Program Description:
The Careers in Cybersecurity Workshop for School Counselors informs participants about the plethora of career options, pathways, and opportunities in the field of cyber security.
School counselors are critical in the career choices of students. One day workshops introduce counselors to IA/IS, Cybersecurity, and Digital Forensics career opportunities, and choices within these categories, as well as the multiple pathways to enter the workforce in these areas. Industry employers speak to participants about career opportunities, student internships, externships, and other related opportunities.
School counselors learn about current and future career trends in IA/IS, receive updates and current promotional materials for distribution to interested students and parents, and discover how to use the Center for Academic Excellence (NSA CSS) Web site and resources to find answers to questions from parents, students, and other educators.
The Goals of the School Counselors Workshop are to:
•Increase counselor awareness of the workforce needs of the United States in IS/IA and related fields (digital forensics, homeland security,
network security, systems administrator, cybersecurity) requirements (clearances, certifications, knowledge, skills, and abilities etc) 2 and 4 year degree options and certification tracks.
•Increase the knowledge of counselors about the NSF ATE Centers, NSA CAE, and SFS, and the benefits to students and the future technology workforce.
•Share the connection between the K-12 and the CAE higher education institutions, to include Career Technical Education programs
