The Role of Community Colleges in Cybersecurity Education
A Workshop Sponsored by
The American Association of Community Colleges
and
The National Science Foundation
June 26-28, 2002
Washington, DC PowerPoint Presentation on "The Role of the Community College in Educating the Cybersecurity Workforce."
Download presentation (Adobe PDF) In June 2002, the American Association of Community Colleges and the National Science Foundation sponsored a workshop on "The Role of Community Colleges in Educating a Cybersecurity Workforce." This workshop assembled approximately 90 experts in computer, network, and information security from community colleges, four-year colleges and universities, business, industry, and government (local, state, and federal) to consider how resources at community colleges can be harnessed and expanded to help meet the nation’s educational and workforce needs in this critical high-tech area. Technical education about cybersecurity issues is needed for employment in a wide range of fields—software engineering, network administration, banking, e-business, law enforcement, etc. The relevant occupations cover a vast spectrum of knowledge and skills. Part of this spectrum (which could account for a significant share of the workforce demand) can be effectively addressed by courses and programs at community colleges. Some key questions that the workshop addressed include: What jobs are available that people with an appropriate two-year degree or certificate could fill, and what knowledge and skills are needed for these jobs?
What relevant courses and programs already exist at community colleges, and what courses and programs need to be developed as models?
What role could community colleges play in retraining current workers in aspects of cybersecurity?
What connections should be made between community college programs and university programs in computer science and information assurance?
What partnerships should community colleges forge with business and industry in order to build appropriate programs?
What resources would enable and encourage community colleges to broaden their offerings in information technology and other relevant subjects to address workforce needs in cybersecurity?
Keynote speakers: Howard Schmidt, Vice Chair of the President’s Critical Infrastructure Protection Board; Craig Mundie, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Advanced Strategies and Policy, Microsoft Corporation; and William Wulf, President of the National Academy of Engineering and AT&T Professor of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Virginia.
For further information, contact Ellen Hause at ehause@aacc.nche.edu. Workshop supported by Thomson-Course Technology
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