Cybersecurity Talent Initiative announces first class; calls for second class to reduce cybersecurity talent gap
The nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service announced its inaugural class of the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative – a public-private partnership aimed at recruiting and training a world-class cybersecurity workforce. As the initiative’s first participants begin their federal agency work, applications to join the next cohort are now open.
The aim of the Cybersecurity Talent Initiative is to reduce the cybersecurity talent gap and provide participants with up to $75,000 in student loan assistance. The initiative is in response to expected gaps in skilled cybersecurity workers. In 2020, there will be more than 507,000 unfilled U.S. cybersecurity jobs. The COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated the critical need for competent and highly-skilled workers—in both the public and private sectors—to protect the security and health of all Americans.