Webinar | Building Cybersecurity Talent from Within: Practical Learning Pathways for Higher Education

Provided by Educate 360 | 2026 EDUCAUSE Strategic Partner

This webinar is a part of the EDUCAUSE Industry Insights series.

Higher education institutions must protect increasingly complex digital environments while competing for scarce cybersecurity talent. Building skills within the existing workforce can help close critical capability gaps while supporting employee growth and retention.

This webinar will explore how colleges and universities can create practical, role-based cybersecurity learning pathways ranging from foundational IT and security skills, security operations, penetration testing, digital forensics, and detection engineering to AI application security. Using TCM Security Academy’s hands-on curriculum as a model, attendees will learn how to align training with institutional risks, workforce experience levels, and evolving cybersecurity roles. The session will offer a practical framework for developing internal talent pipelines and translating technical learning into stronger institutional security.

Learning Outcomes:

• Identify cybersecurity pathways for different roles and experience levels.
• Connect foundational learning to specialized security disciplines.
• Align workforce development with institutional cybersecurity priorities.
• Apply hands-on training to build practical, job-ready capabilities.
• Strengthen internal mobility and reduce reliance on external hiring.