NICE FRAMEWORK SUCCESS STORY 

Q-Mission®

Workforce Development

The voluntary Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework) was developed through 

a collaborative process by industry, academia, and government stakeholders. It establishes a 

taxonomy and common lexicon that describes cybersecurity work and is intended for use in both 

the public and private sectors. NIST does not validate or endorse any individual organization or its 

approach to using the NICE Framework. 

ORGANIZATIONAL PROFILE 

Q-Mission® Corp. is a Florida-based, tech innovator

that generates cybersecurity readiness for

governments and organizations through

cybersecurity workforce development.

Q-Mission’s unique approach to cybersecurity

readiness focuses on the human element of

cybersecurity by providing role-based, experiential

training in a multipurpose cybersecurity ecosystem

where learners can gain the skills and knowledge

necessary to be successful in today’s ever-changing

cybersecurity landscape. This approach has been

proven successful in military cyber-force

development in Latin America and is now being

applied to other industries and organizations in Latin

America and the United States.

Q-Mission’s primary product is an immersive,

experiential education and training platform that

provides a safe, realistic environment to conduct

exercises, measure skills, and enable continuous

learning to develop a more knowledgeable,

capable, and confident cybersecurity workforce.

TIE-IN WITH THE NICE FRAMEWORK 

The NICE framework’s structure and categorization 

were instrumental in building our role-based 

training paths. Its granularity provided a 

comprehensive guide to help identify the specific 

training and development requirements for each 

position within a cyber defense team.

This also allowed our training programs to align 

with international academic mobility education, 

training, and development frameworks.

DRIVERS

The increasing call for operational cybersecurity 

talent in the region demanded the development of 

a performance-based training model to expedite 

the time to market for students, trainees, and 

candidates in an environment where:

• Academia-provided talent is scarce,

• Qualified task performance is crucial to

operational readiness, and

• Cybersecurity and defense teams require

multidisciplinary role orchestration.

Figure 1: International Qualification Framework
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NICE FRAMEWORK SUCCESS STORY 

Q-Mission® Corp.

As cybersecurity competence assessment, skilling, 

re-skilling, and up-skilling have become fundamental 

for individuals to stay up to date with the rapidly 

evolving trends and technologies for cybersecurity, 

our approach ensures that the workforce is 

equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to 

meet the current and future needs of the industry.

PROCESS

We initiated the development of our platform by 

defining a holistic cyber defense team, as shown in 

Figure 2. 

We extracted core NICE Framework Task statements 

within the relevant NICE Framework Work Role 

categories:

• Analyze (Analyst)

• Collect and Operate (Investigator)

• Securely Provision (Hardener)

• Oversee and Govern (Coordinator)

• Investigate (Monitor)

• Investigate (Hunter)

Figure 2: Q-Mission® NICE Framework-Aligned Education and Training

To ensure our platform is comprehensive and 

practical, we designed our education and training 

paths to be aligned with the NICE Framework and 

the Structure of the Observed Learning Outcome 

(SOLO) taxonomy. This ensures that our platform is 

comprehensive and effective in providing the 

necessary cyber defense training. 

BENEFITS & IMPACT

As a result of our workforce development 

experiences, we are seeing positive career impacts, 

such as higher salaries, promotions, and career 

advancement. Students who have received 

certifications through our NICE Framework-aligned 

courses are able to demonstrate their knowledge 

to employers in a way that is immediately 

recognizable.

NICE Framework-aligned training has had a 

positive impact on the workplace, as well. 

Operators are better equipped to protect their 

organizations from cyberattacks and have more 

confidence in their abilities. In addition, the training 

has helped employers to identify and recruit top 

talent for their cybersecurity needs.

“Human-centric cybersecurity, the

right strategy executed by the

right people equipped with the

right tools.”

Alberto L. Roncallo, CEO,

Q-Mission® Corp.

CONTACT INFORMATION & RESOURCES

Alberto L. Roncallo, CEO

alberto.roncallo@qmission.net

www.qmission.net

December 2022

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