Jim Nichols Instructional Computing Division Chair Estrella Mountain Community College

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1 Building the Pipeline: Community Colleges on the Cutting Edge of Cybersecurity Education Kasia Taylor Associate Professor, Coordinator Networking, Security and Forensics Programs Anne Arundel Community College Jim Nichols Instructional Computing Division Chair Estrella Mountain Community College

2 Moderator Pamela Frugoli Senior Workforce Analyst Employment and Training Administration US Department of Labor

3 Goal of TAACCCT To expand capacity of institutions of higher education to provide education and training opportunities to meet the needs of TAA-certified workers Can be completed in two years or less; Result in skills, degrees, and credentials that prepare program participants for employment in high-wage, highskill occupations; and Emphasis on serving dislocated workers, including those eligible for Trade Adjustment Assistance 3

4 Unique Program Features Large Capacity Building Grants US Department of Labor competitive grants Not traditional training grants (no tuition) Partnership Approach Department of Education and other Federal Agencies Employers and Industry Public Workforce System Community Outreach

5 Program Focus Areas (Core Elements) Evidence-based Approach Advance Online and Technology-enabled Strategies Career Pathways: Stacked and Latticed Credentials Contextualized Remediation Credit for Prior Learning Open License for the curriculum developed CC BY Creative Commons attribution

6 Early Successes Over 1,400 Programs Created and Launched Close to 80,000 Participants Enrolled Approximately 32,000 (one-third) completed training Approximately 27,000 attained credentials Beyond the Numbers Connecting academic and career programs Open Educational Resources Focus on Job-Driven Training and American Opportunity 6

7 NATIONAL STEM CONSORTIUM ANNE ARUNDEL COMMUNITY COLLEGE Kasia Taylor Associate Professor Coordinator Networking, Security and Forensics Programs

8 Bridging the Skills Gap: (Re)training Workers into Cybersecurity Careers

9 The TAACCCT Grant Program U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Department of Education Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT) Grant Program NSC awarded $19.7 Million on October 1, 2011

10 Composite Materials Cyber Technology Electric Vehicles Environmental Technology Mechatronics

11 The Displaced Worker Average 46 years old No post-secondary degree Varied life skills and experience Job skills in manufacturing Average 12 years in specific job

12 A shortage of skilled, trained workers in STEM/cybersecurity is acute and critical, resulting in severe competition for workers and a need to provide additional, on-the-job training to new hires Cyber Mindset, Fort Meade Alliance

13 Cyber Technology Certificate Academic program: 30 credits Industry certification exams Embedded remediation Entry-level jobs

14 Cyber Curriculum Core Skills for STEM (all year) Hardware & Software Networking Essentials Security Fundamentals Cisco Skills-based Capstone

15 Realistic Expectations Realistic Expectations: Customer Service Technical Support Help Desk

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19 Struggles Recruitment Right fit grant student Exam changes (CCNA) Regional challenges Academic Requirements Employment markets Shiny, new product Cyber curriculum itself not CEH, CISSP

20 National STEM Consortium Policies and STEM Bridge Access NSC Policies and Sample NSC Curriculum Documents Available via Dropbox: STEM Bridge Access: Open Learning Initiative (OLI) website: Sign Up on main page STEM Readiness use Course Key: ALL-STEM4 STEM Foundations use Course Key: STEMBASIC2 Questions? Sue Gallagher, NSC Project Director, Kelly Koermer, J.D., Principle Investigator,

21 NSC Website: Facebook: PBS Feature Pathway videos: National STEM Consortium Resources & Additional Information Notification of Curriculum Availability and NSC Information: 10/14

22 Estrella Mountain Community College

23 IT and Power Systems Security Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree and Certificate of Completion (CCL) Developed under 2 TAACCCT grants National Information, Security and Geospatial Technologies Consortium (NISGTC) Arizona Sun Corridor-Get Into Energy Consortium (ASC- GIEC)

24 NISGTC Round 1 TAACCCT Grant National Consortium of Community Colleges Collin College Frisco, Texas Del Mar College Corpus Christi, Texas Bellevue College Bellevue, Washington Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake City, Utah Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, Illinois Bunker Hill Community College Boston, Massachusetts Rio Salado Community College Tempe, Arizona Paradise valley Community College South Mountain Community College Estrella Mountain Community College

