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Tony Bryan doesn’t believe in the traditional notion of a cyber skills gap. In fact, he thinks educational institutions and vocational training programs have done a pretty solid job of creating new legions of skilled and talented cyber workers. But what these up-and-coming candidates lack, he says, is actual on-the-job experience. And he believes it is for this reason that employers are not enthusiastic about hiring them, preferring instead to seek out more battle-tested job candidates. No...

Two educational "bootcamps" are forming at the University of Oklahoma for people interested in cybersecurity and coding careers. The part-time, 26-week programs will be presented in a live online format, and are geared toward students with any level of skill in information technology, or IT. Belinda Biscoe, senior associate vice president of University Outreach at OU, said the bootcamps will teach critical cybersecurity and programming skills to people looking for high-demand tech jobs...

JAGs College and Career Readiness Program works with juniors and seniors in high school to prepare them to start their career journey. JAG coordinators work with students for 12 months after graduation to support their transition to the working world or post-secondary education. Zovios donation helped support JAGs virtual "We are thrilled to partner with JAG to further the impact of their programs, particularly by helping high school students transition to a career," said Zovio Vice President ...