Under the Defense Department United Services Military Apprenticeship Program umbrella, the Department of Labor has established several cybersecurity trades to support the goals of the National Cyber Security Registered Apprenticeship Program and is in the process of developing more apprenticeships. In January 2022, the DOD and DOL partnered to establish the first federal cybersecurity apprenticeship program.
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“Our peers in federal government and industry can leverage the DOD’s already established cybersecurity registered apprenticeships to create their own within their organizations,” Gary Schaub, senior advisor for professional military education in the OUSD P&R, said. “Commonality will enhance recruitment and retention of the cybersecurity workforce as well as foster common competency and portability across federal government and industry.”
The 15 USMAP cybersecurity apprenticeships, developed by the DOD and approved by the DOL Office of Apprenticeship throughout the Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint, include the following:
- Network Operations Specialist
- Cyber IT Knowledge Manager
- Cyber Defense Incident Responder
- Technical Security Specialist
- Customer Service Tech Support
- Fiber Technician
- Cyber Database Administrator
- Cyber Defense Analyst
- System Security Analyst
- Vulnerability Assessment Analyst
- Cyber Defense Infrastructure Support Specialist
- System Admin
- Cyber Digital Forensics
- Cyber All Source Analyst
- Cyber Intel Planner
The DOD has taken action in the cybersecurity apprenticeship space and will continue to promote development of tools and resources designed to empower service members and veterans to pursue training and credentialing opportunities that will help them succeed in military and civilian careers alike. While the DOD ensures the military services are prepared to execute the mission requirements for national defense — today and in the future — their actions also compliment the civilian industries’ employment demand signals and changes to meet the nation’s needs. The DOD stands ready to support service members and veterans to meet both of these challenges.