Strategic Plan CAREER AND EDUCATION 

EXPLORATION EDUCATOR RESOURCES 

Community Resources 

Public and Private Sector 

Programs in the Community 

NICE coordinates a robust community working together to 

advance an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity 

education, training, and workforce development. This 

mission is fulfilled by building on existing successful 

programs from industry, academia, and government. 

CyberCareers.gov consolidates online access 

to tools, resources, and a guide to the 

cybersecurity workforce within the Federal 

Government. cybercareers.gov 

CyberSeek provides an interactive map and 

pathway tool for exploring cybersecurity 

workforce supply and demand. cyberseek.org

Cybersecurity Career Week 

nist.gov/nice/ccw

Cybersecurity Career Week is held 

the 3rd week of October, but 

career discovery resources are 

available year-round! 

CISA’s National Initiative for Cybersecurity 

Careers and Studies website, commonly 

known as NICCS, provides cybersecurity 

training, education, and career information. 

niccs.cisa.gov

NICE Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Program 

Finder is a tool to help locate cybersecurity 

apprenticeship programs throughout the 

United States. nist.gov/nice/apprenticeshipfinder

The NIST Educational STEM Resource Registry 

(NEST-R) provides access to videos, lessons, 

information about real-world applications and 

internships, and more. nestr.nist.gov

The NITRD STEM Portal lists governmentsponsored postdocs, fellowships, internship 

programs, and more. nitrd.gov/stem4all

The Advanced Technological Education (ATE) 

program supports curriculum development, 

professional development, career pathways, 

and more for two-year colleges. atecentral.net

The Cybersecurity Education Training 

Assistance Program (CETAP) equips K12 

teachers with cybersecurity curricula and 

education tools. niccs.cisa.gov/formaleducation/integrating-cybersecurity-classroom

National Centers for Academic Excellence in 

Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) designates colleges 

and universities in cyber defense, research, 

and operations. nsa.gov/Academics/Centers-ofAcademic-Excellence

The National K12 Cybersecurity Education 

Roadmap provides strategies for increasing the 

quantity, quality, and diversity of students 

pursuing cybersecurity careers. nist.gov/newsevents/news/2021/12/roadmap-k12-

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LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT OTHER RESOURCES DIVERSITY, EQUITY, 

INCLUSION & ACCESSIBILITY 

The CyberCorps: Scholarship for Service 

(SFS) program provides scholarships for 

undergraduate and graduate (MS or PhD) 

education. sfs.opm.gov

The GenCyber program provides summer 

cybersecurity camp experiences for students 

and teachers at the K12 level. gen-cyber.com

Free and Low Cost Online Cybersecurity 

Learning Content is a curated list of online 

educational content. nist.gov/itl/appliedcybersecurity/nice/resources/online-learningcontent

The NICE Challenge Project offers virtualized 

learning experiences for educational 

institutions, educators, and students. nicechallenge.com

The US Cyber Games scouts, trains, and 

sends a US Cyber Team to compete at the 

International Cybersecurity Challenge. 

uscybergames.com

Cyversity provides scholarship opportunities, 

diverse workforce development, innovative 

outreach, and mentoring programs. 

cyversity.org

Women in Cybersecurity (WiCyS) creates 

professional and student communities, 

mentorship programs, conferences, career 

fairs, job board resources, and other events. 

wicys.org

The Women’s Society of Cyberjutsu (WSC) 

provides programs and partnerships that 

promote hands-on training, networking, 

education, mentoring, resource-sharing and 

other professional opportunities. 

womenscyberjutsu.org

Informal and structured mentoring 

relationships can provide complementary 

benefits. Structured mentoring relationships 

tend to provide more academic support. 

Informal mentoring relationships tend to 

support personal development. 

-The Mentoring Effect, Mentoring.org 

The CAE Community connects Centers of 

Academic Excellence (CAE) to collaborate, share 

resources, and assist prospective CAEs in the 

CAE application process. caecommunity.org

The National Cybersecurity Education and 

Training Center (NCyTE) invests in technological 

innovation, resources, professional 

development and tools to support faculty, 

community colleges, and more. ncyte.net

K12 Cybersecurity Resources for at Home is a 

curated list of books, games, and other 

materials for elementary, middle, and high 

school learning. nicek12athome.weebly.com

The Veteran Resources webpage provides a 

curated list of materials to help our nation’s 

military transition to civilian cybersecurity 

careers. nist.gov/itl/appliedcybersecurity/nice/resources/veteran-resources

Learn more 

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