Siemens Energy has recently partnered with a number of non-profit organizations for a joint effort in establishing a cybersecurity apprenticeship program focused on defending critical infrastructures. This group will be called The Cybersecurity & Industrial Infrastructure Security Apprenticeship Program and will be responsible for collectively running the apprenticeship through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom instruction. The group hopes that this partnership will be a key factor in strengthening the education to workforce pipeline by providing the next generation of cybersecurity workers with the skills they will need for a successful career in the industry.
"This apprenticeship program will provide ICS Village another avenue to train and introduce people to Industrial Control Systems that are used within Critical Infrastructure and help close the gap on the shortage of skilled employees. As one of the first programs of its kind in the country, Idaho State University’s Informatics Research Institute has been a leader in creating cybersecurity" professionals.
Kevin Satterlee, President of Idaho State University
The program will last four years and will help participants gain knowledge of the cybersecurity industry while also implementing some basic to moderate computer skills needed to perform work in their field. Companies are hoping that these training programs will increase the number of skilled workers within the industry as they experience increasing worker shortages despite current vacancies paying upwards of $90,000 a year. As the mounting pressures on the industries talent pool continue to build, apprenticeship programs like these will be crucial to its solution and Idaho plans to be at the forefront of these efforts as its plan is to welcome its first class in the fall of 2022.
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