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National Information Assurance Training and Ed Center

When it comes to educating and certifying information security professionals throughout their careers, (ISC)² is acknowledged as the global, not-for-profit leader.

The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce is an independent, nonprofit research and policy institute affiliated with the Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy that studies the link between education, career qualifications, and workforce demands. Core Research: The Center conducts research in three core areas with the goal of better aligning education and training with workforce and labor market demand: jobs, skills, and people. ■ JOBS: Our first research focus is on the historic and future labor market supply and labor market demand for education, with secondary interest in occupation and industrial clusters at the national and sub-national levels. ■ SKILLS: Our second research focus is on connecting 21st Century competencies with education, training, and applied learning pathways. ■ PEOPLE: Our third research focus is on identifying the effect of changing job requirements and skill demand on students and the current workforce, with a focus on varying degrees of access and success by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. Public Policy The Center seeks to inform and educate federal, state, and local policymakers and stakeholders on ways to better align education and training with labor market demand and qualifications. It also seeks to create tools that enable decision makers to access and customize the data to allow for national, state, and sub-state analysis.

New! Rose State College Cyber Security is now also offered completely online! Call 405-733-7977 for more information!Why Rose State College Cyber Security?"Cyber security" prevents hackers, spies, ...

To earn The National Career Readiness Certificate you must take three WorkKeys assessments--Applied Mathematics, Locating Information, and Reading for Information.

Hiring and salary surveys, such as the 2014 IT Skills and Salary Survey from Global Knowledge and Windows IP Pro, TEKsystems' 2014 Annual IT Forecast, Foote Research Group's 2014 IT Skills and Certifications Pay Index, Computerworld's annual Forecast survey, Robert Half Technology Survey, and information from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Futurestep, Mondo, GovLoop, and Dice have presented a developing picture of the IT skills that will be in demand in 2014. Here, in survey order, are the top 10 major skills and why they made the list.

In conjunction with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development's (DEED) Labor Market Information staff, workforce analysis reports have been compiled and analyzed based on the state's six regional planning areas. These reports will provide an introductory framework and context for discussion during the regional meetings.

The Foundation Center is the world's leading source of information on philanthropy, fundraising, and grant programs.

The Minnesota IT Workforce Commons (MNITWC) is a repository for information and articles on all things IT and a place to enter the discussion on current topics. The MITWC monitors and reports local changes in IT employment from both an employee and employer perspective.

LMIwise delivers regional supply and demand information for academic program planning and review. Search by occupation or program code or keyword.

THE KAPOR CENTER CODING LANDSCAPE DATABASE The Kapor Center has collected information on 300+ programs or software that teach youth and adults elements of computer science and coding. This is not an exhaustive list, as this field is rapidly growing.

Choosing a programming language takes a lot of consideration: what do you want to do with the language, what platforms you're working with, and what salary range can you expect in the field, and more. This infographic gives you a ton of information about some of the more popular languages.

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. During the month of October, we will air new episodes of "Unlocking the Secrets of Cybersecurity" every Tuesday and Friday at 10 a.m. Stay tuned! For more information on #UMUCCyber programs, visit umuc.edu/cybersecurity.

A collection of cybersecurity resources along with helpful links to SANS websites, web content and free cybersecurity resources

These documents help you understand the basics of using computers, the internet, and general cybersecurity information, as well as monthly and quarterly US-CERT reports.