糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Partners with Forge Institute to Grow Skilled Cybersecurity Workforce
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and the Forge Institute have partnered to strengthen the cybersecurity workforce development in Arkansas by providing academic credit for those who complete professional development courses in cybersecurity at the Forge Institute.Under the terms of the recently signed collaboration agreement, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will award successful graduates of the Forge Institute鈥檚 IT/Cybersecurity Fundamentals certificate academic credit towards a bachelor鈥檚 degree in computer science or cybersecurity at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.鈥淭his is truly an exciting and innovative opportunity for the IT workforce in Arkansas,鈥� said Dr. Al Baker, chair of the Department of Computer Science at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. 鈥淚 thank Forge Institute for providing invaluable advice as we have built our programs and curricula in cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science. The partnership is strong and growing.鈥�Each institution has thoroughly reviewed the curriculum and mapped academic requirements to corresponding aspects of Forge Institute鈥檚 professional development program.听The first Forge Institute course that is eligible for 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock course credit is IT/Cyber Fundamentals. Those participants who successfully complete the Forge Institute course can receive three hours of academic credit for CSEC 1310, Intro to Cybersecurity, which is a required course for the bachelor鈥檚 degree in cybersecurity.鈥淲e are excited to further expand our partnership with Professor Philip Huff, Dr. Al Baker, Dr. Erin Finzer, and the team at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥� said Lee Watson, chairman and CEO of Forge Institute. 鈥淭his rather unique relationship will further cement Arkansas as a leader in cybersecurity and help provide the skilled talent pipeline required by the private and public sector employers.鈥�糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock is designated an academic center of excellence by the National Security Agency and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.鈥淭his is an exciting collaboration for us as we begin a new Bachelor of Science in Cybersecurity degree in the fall,鈥� said Philip Huff, professor of cybersecurity in the Department of Computer Science. 鈥淭he overwhelming demand for cybersecurity professionals requires us to reimagine how we in higher education design our programs. This partnership between 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock and Forge Institute creates a two-way path between cybersecurity professionals and our cybersecurity degree program programs. We are working together to prepare students for an exciting and challenging profession.鈥�For more information, visit .In the upper right photo, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock visitors tour the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Cyber Gym, which opened in December 2019. Photo by Ben Krain.
