Security News > 2022 > July > CISA and NPower offer free entry-level cybersecurity training

NPower, a US-based non-profit participating in a cybersecurity workforce development program started by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, is looking for recruits for a free cybersecurity training program aimed at underserved populations in the US, including women, people of color, young adults, and military veterans and their spouses.

We've asked Nelson Abbott, Senior Director of Advanced Program Operations at NPower, and Chris Starling, a US Marine Corps veteran and Assistant VP at NPower California, to tell us more about it.

How does NPower's cybersecurity program work? How extensive is its reach?

Nelson Abbott: Our cybersecurity program is 18-weeks of intensive technical training, complemented with professional development and mentoring activities with industry professionals.

Many of our Cybersecurity Program applicants are graduates of Tech Fundamentals with some going directly from that course to the cyber course and others spending a year or two in the workforce to gain a deeper understanding of networks, servers, and troubleshooting.

NA: Our cybersecurity program has been in operation since 2015.

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