Forage Wants to Help You Learn Cybersecurity Career Skills — For Free
Forage provides learners an opportunity to complete hands-on cybersecurity projects created by companies including: PwC, MasterCard, and JPMorgan Chase.
“How do you land a job without experience? How do you get experience without a job?”
This is an age old question that job-seekers have long struggled with. One potential solution seems to be the ‘Virtual Work Experience’ programs from Forage. Launched in 2017, Forage boasts a catalog of over 200+ self-paced, practical, professional courses for learners — several of which are focused on cybersecurity. Students who participate in Forage’s free cybersecurity courses can expect to learn about: server management, security policies, hardening virtual machines, cyber law, conducting forensics investigations, and more.
Forage’s Head of US Educational Partnerships, Harrison Bass, told AccessCyber: “Forage’s virtual work experiences provide learners with unique insights into career pathways within Fortune 500 Companies, globally. As a former educator, I’ve seen firsthand both the value and the challenge of bridging the gap between the classroom and careers. Forage’s free, open-access platform alllows educators and learners to do so, at scale.“
Check Out the Full List Cybersecurity Virtual Experience Programs From Forage
Given the massive demand for all things cybersecurity education, we anticipate Forage’s catalog of security-related experiences will only grow in the coming months. Currently, the following cybersecurity virtual experiences are live on the platform for learners to participate in. Participating partner organizations include: SAP, Mastercard, JPMorgan Chase, PwC, AIG, and several others.
Take a look at the current list of cybersecurity experiences available on Forage: