@Lead4IT

Working to provide high-quality work-based learning opportunities for individuals that will increase their skills and credentialing in IT and cybersecurity

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Joined April 2021
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Do you need help building YOUR Technology Talent? #LEAD4IT can help offset the cost of upskilling your current workforce through Industry-recognized certifications. #tech #careerdevelopment businessfacilities.com/2022/…
Don't let this happen to you. Let LEAD4IT help you strengthen your #CyberSecurity workforce. msn.com/en-us/news/us/ransom…
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Funded by DoL, LEAD4IT would be happy to offset costs of YOUR work-based learning efforts in IT/cybersecurity. Ask us how! #apprenticeships #careerdevelopment forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2…

If We’re Serious About Apprenticeship, We Should Start Funding It

If we want apprenticeship to become a viable alternative to hard-to-afford, hard-to-complete degrees, it’s time to start funding actual apprenticeships rather than community colleges.

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#womenintech #CyberSecurity thehill.com/policy/cybersecu…

White House cyber hire highlights diversity challenges in tech workforce

The White House now has a point person to carry out its pledge to expand diversity in the cyber workforce.  Camille Stewart Gloster, a Google executive, was hired to head up Biden administrati…

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Interested in starting your own IT-related registered apprenticeship? Let LEAD4IT help offset your costs for related instruction and #onthejob training. forbes.com/sites/michaeltnie…
A step in the right direction. fox28media.com/news/local/us…
The TechSpark program is part of an effort to expand technology education and business development in regions like Mississippi that are short on such opportunities. clarionledger.com/story/busi…

Microsoft's TechSpark initiative to expand tech education, business development in Mississippi

TechSpark was established in 2017 when Microsoft chose six regions of the U.S. where it would invest staff, money and resources to help train workers

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LEAD4IT is proud to partner with @MaxxTechnology to create meaningful opportunities in #IT. maxxpotential.com/can-you-ge…

Can You Get An IT Job With No Experience? | MAXX Potential

Breaking into the IT industry

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California has significantly invested in #apprenticeships via their 2022-2023 state budget. Take a look at their Five-Point Action Plan to expand the state’s number of apprentices to a half-million by 2029. dir.ca.gov/DAS/e-News/2022/F…
#IT can be a valuable pathway for individuals with a criminal background. aspeninstitute.org/blog-post…

A Hard Return

Leaders of for-profit and private organizations play a consequential role in breaking the cycle of recidivism and unrealized employment.

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How to become a #CyberSecurity professional... fortune.com/education/busine…
This NSF-funded research project explored the viability of cybersecurity apprenticeships for federal agency pipeline support. #CyberSecurity #Apprenticeships nationalcyberwatch.org/resou…
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The first step in creating opportunity in IT/cyber - ensure that everyone has access to high-quality, affordable broadband. #broadband #IT #cyber govtech.com/civic/whats-new-…

What’s New in Digital Equity: NY Releases State Broadband Maps

Plus, Texas has released its initial 2022 broadband plan; Kentucky is investing more than $200 million in high-speed Internet; the GSA has announced its first cohort of 40 U.S. Digital Corps fellows;...

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"Registered apprenticeships are an ideal solution for the mismatch between unfilled tech openings and talented workers who face challenges with traditional hiring processes" urban.org/research/publicati…

What Works in Tech Apprenticeship

The Urban Institute served as a tech apprenticeship intermediary for three years, helping employers and sponsors design, register, and implement their progra…

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Transforming an organization starts with transforming its leaders. hbswk.hbs.edu/item/six-unexp…
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👀#cybersecurityjobs techrepublic.com/article/hir…

Hiring entry-level and junior candidates can alleviate the cybersecurity skills shortage - TechRe...

Hiring managers must avoid unrealistic job descriptions and placing too much emphasis on experience alone, according to a new report from (ISC)².

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Why Less Is More When It Comes To #CyberSecurity forbes.com/sites/forbestechc… #cybersecuritytips
Growth in the tech sector seems to be a long-term trend in San Antonio #tech businessfacilities.com/2022/…
A 2020 GAO report on diversity within the intelligence community noted racial and ethnic minorities comprise about 37% of the workforce, they only amount to about 26% of the intelligence community workforce. govexec.com/workforce/2022/0…

Is the Security Clearance Process Keeping Diverse Candidates from Fed Jobs?

There are very human, and very distinct elements to making the cut as a national security worker.

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How Can We Get More Women in Tech — and Support Their Growth? govtech.com/workforce/how-ca…

How Can We Get More Women in Tech — and Support Their Growth?

A champion of bringing more women into the gov tech workforce, Executive Director of Enterprise GRC and Resiliency Anushree Bag talks about attracting women to the job and guiding them through a...

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