New Effort to Grow the US Technology Workforce Launched

A new effort to expand the nation’s cybersecurity and technology workforce through paid apprenticeships was launched by CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, and ConnectWise, the world’s leading software company dedicated to the success of IT solution providers.

CompTIA and ConnectWise made their announcement in conjunction with today’s Cyber Workforce and Education Summit at the White House, where Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh unveiled a Cybersecurity Apprenticeship Sprint, challenging industry and labor partners to help expand Registered Apprenticeships in cybersecurity.

We focus on top level cybersecurity experts when the majority of this work is done by rank-and-file cyber professionals.

The crux of the effort announced by the two organizations involves pairing new IT professionals, certified by CompTIA, with eager IT businesses, self-identified through the ConnectWise partner community, for registered apprenticeships.

“We focus so much on top level cybersecurity experts that we forget the majority of this work is done by rank-and-file cyber professionals,” said Todd Thibodeaux, CompTIA president and CEO, who participated in the White House summit. “They work with end users, maintain and secure networks and defend against phishing and other threats to keep everyone and everything working securely. It is with these frontline positions where the most sizable staffing deficits exist, something we intend to address with this program.”

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“We have thousands of partners across the IT industry who regularly tell us about the challenges of finding qualified talent,” said Jason Magee, CEO, ConnectWise. “With the backing of the White House, and in partnership with CompTIA as an established educator of IT professionals, we have a unique opportunity to move hiring forward by matching trained workers with a robust group of potential employers.”

The apprenticeship effort comes at a time when demand is soaring for technology workers generally and cybersecurity workers, specifically.

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