Microsoft Corp. on Thursday said it plans to work with community colleges across the United States to fill 250,000 cybersecurity jobs over the next four years. Microsoft said it will provide scholarships or assistance to about 25,000 students and will provide training for new and existing teachers at 150 community colleges across the country. The company also said that it will provide curriculum materials for free to all community colleges, as well as four-year schools, in the country. “Over the next three years, we’ll put many tens of millions of dollars behind this effort,” Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a press briefing. “This is an opportunity for us to get started. This is not the ceiling on what we’ll do.” Microsoft’s efforts come as the United States has faced some of the broadest and most sophisticated hacks it has ever seen, including the SolarWinds attack that U.S. officials say …
Microsoft to Work With Community Colleges to Fill 250,000 Cyber Jobs
October 29, 2021
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