Developing skills for diverse cybersecurity roles.
The future is bright for CyberSkills2Work program learners. The growing cybersecurity field needs skilled professionals who can expose and fight cybercrimes. The program trains people who are keenly interested in working in the broad cybersecurity field. We’ll help you identify an ideal work role to pursue, based on your experience, interests, and aptitude. With the right qualifications and drive to succeed, you might be a perfect fit for CyberSkills2Work. Participation is free for qualifying transitioning military, first responders, veterans, and government employees interested in launching or advancing a cybersecurity career.
Understanding Work Roles
CyberSkills2Work offers training across a wide range of cybersecurity work roles aligned with both the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Framework and the Department of Defense Cyber Workforce Framework (DoD DCWF). The NICE Framework defines the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) needed across the public, private, and academic sectors, while the DoD DCWF describes work performed by the full spectrum of the cyber workforce—including IT, cybersecurity, cyber effects, and intelligence roles. By aligning with both frameworks, CyberSkills2Work ensures learners are prepared to meet workforce needs across diverse sectors and mission areas.
Cyber Career Pathways
Choose a cybersecurity career path that aligns with your goals. CyberSkills2Work offers a variety of learning pathways, including roles in defensive cybersecurity, digital forensics, and OSINT/Threat Analysis. Learn from leading experts in the field and take the next step to launch or advance your cybersecurity career.
CyberSkills2Work sharpens your technical skills so you become cyber savvy. Besides gaining a better understanding of threats to the cyberworld, you’ll learn hands-on how to foil them with real-world techniques. If accepted to the program, you’ll enjoy the training experience and milestones along the way as you make these strides:
CyberSkills2Work offers intensive training programs designed to grow the cybersecurity workforce. It addresses the job shortages in our nation’s critical infrastructure sectors, including financial services, defense, and energy. The program equips accepted applicants with training, certification, job placement assistance, and a path into the thriving cybersecurity field. It targets transitioning military personnel, veterans, and first responders, but other cyber enthusiasts including military spouses are encouraged to apply.
Cost
Attend free, if eligible.
NCAE-C Institutions
Receive training from colleges and universities dubbed National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity.
Courses
Get the best cybersecurity education designed and delivered by experts.
Employers Network
Connect with recruiters from top companies and organizations.
Modality
Opt for in-person, online, or hybrid learning options that fit your schedule.
Time
Accelerate through short, focused training programs to launch your career sooner.
Pathways
CyberSkills2Work puts you on a career path in less time, no matter your cyber quest. Our free training programs help learners develop competencies for any cybersecurity endeavor, including entry-level analyst, investigator, and manager work roles. Just select a pathway equivalent to your dream job title and receive intensive, up-to-date training. Training programs range from three months to one year long, depending on the pathway. Enjoy learning incentives along the way.
Courses
CyberSkills2Work provides in-person and online learning options. Choose from asynchronous, synchronous, hybrid or in-classroom training, which is provided in cohorts (guided group studies). Learners only need a laptop and reliable internet; all other materials are supplied free.
Institutions
Elite U.S. colleges and universities with exceptional cybersecurity academics design and deliver our training programs and curricula. They create learning objectives that meet NICE Framework standards to prepare learners for growing cybersecurity workforce demands.
MyCyberSkills2Work
The MyCyberSkills2Work portal is a one-stop-shop for program learners. Communicate with your learning institution, manage your application, and access the job board and your badges all from one location.
Industry Certifications
Certificates allow CyberSkills2Work program graduates to showcase and verify their cyber knowledge and abilities. Participate in prep courses and receive materials and vouchers to test for industry certifications. Employers across the nation and globe accept and recognize certifications, which help program graduates compete in the cybersecurity job market.
Digital Badges
Receive digital badges for completing the program and courses. These badges authenticate a learner’s competency to perform work role tasks and concepts in any job industry.
Digital Wallet
Keep track of earned badges in your digital wallet. Receive instant notification when your learning institution adds a new one to your wallet. Link to badges in your digital wallet from online job applications and LinkedIn.
Connect with representatives and job opportunities at world-renowned companies and organizations from across the country. CyberSkills2Work’s National Cybersecurity Employers Network comprises public and private businesses from the nation’s critical infrastructure sectors. Network members have a vested interest in the success of the CyberSkills2Work program and in hiring its graduates. They want to help reinforce America’s cybersecurity workforce with talented and qualified professionals.
Ready to join the growing cyber workforce?
If you’re passionate about technology and eager to protect critical systems, CyberSkills2Work can help you find your fit in the cybersecurity field. Discover whether you are an ideal match for our program and take your first steps toward a rewarding career in safeguarding against cyber threats.
1. Discover Your Cyber Aptitude
Assess your natural cyber talent and capabilities. Learn what NICE Cybersecurity Framework work roles best fit your abilities.
2. Choose a Pathway
After discovering your ideal work role, select the equivalent pathway that gets your cyber training underway.
3. Apply
Are you eligible? Find out. Answer a few qualifying questions and ensure that you have all required documents on hand.
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).