Cybersecurity Pathways Projects
Learn more about the projects and resources stemming from this initiative.
Current
Cybersecurity Pathways
Digital Promise is helping schools and communities across the country co-create workforce development opportunities in cybersecurity by building career-connected pathways.
Audiences
Learning Environments
About the Cybersecurity Pathways Initiative
The United States faces a critical cybersecurity workforce shortage, with information security analyst positions projected to grow 33% by 2033.
In 2022, Digital Promise launched an initiative to engage school districts in co-creating Cybersecurity Pathways programs in collaboration with communities, industries, and postsecondary institutions. We supported an inaugural cohort of 10 school districts from across the country, with their students, families, and educators, in the co-design of locally relevant, credentialed Cybersecurity Pathways.
Over 1,000 students participated in the first year. The growing demand spurred the expansion of the Cybersecurity Pathways Initiative to a second national cohort and the launch of an interconnected state-regional effort in Alabama.
Our Impact
- 23 Districts that launched Cybersecurity Pathways
- 24 Educators trained
- 1,298 Students enrolled
- 67 Higher education, industry, and community partners