Cybersecurity Apprenticeships Tracker

Persistent workforce shortages have catalyzed innovative new approaches in cybersecurity education and training. One of the most exciting developments is a growing interest in cybersecurity apprenticeships, and New America's cyber apprenticeship tracker is intended to serve as a map of this growing ecosystem.

This tracker displays cybersecurity apprenticeship program information identified by staff of the FIU-New America Cybersecurity Partnership and the Center on Education & Skills at New America (CESNA), and confirmed by apprenticeship program organizers. For the purposes of this tracker, cybersecurity occupations are defined as those concerned principally and explicitly with ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data and networks. Apprenticeships in related information technology occupations are not represented.

Cyber apprenticeship programs listed on the tracker are classified as active or inactive and also according to their adherence to federal quality assurance standards for Registered Apprenticeships. Programs are considered active if they have at least one paid apprentice currently in training. Programs that have been registered with the federal Department of Labor's Office of Apprenticeship or a state apprenticeship agency are represented with green dots; those that are unregistered are represented in orange.

We know there are other programs in development, as well as others that may already be operational. As a living document, this tracker depends on public input to remain comprehensive. Please send information about programs not reflected in the tracker using the form below.

We would like to thank Haelee Jo and Jessica Viteri for their work on this project, and we thank the community members of the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education's Subworking Group on Apprenticeship for their input and help connecting us to emerging apprenticeship programs. In addition, we owe a special debt of gratitude to Audrey Gu, Maria Elkin, and Loren Risenfeld. Their hard work and thoughtful representation of information has been instrumental in making this information clear and engaging.

This project was produced in part through the Florida International University – New America Cybersecurity Capacity Building Partnership (C2B Partnership).