Part of $244m million investment to facilitate cyber job creation.
The US government has announced an opportunity to create cyber jobs in all verticals via the Service for America concept.
Announced this week, the proposal will “facilitate cyber job creation in every industry, paving the way for even more opportunities in communities across the country” while lowering barriers and broadening pathways, ensuring that there are multiple opportunities available.
This will include removing unnecessary degree requirements, “moving toward a skills-based approach that emphasizes candidates’ ability to perform a job, rather than where they acquired their skills.”
Also work-based learning is being expanded through registered apprenticeships, which allow Americans to continue earning income while they learn new skills. This follows a
$244 million investment for registered apprenticeships in growing industries, including cybersecurity.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
