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Northern Virginia Community College has received a $100,000 grant from Capital One Foundation to help develop the Cybersecurity Career Pathways Project that will inform and support middle and high school students in the Northern Virginia Region who wish to explore and hopefully pursue a career in cybersecurity. The project will whet the appetite of a future generation of cyber workers and eventually fill a regional and national skills gap that will only continue to widen in the coming years.
NOVA will be working as part of a cohort of 14 community colleges in D.C., Maryland, New York and Texas to develop some thematic areas of focus in relation to labor-market data and career pathways to create a pilot program with two Prince William County public high schools—Forest Park and Potomac—both chosen due to their high level of diversity and for the large number of students from underserved populations.
The program will offer training to teachers and counselors within the schools to teach them the importance of these fields and to relay the needs expressed by local employers. Students will attend activities and have the chance to learn about the growing field of cybersecurity. They will participate in internships and “job-shadow” opportunities and will achieve a cybersecurity credential while still in high school. They will then move through NOVA and hopefully a four-year institution and emerge prepared to succeed in this very in-demand and high-paying field. Ultimately, as a result of this pilot, students will have a greater understanding of the importance of the cybersecurity field and the value that achieving a credential can bring them in terms of launching a career with a bright future.
NOVA’s Cybersecurity program provides a curriculum that is mapped to DHS and NSA cybersecurity education standards and is designated by the Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Administration as a Center of Academic Excellence for two-year institutions (CAE2Y). Our AAS Cybersecurity degree is transferable to many four-year institutions and offers students the opportunity to participate in a variety of exciting competitions and extra-curricular activities. NOVA is a founding member of the National CyberWatch Center, a national consortium of colleges and universities focused on cybersecurity education.
The CSCP designation is ideal for logisticians, maintainers, ERP systems analysts, consultants engaged by DOD, large retailers, distributors, manufacturers, and those engaged in international trade or financing, ERP or BPR projects. Classes are highly interactive with a rich variety of study tools, peer discussions, team exercises, videos, web clips and case studies. Participants will receive extensive instruction in each of the three modules: Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management; Supply Chain Strategy, Design and Compliance; Implementation and Operations. Tuition includes all materials.
For More Information and to Register visit our website at the link below:
https://nvcc.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=2886&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0
Our 20-hour program, offered in partnership with American Iron Works and taught by certified welders, trains students in Oxy-fuel gas cutting and shielded metal arc welding processes. Topics include: safety; welding equipment, materials and use; Oxy-fuel cutting, welding and proper use of a grinder; shielded metal arc welding. At the conclusion, students will take a practical exam for designation as a Certified Welder by the American Welding Society. All materials are provided, including: Welder’s hood and gloves, Welder’s fire retardant jacket and practical exam.
This course starts place on April 23, 2016. Visit our website below to register.
Northern Virginia Community College’s Workforce Development Division will host a series of Boot Camps/Information Sessions for individuals interested in pursuing CompTIA® Security+ and CompTIA® Network+ certification. Tuition may be waived for those that have work or academic experience for these accelerated boot camps. This grant initiative is open to all, however, first consideration will be provided to women, minorities, and veterans that have attended NOVA. Make every effort to attend the information session for greatest consideration of the program.
Upcoming Boot Camps/Information Sessions
| Annandale Campus “Network +” Info session: Friday, March 18th 1pm
Boot Camp- (4) Wednesdays 9:00am – 4:00pm, Mar 30th -April 20th Location: Off-Campus, old Pitney Bowes Bldg. NOVA Workforce on 6th floor, 7630 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, VA 22003
Woodbridge Campus “Security +” Info session: Saturday, March 19th 11:00am Boot Camp- (3) Wednesdays 6pm-9pm Mar 30th – April 13th (3) Saturdays 9am-1pm Apr 2nd – Apr 16th Location: 2645 College Dr., Woodbridge, VA 22191, Arts and Science Building Room 223
Manassas Campus “Network +” Info session: Thursday, March 24th 7:00pm Boot Camp- (4) Tuesday and Thursdays 7pm- 10pm Apr 5-28th Location: Off-Campus- Manassas Innovation Park, Room 134 9485 Innovation Drive, Manassas, VA 20110
Loudoun Campus “Security +” Info session: Thursday, April 7th 7:00pm Boot Camp – (3) Monday and Wednesdays 6pm- 10pm Apr 25- May 11th Location: Off-Campus- Loudoun Signal Hill, Room 314 21335 Signal Hill Plaza, Loudoun, VA 20164
Alexandria Campus “Security +” Info session: Thursday, April 28th, 7:00pm Boot Camp- Friday, 8am – 4pm May13th Sat & Sun, 9am- 5pm, May 14th & 15th Location: 5000 Dawes Ave., Alexandria, VA 22311- Room 416 |
| RSVP by email rcwet@nvcc.edu or call (703) 878-5707 |