COVID-19 Workforce Re-Skilling Programme in Cyber Security

该项目旨在解决COVID-19大流行直接导致的失业率上升问题，方法是对个人进行再技能培训，使其在公认存在技能缺口的行业中发挥作用；网络安全领域。2019冠状病毒病加速了人们对在线沟通的需求，企业比以往任何时候都更难以跟上这种不断变化的新环境。在整个大流行期间，大约有950万英国工人被迫休假，其中很大一部分工人和其他工人已经或将直接因COVID-19而失去工作。在经济危机的同时，网络犯罪也处于历史最高水平，需要大量具有实际世界经验和相关技能的个人进入这个行业。Capslock是一个完全在线的学习学院，远程提供所有课程。它旨在彻底改变职业生涯，消除通往改变生活的机会的障碍。Capslock提供围绕新兴技术的实时，在线，讲师指导的课程，我们的学习者在完全就业之前不支付一分钱。该项目将承担必要的研发工作，设计和测试为期16周的沉浸式在线课程，使40名英国公民能够在不预付费用的情况下重新掌握网络安全技能。这一举措将直接刺激经济复苏，填补网络安全技能缺口，改善英国的安全态势。该课程将与主要网络安全雇主一起建立，并将得到伦敦快速网络发展办公室（www.lorca.co.uk）的支持。该项目将提供一个课程，为个人在工作场所提供与行业相关的技能。网络安全一直受到女性专家缺乏的困扰，目前在吸引女性来纠正这种不平衡方面存在重大问题。Capslock有一个性别多元化的团队来领导这个项目，并将积极寻求招募女性学习者参加课程。因此，该项目将确保在队列中为代表性不足的人口分配名额。至少20名学员将来自代表性不足的人群，如女性、残疾人或神经多样性人群。该项目减少了学习者往返教室/校园的需求，对气候变化和COVID恢复产生了积极影响；消除对学习型校园的需求；并消除培训师搬迁/出差的要求。Capslock通过消除改变职业的技术教育障碍，释放了世界的真正潜力。

This project looks to address the rise in unemployment caused as a direct result of the COVID-19 pandemic by re-skilling individuals for roles within a sector that has a well recognised skills gap; the cyber security domain.COVID-19 has accelerated the need for online communication and more than ever businesses are struggling to keep pace with this new and changing environment. Approximately 9.5 million UK workers have been furloughed throughout the pandemic and a significant percentage of these and other workers have already or will lose their jobs as a direct result of COVID-19\. Alongside this economic crisis, cyber crime is at an all-time high requiring individuals to enter this sector in large numbers with practical real world experience and relevant skills.Capslock is a fully online learning academy delivering all of the curriculum remotely. It is designed to revolutionise careers and remove barriers to life-changing opportunity. Capslock delivers live, online, instructor-led courses around emerging technologies, and our learners do not pay a penny until they are fully employed.This project is to undertake the required research and development to design and test the delivery of a 16-week immersive online course, enabling 40 UK citizens to re-skill in cyber security with no up-front costs.This initiative will directly stimulate economic recovery, plug the urgent cyber security skills gap, and improve the UK's security posture. The curriculum will be built alongside key cyber security employers and is to be supported by the London Office for Rapid Cyber Advancement (www.lorca.co.uk). The project will look to deliver a curriculum that prepares individuals for immediate impact in the workplace with industry relevant skills.Cyber security has suffered from a lack of female specialists and currently has a significant issue in attracting women to redress this imbalance. Capslock has a gender diverse team to lead on this project and will actively seek to recruit female learners onto the course. This project will therefore ensure under-represented demographics are allocated places on the cohort. A minimum of 20 learners will be from under-represented demographics such as female, BAME, disabled, or neurodiverse.This project has a positive impact on climate change and COVID recovery by reducing the need for learners to commute to a physical classroom/campus; remove the need for a learner campus; and eliminate the requirement for trainers to relocate/travel .Capslock unlocks the world's true potential by removing barriers to career-changing tech education.