Rodney Petersen

Director,

National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE)

October 26, 2021

Strengthening the Nation’s 

Cybersecurity Workforce
Mission

To energize, promote, and coordinate a 

robust community working together to 

advance an integrated ecosystem of 

cybersecurity education, training, and 

workforce development
Values

Foster communication

Facilitate collaboration

Share and leverage resources

Act based on evidence

Evaluate and improve

Challenge assumptions

Stimulate innovation

Model inclusion
Goals
Workforce Framework for 

Cybersecurity 

(NICE Framework)
NICE Framework

• Title: Workforce 

Framework for 

Cybersecurity

• Introduction of 

Competencies

• Removed: 

• Specialty Areas (reflected in 

Competencies, Work Roles)

• Ability Statements (incorporated 

in Skill statements)

• Appendices: Moved 

outside the publication

nist.gov/nice/framework
Core Building Blocks 

Building Blocks: Tasks, Knowledge, and Skills (TKS)

Describes the Work

Describes the Learner
Applications and Uses

TEAMS

COMPETE

NCIES

WORK 

ROLES
NICE Framework Competencies

Competency 

• A mechanism for organizations to 

assess learners. 

Competencies are 

• Defined via an employer-driven 

approach 

• Learner-focused 

• Observable and measurable 

COMPETENCIES

that learners

possess, acquire, develop

NICE Framework

Education, 

Training Providers, 

Employers

Employers

define

identify assess
Playbook for Workforce Frameworks

Model Framework 

Structure 

• Building Blocks

• Sample Uses

• Optional Components

A Workforce 

Framework Template

Guidance on How to 

Write TKS statements, 

Competencies, and 

Work Roles

Effective Practices for 

Workforce Framework 

Development and 

Stakeholder 

Engagement 
NICE Framework Resource Center

• About the Framework 

• Current Version & Latest Updates

• Resources 

• By Stakeholder

• Users Group

• Success Stories

• Framework in Focus

• Presentations

nist.gov/nice/framework

Employers Education & Training 

Providers

Learners
NICE Framework Success Stories

• Organizational Profile 

• Drivers

• Process

• Tie in with the NICE 

Framework

• Benefits & Impact

https://www.nist.gov/itl/appliedcybersecurity/nice/nice-framework-resourcecenter/success-story-catalog
Framework in Focus
Framework in Focus
Stakeholder Engagement
Consultative Process

• NICE Interagency Coordinating Council

• NICE Community Coordinating Council

• Working Groups

• Modernize Talent Management

• Promote Career Discovery

• Transform Learning Process

• Communities of Interest

• Apprenticeships in Cybersecurity

• Cybersecurity Skills Competitions

• K12 Cybersecurity Education

• NICE Framework Users nist.gov/nice/community 
Projects

CyberSeek.org USCyberGames.com
NICE Quarterly eNewsletter

nist.gov/nice/enewsletter
NICE One Pagers

nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/resources
NICE Posters

nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/resources
NICE Events

• Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week • October 18-23, 2021

• October 17-22, 2022

• NICE Webinars • Digital Citizenship: October 20, 2021 at 2-3pm ET

• NICE Framework: December 15, 2021 at 2-3pm ET

• Federal Cybersecurity Workforce Summit • Webinar on Apprenticeships: October 26, 2021 at 1:30-3pm ET

• Webinar on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility: January 25, 2021 at 1:30-3pm ET

• Annual Summit: April 26, 2022

• Annual NICE Conference & Expo • NICE Symposium: A Coordinated Approach to Supply Chain Risks: November 16, 2021 at 1-5pm ET

• Annual Conference: June 6-8, 2022

• NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference • Annual Conference: December 6-7, 2021

• FISSEA: Federal Information Security Educators • Winter Forum: February 15, 2022

• Annual Conference: May 18-19, 2022

nist.gov/itl/applied-cybersecurity/nice/events
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