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National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) 

Community Coordinating Council

Working Group Charter: Promote Career Discovery

1. Purpose 

This Working Group will focus on the NICE Strategic Plan goal to Promote the Discovery of 

Cybersecurity Careers and Multiple Pathways. The group will contribute to the development of 

an overall Implementation Plan that addresses this particular goal and associated objectives 

that are contained in the NICE Strategic Plan.

2. Working Group Objectives 

a. To conduct an ongoing environmental scan of programs, projects, initiatives, and plans 

related to this strategic plan’s goal and objectives

b. To assess the scope and sufficiency of efforts

c. To identify gaps where more attention and effort is needed

d. To identify strategies and tactics to implement the corresponding objectives to this goal

e. To develop corresponding metrics to measure progress and success

3. Working Group Deliverables 

a. Establishment of a Program and Activity Directory

b. Development of an Implementation Plan to include:

i. Strategies or tactics to realize NICE Strategic Plan Objectives

ii. Metrics of progress towards Goal and Objectives

c. Ongoing updates to Program and Activity Directory and Implementation Plan

4. Organization and Operation 

The following sections describe the Working Group structure, membership functions, meeting 

times and locations, and new member acceptance. 

4.1 Structure 

Working Groups are topical groups within the NICE Community Coordinating Council groups 

established by the NICE Program office that are focused on developing implementation plans 
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for the NICE Strategic Plan. Working Groups are led by co-chairs from academia, industry, and 

government. 

Working Groups will meet, at minimum, on a monthly basis and may choose to hold additional 

meetings when needed. 

Working Groups align to a goal of the NICE Strategic Plan. As such, Working Groups will be 

reviewed and renewed every five years when new strategic plans are announced. 

4.2 Membership Functions 

4.2.1 Working Group Co-Chairs 

Co-chairs will serve 2-year terms with a possibility of renewal for an additional 2 years. 

Working Group Co-Chairs have the following responsibilities: 

a. Complete requested tasks towards the development of the NICE Working Group

deliverables 

b. Attend and actively participate in meetings of the NICE Community 

c. Provide input on meeting agendas and minutes 

d. Preside over Working Group meetings 

e. Create deliverables that are aligned to NICE Strategic Plan or in response to NICE 

Community requests or, when necessary, refer them to another appropriate Working 

Group or Community of Interest. 

f. Provide updates on the Working Group during NICE Community Coordinating Council

monthly meetings 

g. Provide input into the NICE Community Coordinating Council meeting standing agenda

items 

h. In consultation with the NICE Community Co-Chairs, review, deliberate on, and revise or 

adopt any recommendations of the Working Group prior to forwarding or presenting to 

the full NICE Community membership.

i. Abide by the mailing list etiquette

4.2.2 Working Group Members 

Working Group members have the following responsibilities: 

a. Complete requested tasks towards the goals of the Working Groups and actively 

participate in group meetings as necessary 

b. Contribute input to group project(s) 

c. Serve as Subject Matter Experts to the group co-chairs

d. Abide by the mailing list etiquette

4.3 Meeting Times and Locations 

This group meets the third Wednesday of every month at 3:30pm ET.
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The Blue Jeans platform will be used for virtual meetings. If you are new to Blue Jeans, here are 

some support training videos. You can test your video connection here.

4.4 New Member Acceptance Process 

To join this Working Group, email nicelcareers+subscribe@list.nist.gov. Members of this 

Working Group are part of the broader NICE Community Coordinating Council and will be 

added to it automatically.