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Using Registered Apprenticeships to Source Mid-Career Roles in Cybersecurity

November 14, 2022
U.S. Department 

of Commerce 

Workforce 

Development

• https://www.commerce.gov/issues/workf

orce-development

• The Department of 

Commerce’s mission is to create the 

conditions for economic growth and 

opportunity for all communities. Essential 

to that mission is the need to build 

sustainable, employer-driven career 

pathways to meet employers’ need for 

talent and to connect Americans to 

quality jobs.

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U.S. Department 

of Commerce 

Workforce 

Development

Highly effective workforce investments 

include programs that are:

• Employer led

• Focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion

• Include earn and learn models like 

Registered Apprenticeships

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NICE Strategic Plan

Goal #1: Promote the Discovery of 

Cybersecurity Careers and Multiple 

Pathways

Goal #3: Modernize the Talent 

Management Process to Address 

Cybersecurity Skills Gaps
120-Day Cybersecurity 

Apprenticeship Sprint
Paving the path for talent in tech.

Registered Apprenticeships to Source 

Mid-Career Roles in Cybersecurity

Andrea Anderson, Sr. Director Program 

Development and Education

11/14/2022
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Apprenti: National Industry Intermediary and 

Registered Apprenticeship Sponsor

 National Industry Intermediary Contract with USDOL to promote, launch, and expand Registered 

Apprenticeship Programs (RAPs) 

 Providing extensive technical assistance and resources to support the building of high quality, 

sustainable RAPs

 Apprenti also sponsors a national multi-employer registered apprenticeship program

 Two ways for an employer to get started
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5 Components of Registered Apprenticeship

Jobs

Registered Apprenticeship starts with an open job in your business.

Paid training

Apprentices work, train and get a paycheck during on-the-job training.

Related Technical instruction (RTI)

Apprentices complete a minimum of 144 hours of related instruction (RI) each year to gain 

theoretical and technical knowledge.

Wages

Employer sets incremental wage increases for apprentices as knowledge and skills grow.

Credentials

When training is complete, apprentices receive an industry issued, nationally recognized 

credential.
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Discover Why Apprenticeship is Worth the 

Investment

 Attract better applicants

 Instill your company's values

 More loyal employees

 Gain a more knowledgeable workforce

 Benefit from skilled workers

 Replenish your skilled workforce

 Increase productivity

 Become more competitive

 Earn a return on your investment

Apprenticeship ROI 

Calculator

-- Oregon Apprenticeship, Bureau of Labor & Industries
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Myths

Apprenticeship is only for entry level 

employees

Internship is the same as 

apprenticeship

Apprenticeship will serve all my tech 

talent needs

What others come to mind....
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Questions?

Andrea Anderson

aanderson@apprenticareers.org
Adam Schaal 

Product Security Manager

Amazon Web Services (AWS) Security

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Our Military Commitment

Jeff Bezos pledges to hire 25,000 

veterans at the White House

2016 2021

We commit to hiring 100,000 veterans & 

military spouses by 2024

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• Apprentices are L4 blue badge, hourly employees 

working to bridge their technical skill gap in order to 

transition to a journeyworker at Amazon. 

• Apprentices are provided with Instructor Led Training 

(ILT), followed by On the Job Training (OJT) in order 

to meet the Amazon technical bar upon completion 

of the program. 

• Apprenticeship provides an alternate method of 

training and developing talent pipelines for 

candidates who might otherwise not be afforded a 

technical opportunity at Amazon. 

Program Overview

https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/mil-transition

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Apprentices Hired Since 2017: 1,509 

Apprenticeship Rates

Apprentices Converted: 665 

Apprenticeship Initiatives:

Active Apprenticeships: ASE, SDE, TAM, UXDR, ACC, SA, ADC Analyst, SuppEng, 

STOJT Initiative: NDE, Operations Associates, SDE

ATA Apprenticeship

Accelerate

Ascent

Campus

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What other programs are we managing? 17
Apprenti

https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/mil-transition 18
• Designed to help fill the talent gap of cloud skilled entry level 

Security Engineers who meet Amazon’s technical bar.

• Leverages asynchronous e-learnings, synchronous e-learnings, 

assigned mentors, group study, and On the Job Training.

• Application Security Review is our first cybersecurity 

apprenticeship, but we are considering launching an Incident 

Response and Vulnerability Management pathway in the future. 

Aspiring Security Engineer 

Application Security Review Engineer

https://www.amazon.jobs/en/landing_pages/mil-transition

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Meet Adam ASE Apprenticeship Program

Application Security Review Engineer

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Meet Adam ASE Apprenticeship Program

Application Security Review Engineer

AWS Foundations General Coding Security Essentials Cryptography

Application 

Security 

Vulnerabilities

Security Controls Code Review

Secure Architecture Threat Modeling

On-The-Job 

Training

Self Study

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Q & A 

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Kristerfer Haire

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Reasons an employee would want to 

participate in a Registered Apprenticeship 

• Career Advancement

• Financial Gain

• Job Security 

• Make a Difference 

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Forge Academy 

• Introduction to Ethical Hacking

• Tactics and Methods

• Vulnerability Analysis

• Cyber Threats and Kill Chain Methodology

• Requirements, Planning, and Direction

• Data Collection and Processing

• Data Analysis

• Intelligence Reporting and Dissemination

• Network Attacks and Defense Strategies

• Data Security

• Incident Response and Forensic 

Investigation

• Risk Anticipation with Risk Management

• Security Operations and Management

• Cyber Threats, IOCs, and Attack 

Methodology

• Incident Detection with Security 

Information and Event Management (SIEM)

• Enhanced Incident Detection with Threat 

Intelligence

• Incident Response

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What I gained from my registered 

apprenticeship 

• Promotion

• Pay Increase 

• Improved My Employability

• Mentorship

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Q & A 

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