1. CYBER TRAINING & EDUCATION CONFERENCE
CURRENT PLANS AND EFFORTS BY VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS TO PREPARE FOR PATHWAYS TO CYBER EMPLOYMENT FOR VETERANS
ORGANIZATION AND CONTACT INFORMATION
Current Plans and Efforts to Help Veterans/Spouse to Prepare for Pathways Into Cyber Jobs
ORGANIZATION
Department of Veterans Services
Veteran Education, Transition and Employment Programs
Contact Information
Charlie Palumbo
List the opportunities being offered for in this quad. Include certifications and clearance requirements.
Microsoft Software and Systems Academy (MSSA)
Amazon Web Services (Apprenticeship, internships
Onward to Opportunity (O2O)
Virginia Community College Systems
Virginia Cyber Alliance Committee (Hampton Roads)
Chamber Veteran and Military Community Industry Council
Florida Institute of Technology Cybersecurity Capstone on Veterans
Resources to Veterans/Spouse to Prepare For Cyber Employment - Training, Certification, and Degree Programs
Summary of Findings and Recommendations for Preparing Veterans/Spouses
Microsoft Service Academy (MSSA)
Amazon Web Services (Apprenticeship, internships)
Virginia Community College Systems –future portal –John Savage/lead
Credits 2 Careers - VCCS
List current programs and partnerships particularly for Veterans/Spouses to include: recruiting approaches, apprenticeships, training and education resources, incentives
Need for industry wide standard for entry to these positions
Looking at federal contracts to modify language to include internships/ apprenticeships to get certifications necessary
Veterans Roadmap –include things like OPM new ruling on security clearance
Employer consortium to focus resources for Skillbridge programs/roadmaps/dedicated certificates
Focused committee to lead the cyber initiative for veterans and spouses