Canada offers cybersecurity training with job placement in 16 roles

The government of Canada with some private sector partners, will be hosting a cybersecurity training for immigrants in Calgary, Canada. This will involve work integrated learning and job placement in any one of the 16 entry-level cybersecurity roles on offer.

Participants will receive industry-recognised micro-credentials to launch their careers.

This training is funded by the Alberta Ministry of Jobs, Economy and Trade, in partnership with ReTrain Canada and Manpower Canada. The session will take place from Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4 pm for 12 weeks in March.

Cybersecurity for Immigrants is in partnership with ReTrain Canada and will connect participants with intensive, industry-led training in Cybersecurity foundations, applied penetration testing and work experience.

Participants will be connected with intensive, industry-led training in Cybersecurity foundations, basic encryption, and applied penetration testing at no cost.

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Course Overview

Cybersecurity fundamentals and operating systems introduction to Kali Linux, Bash and PowerShell scripting Basic encryption
Passive and active information gathering, vulnerability, scanning and web application attacks
Lab time for penetration testing and real-life simulations
ReTrain Canada cybersecurity designation exams
Networking opportunities
Programming languages including Python

Program Structure

One week of employment preparation with Manpower
Twelve weeks of intensive technical training onsite at ReTrain Canada
Four weeks of potential work experience (project or company-based)
Work-integrated learning and job placement support
Upon completion of the training, participants will be placed in entry-level cybersecurity roles.

Here are the roles:

IT technicians
Network testers
Junior auditors
Cybersecurity technicians
Information security analyst
IT support specialist
Cyber IT/forensic/security incident responder
Cyber forensic analyst
Cyber security forensic analyst
Digital forensic analyst
Information security crime investigator
Crypto analyst
Junior penetration tester
Source code auditor
Security auditor
Junior security analyst

Recent updates indicates that the program has just been concluded.

Interested applicants are to visit the website for other upcoming workforce development programs: https://manpowerab.com/workforce-development-programs/

Ngozi Ekugo

Ngozi Ekugo is a Senior Correspondent at BusinessDay. She holds a Masters in management from the University of Lagos, an undergraduate from University of Lagos, and is in an alumni of Queen's College. Shes currently an associate member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel Management (CIPM). She has a brief experience at Goldman sachs, London in its Human Capital Management division. She is interested in human capital development and is leveraging her varied experience across sectors to report labour and global mobility trends for stakeholders to make informed decisions.