Cybersecurity Career Awareness and Exploration

This video, from the National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center, is intended to help career counselors, academic advisors, and educators guide students into cybersecurity education programs and careers. During the video, presenters Dr. John Sands and Dr. Kristine Christensen introduce viewers to the Cybersecurity Career Awareness Toolkit. This toolkit "... includes a guidebook for counselors, workbook for students, and interactive activities that emphasize the interdisciplinary and diverse nature of cybersecurity careers, highlighting both technical and non-technical roles." The guidebook outlines important information about cybersecurity careers and how to advise students effectively. The student workbook includes hands-on activities, career exploration exercises, and tools for helping students understand different roles in the field that are aligned to their interests and skills. The interactive tools offer real-time job data, certification maps, and cybersecurity pathways. 

This video runs 53:56 minutes in length.