25 NISGTC grant focus To meet industry s needs for an educated and prepared Information Technology (IT) workforce Networking and Data Communications (EMCC s Focus) Cybersecurity Programming (Mobile Apps Development) Geospatial Technologies

26 NISGTC Key Features NDG NetLab+ Virtualization System Success Coaches IT Specific Tutoring Curriculum Development Open Source Development National Training and Education Resource -

27 Arizona Sun Corridor Get into Energy Round 2 TAACCCT grant Arizona State-Wide Consortium - Schools Chandler-Gilbert Community College Estrella Mountain Community College Northland Pioneer College Pima Community College Yavapai College Industry Partners APS ASARCO Grupo Mexico Arizona s G&T Cooperatives CB&I Center for Energy Workforce Development Freeport-MCMoRan Copper & Gold Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Science Foundation Arizona SRP Tucson Electric Power

28 Get Into Energy grant focus To foster a workforce pipeline to the energy industry in the Arizona Sun Corridor, one of 10 defined megaregions in the United States Nuclear Generation Non-Nuclear Generation Transmission and Distribution IT Security of Power Systems

29 Get Into Energy Key Features Each college has unique certificate and degree pathways. All ASC-GIEC programs have a common foundation based on a tiered competency model National Energy Certificates Basic Skills National Career Readiness Certificate Employability Skills Certificate Energy Industry Fundamentals Certificate

30 IT and Power Systems Security Not EMCC s original goal for NISGTC When Get Into Energy was awarded advised to leverage NISGTC to build crossover Cybersecurity program

31 IT Security Associate CCL created Aligned objectives of 4 IT Security Certifications (2 classes) Security+ CNSS 4011 GSEC SSCP Exam Created pre-reqs Networking Fundamentals System Admin Linux and Microsoft MIS Compliance and Regulatory issues IT Ethics Approved by NISGTC Business and Industry Leadership Team (BILT) Used NICE Framework to inform KSAs

32 IT and Power Systems Security AAS General Ed. Core classes Same as IT Security Associate CCL Lead to First level Security Certifications Tracks Allow for specializations and scalability Power Systems Security Network Defense Systems Security - Linux Systems Security - Microsoft

33 Tracks Power and Networking Power Systems IT Security Track Career and Personal Development Energy Industry Fundamentals Introduction to Power Systems Security Generation and Transmission Systems Security Smart Grid and Distribution System Security Embedded Systems Security Network Security Track Cisco - Routing and Switching Essentials Cisco - Scaling Networks Cisco - Connecting Networks Cisco Certified Network Associate Security Cisco Certified Network Associate Wireless

34 Systems Security Tracks Linux and Microsoft Systems Security - Linux Track Linux System Administration Linux Shell Scripting Linux Network Administration Linux Security Linux Capstone Ethical Hacking and Network Defense Systems Security - Microsoft Track Microsoft PowerShell/Command Line Operations Installing and Configuring Windows Server Administering Windows Server Configuring Advanced Windows Server Services Ethical Hacking and Network Defense Red Hat Academy

35 Articulations Feeder high schools Peoria District Magnet School Dual Enrollment University Transfer Paths Northern Arizona University 90/30 program Technology Management BAS Excelsior College Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (general/no concentration) Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Cybersecurity Concentration) Trine University In the works

36 Pursuit of Excellence Goal to obtain the Center for Academic Excellence for 2-year Institutions (CAE2Y) designation DHS/NSA National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance/Cyber Defense Member of CyberWatch West Mapping Curriculum to Knowledge Units Instructor Trainings/Conferences Eastern New Mexico University-Ruidoso SCADA Cyber-Security Boot Camp CCNA Security Instructor Training Cisco Academy Defcon Hacking Conference NSF ATE Centers MPICT Conference; CTC Working Connections Ethical Hacking Wireshark NetLab Training VMWare ACM SIGSCE/SIGITE

37 Contact Info Estrella Mountain Community College - Get Into Energy - NISGTC - Dr. Clay Goodman, Vice President of Occupational Education, , clay.goodman@estrellamountain.edu Dr. Heather Weber, Dean of Occupational Education, , heather.weber@estrellamountain.edu Jim Nichols, Instructional Computing Division Chair, , jim.nichols@estrellamountain.edu Larry Heinz, Cybersecurity Faculty, , larry.heinz@estrellamountain.edu Randy Larson, Networking Technologies Institute Director, , randol.larson@estrellamountain.edu