Choosing a pathway to a promising career in cybersecurity.
Florida International University
FIU CyberSkills2Work offers a short-term, intensive training program designed to recruit, prepare, and place participants into the cybersecurity work roles of cyber defense forensics analyst and threat/warning analyst. The program delivers three pathways in an asynchronous and synchronous online format and provides training, certification, assistance with job placement, mentoring, and a career path to transitioning military personnel, transitioning first responders, and veterans. This program is at no cost to selected participants.
The Technical Support Specialist Pathway is designed to prepare participants for a technical support specialist work role. This eight-week, self-paced online course provides the foundational knowledge to transitioning military personnel, veterans, and first responders seeking to enter the cybersecurity workforce or advance in their respective careers. Participants will be prepared with theoretical and practical cybersecurity knowledge for more advanced courses in cybersecurity through nine course modules.
Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
Must have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent,
Must be part of one of these groups: veteran, transitioning service member, first responder, military spouse, or military-affiliated individual.
Spring 2025
Start Date: May 12, 2025 • End Date: July 6, 2025
Application deadline: February 23, 2025
Summer 2024
Start Date: July 15, 2024 • End Date: September 8, 2024
Application deadline: July 6, 2024
Winter 2025
Start Date: January 6, 2025 • End Date: September 8, 2024
Application deadline: December 22, 2024
The National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program, CyberSkills2Work, is funded by the National Security Agency National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) Program and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).