Choosing a pathway to a promising career in cybersecurity.
The 2025–2026 Application Window Is Now Open!
Explore our free, cybersecurity workforce training programs. Select the pathway for the work role that best matches your background, interests, and cyber aptitude, and find an institution that provides training.
You may select up to three pathways in your application. Be sure to check individual program deadlines so you don’t apply to pathways with closed application windows.
Additional 2025–2026 CyberSkills2Work training pathways are currently being updated and will appear below as details are finalized. Please continue to check this page for new postings.
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Pathway Name
Start Date
Application Deadline
Columbus State University
Start date: 1/12/2026
Application deadline: 1/1/2026
Columbus State University
Start date: 1/12/2026
Application deadline: 1/1/2026
Dakota State University
Start date: 4/13/2026
Application deadline: 4/1/2026
Dakota State University
Start date: 3/2/2026
Application deadline: 1/1/2026
Metro State University
Start date: 1/20/2026
Application deadline: 12/14/2025
University of Arizona
Start date: 2/1/2026
Application deadline: 11/30/2025
University of Arizona
Start date: 2/1/2026
Application deadline: 11/30/2025
University of South Florida - Cyber Florida
Start date: 1/26/2026
Application deadline: 12/10/2025
University of Texas at San Antonio
Start date: -
Application deadline: -
University of Texas at San Antonio
Start date: -
Application deadline: -
University of Texas at San Antonio
Start date: 1/21/2026
Application deadline: 1/14/2026
University of Texas at San Antonio
Start date: 3/18/2026
Application deadline: 3/11/2026
University of West Florida
Start date: 3/2/2026
Application deadline: 11/5/2025
University of West Florida
Start date: 2/16/2026
Application deadline: 11/5/2025
The National Cybersecurity Workforce Development Program, CyberSkills2Work, is led by the University of West Florida and funded by the DoW CIO Cyber Academic Engagement Office and the NSA National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity Program.