Tasks Required To Complete Network Specialist Internships

The Network Internship class requires 144 actual working hours of which 40% (approx. 57 hours) of the duties must include network related tasks.  The other 60% of the hours can come from any IT related activities.  Examples for each category are listed below.

IT related activities – 60% of hours:

Hardware

• Install hardware components
• Configure/maintain hardware components
• Upgrade hardware components
• Troubleshoot hardware components

Software

• Install workstation operating systems
• Install workstation applications
• Upgrade workstation applications
• Configure/maintain workstation applications
• Troubleshoot software applications

Network related activities – 40% of hours:

Network Applications

• Install server operating systems
• Upgrade and configure server operating systems
• Install applications on Servers
• Install networked applications on clients
• Configure remote desktop applications

Network Administration

• Create or modify user accounts on a network server
• Assign user access to network resources

Network Management

• Monitor or analyze network traffic Perform File Server backups
• Troubleshoot network outages or bottlenecks
• Configure router or switches

       
Other Network related tasks

• Configure network printing
• Other network tasks which are preapproved by your internship instructor