Developing Successful Mentoring and Apprenticeship Programs

RapidAscents cybersecurity training program is at no out of pocket cost to learners. The 15-week DoL Registered Apprenticeship training program is in-depth and role-based from basics to job role simulated exercises, developed by leading practitioners in the space who have decades of experience in industry. Our training is supported by multiple grants one of which is the Department of Commerce to train entry level cybersecurity professionals. The RapidAscent team was selected for these grants due to our extensive background in cybersecurity. Our team has a combined experience of 25 years in corporate related cybersecurity skills. Our extensive experiences allows us to understand the needs of the learner as well as the company. In this presentation, our team will introduce the DoL Registered Apprenticeship approach as well as share how ISSA-COS and RapidAsecent are working with the Colorado Springs Community both to increase mentoring and support the development of entry level cybersecurity professionals respectively. We will walk through how we effectively partner with universities, industries, and other organizations related to ISSA to create a high quality turnkey apprenticeship programs. Will discuss different models for partnering that may benefit different ISSA Chapters and the greater community.