Accelerated training programme, supported by the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA), strengthens Singapore’s efforts to develop the nation’s cybersecurity workforce
SINGAPORE – Media OutReach – 28 July 2020
– Singapore’s
leading continuing education and training provider, NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) and international
cyber education leader Cybint
have launched the Cybint Bootcamp in Singapore, offering an accelerated path
for Singaporeans seeking a promising new career in cybersecurity.
Developed by
experts using military training methodologies from the Israel Defence Force, the
Cybint Bootcamp is an intensive, 12-week
immersive training programme that equips professionals to be job-ready to enter
the cybersecurity workforce. Globally, the Cybint Bootcamp has over 90% career
placement rate with graduates securing jobs at top-tier organisations such as
Airbus and Orange, and Managed Security Service (MSS) providers.
In Singapore, the Cybint
Bootcamp will be offered exclusively through NTUC LHUB and is supported under
the Tech Immersion and Placement Programme (TIPP), under the Techskills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative.
This will be the first cybersecurity immersive
training supported by TIPP and it aims to successfully build a robust
pipeline of cybersecurity professionals to support Singapore’s ambitions to be
a cybersecurity hub.
Leveraging the strengths of
NTUC LHUB and Cybint, participants in this programme will undergo expert-led
classes leveraging Cybint’s learning platform, as well as career guidance and job
preparation support from NTUC LHUB. To facilitate job
placements for those looking for a career in cybersecurity upon graduating from
the bootcamp, NTUC LHUB will support learners beyond the classroom through personalised
career coaching and mentoring sessions with experienced mentors. NTUC LHUB’s dedicated
industry outreach and engagement unit will also organise virtual career fairs
and leverage their recruitment platform to help bootcamp graduates land a job
with their newly gained skills.
Subsidies are available to
Singaporeans who intend to undergo a career switch to cybersecurity to take on
entrant-level jobs in cybersecurity, in the areas such as Cybersecurity
Operations, Incidence Response, Threat Analysis and Cyber Forensics. The topics
covered in the Cybint Bootcamp are aligned with the Skills Framework for
Infocomm Technology in Singapore as well as the National Initiative for
Cybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework in the US.
“We are heartened that
Cybint and LHUB are partnering to groom cybersecurity talent,” said Chief Executive,
IMDA, Lew Chuen Hong. “This bootcamp will allow more Singaporeans to gain tech
skills in the growing cybersecurity field. As Singapore charts its way for
economic recovery, we will step-up to create more jobs and opportunities for
our people in the digital economy, through upskilling and reskilling. IMDA
encourages more partners to come forward to work with us and provide a good
diversity of tech jobs and training opportunities for Singaporeans.”
This is Cybint and NTUC
LHUB’s second collaboration. NTUC LHUB partnered with Cybint last year to offer
Cybint’s Cyber Security Protection Program (CSPC) — an expert-led cybersecurity
training course that upskills and builds additional proficiency in professionals
with cyber experience. To date, the programme has trained over 1,000 professionals
in Singapore through the short course format.
“In the New Normal, digitalisation
will accelerate and so will the risks of cyberthreats. As a Smart Nation with a
high level of digital connectivity, cybersecurity is a national priority and
Singapore needs world-class cybersecurity talent so that we can all thrive in
the digital economy safely and confidently,” said NTUC LHUB CEO, Kwek Kok
Kwong. “To ensure our workers are prepared, we work with leading global
partners such as Cybint to ensure that cutting-edge knowledge is accessible. We
are confident that this bootcamp with Cybint will be a new form of world-class,
accelerated training in cybersecurity. Importantly, there are promising job
opportunities in this domain. Given Cybint’s proven record of job placements
for its graduates globally and our network in Singapore, we are excited to grow
this partnership with Cybint to prepare more Singapore workers for jobs in this
emerging field.”
“Having established our
Cybint Singapore office late last year, we have been pleased to enjoy a
long-standing relationship with LHUB, a known leader in workforce skills
training,” said Roy Zur, Cybint Founder and CEO. “Our partnership has been very
successful in supporting those in the cyber field and we’re pleased to evolve
our relationship and look forward to more growth and success in the Southeast
Asia region.”
Professionals interested in
the Cybersecurity Bootcamp can apply directly at https://www.ntuclearninghub.com/cyberbootcamp
About Cybint
Cybint is a global cyber education
company with a commitment to reskilling the workforce and upskilling the
industry in cybersecurity. With innovative and leading-edge education and
training solutions, Cybint tackles cybersecurity’s two greatest threats: the
talent shortage and the skills gap. The Cybint team is comprised of military
cyber experts, industry professionals, and educators united under the vision of
creating a safer digital world through education, training, and collaboration. To
support its Asia operations and expansion, Cybint secured funding from CES
Education, a subsidiary of Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd (CES Corporation),
which is listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading
Limited (SGX-ST).
About
NTUC LearningHub
NTUC
LearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider in
Singapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people.
Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individual
learners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Cybersecurity, Infocomm
Technology, Healthcare, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence,
Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources and Foreign Worker
Training.
To date,
NTUC LearningHub has helped over 21,000 organisations and achieved over 2.5
million training places across more than 500 courses with a pool of over 400
certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, we
also forge partnerships and offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end training
solutions and work constantly to improve our training quality and delivery. In
2020, we have accelerated our foray into online learning with our Virtual Live
Classes and, through working with best-in-class partners such as IBM, DuPont
Sustainable Solutions and GO1, asynchronous online courses.
About
TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA)
An initiative of SkillsFuture, TechSkills
Accelerator (TeSA) aims to build and develop a skilled Information and Communications
Technology (ICT) workforce for Singapore’s digital economy. TeSA is driven by
the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and in collaboration with the
industry, SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore and the National Trades
Union Congress. IMDA takes an integrated approach to ICT skills acquisition and
practitioner training, enabling professionals to acquire the relevant in-demand
skills. To find out more about TeSA, please visit www.imtalent.sg/tesa
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