Webinar Series

Addressing the Cybersecurity Talent Gap at Scale: Introducing Learning and Employment Records

October 21, 2020
Darin Hobbs

University Registrar & Director of 

Academic Records and Credentials

Frank C. Cicio

CEO and Founder

Alex Kaplan

Global Leader

Blockchain & AI Industry Credentials

Today’s Panelists

Rick Torres

President and CEO

Rodney Petersen - Moderator

Director of the National Initiative 

for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)
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Skills mismatch-related inefficiencies and related costs

The world of edu-workforce transitions at 30,000 feet

Business Business

School School

Transfer and articulation 

incomparability:

- Longer path to completion: 

loans, costs

- Skills-based transfers 

not well defined

Churn / long training cycles

Lack of 

meaningful 

PATHWAYS

AND 

PIPELINES

Lack of 

meaningful

PATHWAYS

AND 

PIPELINES

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CEO led American Workforce Policy Advisory Board Members

Education Industry Federal & State Agencies Other

Industry LER Pilot Leaders

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Learning & Employment Record (LER)

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Learning and Employment 

Record Pilots

The CyberPilot and related eco-System
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Platform Components

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The pilot shows a day in the life of a student, transitioning from school to career, 

using their verified academic and experiential credentials
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MyhubSM Universal Wallet

The new MyhubSM Universal Wallet being developed as part of 

the LER project will be ready for fall 2020. 

- A single point of integration for all credentials (academic 

and co-curricular (CLR) and non-academic) whether they 

exist on the chain or not.

- Learner will leverage real-time market-based skills profiles 

to determine where they are and the path to obtain the 

necessary skills.

- Institutions (fee) will be able to assess and advise 

individuals, groups, classes based on skill gaps.

- Enterprise (fee) will be able to do skill-based recruiting.

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Why Cybersecurity for the Pilot: well suited for a national use case

• Proof of concept validation through NYC 

based Cybersecurity Workforce Alliance

– Business: ROI gains via skill-based hiring

– Learner social trajectory gains

– Academic: Adjusted curriculum to skillsbased outcomes

– “Virtual Apprenticeships” of “Applied 

Learning”

• NICE Framework perfectly suited for skillbased course mapping understood by business 

and academics

• Need: Clear nationwide shortage of talent

• Highly scalable eco-system
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The pilot leverages the NICE Framework for its skills-based achievements and capabilities that guide the 

learner to the right learning experiences and help employers find the right candidate

The career path

Employers search for job candidates
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The cyber pilot successfully demonstrated a replicable model for a national LER 

infrastructure

Cyberskills pilot goals and objectives Outcomes

We show a learner’s path from high school to a cybersecurity career using 

validated skills-based credentials

Using an industry aligned career pathway, learners determine what skills they 

have and need, and where to get those needed skills

Learners own their credentials and decide whom they share them with, assuring 

data privacy is respected

Employers search for and select qualified candidates using their trusted and 

validated credentials

Interoperability with other credential and career pathway systems is 

demonstrated
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How do I get involved?
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lerhub.org

Resources

https://tech.ed.gov/blockchain/ https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/

blockchain/

https://www.iq4.com//static/CWA_Credential_IRC_

Qualification.pdf https://www.nist.gov/nice

https://www.openskillsnetwork.org/

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Thank You for Joining Us!

Upcoming Webinar: Competencies - The Next Frontier for Closing 

the Cybersecurity Skills Gap

When: December 16, 2020 at 2pm EST

Register: https://nistnice.adobeconnect.com/webinardec2020/event/registration.html

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