring with an instructor students are trained in the essentials of Indesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Learn more.

Custom Courses

STT also provides courses tailored to campus employers' needs. Programs in the past included video, animation, audio, graphics, layout, and troubleshooting. An effort is made to deliver these courses at a low cost, but most require some financial cooperation on the part of the department requesting the training.