CYBER.ORG’s Project Access: Training a Diverse Future Workforce – Dr. Chuck Gardner – BSW #279
In an effort to diversify the cybersecurity talent pool and improve cybersecurity literacy, CYBER.ORG created Project Access, a nationwide effort designed to expand access to cybersecurity education for blind and vision impaired students between the ages of 13-21 who are in pre-employment transition (Pre-ETS).
Through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) grant, CYBER.ORG pioneered a series of camps this past summer in Arkansas, Maine, Virginia, and Michigan to introduce blind and vision impaired students to key cybersecurity topics, help them develop cybersecurity skills, and explore the possibility of a career in a growing industry.
This is one of CYBER.ORG’s efforts to improve diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity industry – starting with K-12 students.
Segment Resouces: To learn more about CYBER.ORG and Project Access or to get involved, visit: www.cyber.org www.cyber.org/events www.cyber.org/initiatives/project-access
You can reach Dr. Chuck Gardner, Sr. Director of Government and Non-Profit Engagement for CYBER.ORG at [email protected].
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Chuck Gardner serves as the Senior Director of Government and Non-Profit Engagement for CYBER.ORG, the academic initiative of the Cyber Innovation Center. He has more than 10 years of classroom experience and holds an EdD (Educational Leadership) and an MBA (Marketing) from the University of Phoenix and a BS (Marine Transportation) from the United States Merchant Marine Academy. After leaving the maritime industry in 2006 he became a career-changing educator, first teaching algebra and geometry in middle school, then moving to a high school robotics and cyber classroom, where he first encountered CYBER.ORG and wrote content for them. Moving from a curriculum development specialist, to the director of curriculum, to the Associate Director, he oversaw all aspects of content development and the delivery of professional development workshops to teachers from across the country. As a Senior Director, he now oversees much of the federal and state-based outreach and national support for standards adoption, pathway development, and education/workforce development initiatives.
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