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A launchpad into cybersecurity for California high-schoolers

Fully managed cyber work-based learning programs working alongside California-based industry professionals and local companies

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Industry-Approved Work-Based Learning

We built a cybersecurity program that aligns with industry standards while setting our own for what work-based learning can look like.

Fully managed by our dedicated Cyber Education Team, we take students from cyber career discovery to career launch by giving them genuine, expert-led experience with the tools of the trade, and the mentorship to get them hired.

A Pathway From Cyber Dicovery to Career Launch

Discovery Externship:
20 Hours

We create awareness, demand and enrollment for your cybersecurity pathway through a done-for-you in-person WBL program.

Advanced Externship
35 Hours

Building on foundational skills explored in the Discovery Externship, the Advanced Externship challenges students to grow through crisis scenarios created and guided by industry professionals.

Pre-Apprenticeship
125 Hours

The ultimate WBL program, this is a robust series of challenging, simulated cybersecurity scenario projects, guest speaker workshops, and field trips that sets students on a path to be the next generation of cyber leaders.

100% of students recommend this program

"WorkED provided an exemplary customized approach to our needs, exceeding our expectations on every level."

– Donna Woods, Presidential Cyber Teacher of the Year Winner and Academic Pathway Lead, Moreno Valley

Results in Numbers

91%

of students discovered new careers in a fun and engaging way

84%

of students said our programs helped build their confidence

92%

of students would recommend our programs to a friend

Give your scholars this opportunity!

Please fill out the form below and our Operations Director for California, Raquel Ramirez, will set up a meeting with you to bring our programs to your students.

Raquel Ramirez - Operations Director, California

Get your students into Cyber

Young people love the challenge and principles of cybersecurity—watch student reactions in our Cyber Discovery program in Moreno Valley, CA.

What Our Students Say About Us

  • "Thanks to these connections I've made, and the education I've got from my mentors in the past 6 weeks, I have narrowed down what I want from my field I'm chasing down, and also what I'm looking for in terms of what's surrounding me."

    Tyrese, Cyber Pathway Grad

  • "Everyone that was part of this apprenticeship was very nice to work with, the instructors were very informative, and they show a lot of passion for us and for the fields they're working in.

    Stewart, Cyber Pathway Graduate

  • "It was really good, the mentors and the instructors, they were all very supportive of what we were doing and they made sure that they could help us in any way that they found possible."

    Fahim, Cyber Pathway Grad

  • "Thanks to these connections I've made, and the education I've got from my mentors in the past 6 weeks, I have narrowed down what I want from my field I'm chasing down, and also what I'm looking for in terms of what's surrounding me."

    Tyrese, Cyber Pathway Grad

  • "Everyone that was part of this apprenticeship was very nice to work with, the instructors were very informative, and they show a lot of passion for us and for the fields they're working in.

    Stewart, Cyber Pathway Graduate

  • "It was really good, the mentors and the instructors, they were all very supportive of what we were doing and they made sure that they could help us in any way that they found possible."

    Fahim, Cyber Pathway Grad

Success Stories

How school districts have partnered with Work ED to deliver lasting success in their communities

  • FUSD Summer Camps, 2023

    Summer Camps • Fresno, California

    Learn how FUSD built on past Work ED programs to achieve fully-enrolled summer camps

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