This course is designed for adults who want to build practical cyber security skills, whether you are looking to start a new career, change career direction or develop additional responsibilities within your current role. You do not need to work in IT or have previous cyber security experience. The programme is suitable for beginners, job seekers, career changers and employees who want to develop skills in cyber security, digital risk, compliance or organisational resilience. By the end of the course, you will have developed practical knowledge of how cyber threats affect organisations, how to identify and reduce risk, how to protect information and how to support an organisation before, during and after a cyber security incident.
Course details
| Education level | 3 |
|---|---|
| Awarding organisation | Optimise Cyber Solutions |
| Learning method | Online |
| Course type | Skills Bootcamp |
| Sector | Digital |
| Course start date | Flexible |
| Cost | £0.00 |
| Cost description | For eligible independent learners and self-employed learners, the course is fully funded (Swindon, Wiltshire, Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire only ATM) |
Discover the learning experience and opportunities you can expect from this course.
Find out what qualifications and skills you will need for this course.
Currently this course is only funded for individuals or businesses in the Swindon and Wiltshire, and Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire areas. No previous cyber security qualifications or technical experience are required. For funded places, you will normally need to be aged 19 or over, eligible to live or work in the UK and meet the eligibility criteria for the relevant funded programme.
View the key features of this course.
You will develop practical knowledge and skills across areas including: cyber security fundamentals and Cyber Essentials common cyber threats, attackers, phishing, malware and ransomware social engineering and security awareness business cyber risk and risk management ISO 27001 concepts and cyber security governance business continuity and organisational resilience data protection, privacy and UK GDPR secure data handling and data breach response passwords, multi-factor authentication and access control secure communication and remote working cyber incident response, escalation and recovery cyber security culture and leadership responsible technology and AI use communicating cyber risk to non-technical decision-makers The programme is designed around real workplace situations so that you learn how cyber security is applied within an organisation, rather than simply learning technical theory.
Find out more about exams, assignments and assessments.
Assessment takes place throughout the programme and is designed to demonstrate how you can apply your learning in practical situations. You will complete knowledge checks, workplace-based activities, practical tasks, reflective learning logs and build a portfolio of evidence throughout the course. At the end of the programme you will complete a practical scenario-based assessment and portfolio review, where you will apply your knowledge to a realistic organisational cyber security scenario.
Look at the further opportunities available.
Completing the course can help you progress into employment, develop greater cyber security responsibilities within your existing role or continue into further cyber security training. Potential progression routes include roles such as: Cybersecurity Awareness Advisor Business Cybersecurity Champion Cyber Advocate Digital Risk or Compliance Officer Information Security Support Officer Entry-level Cybersecurity Analyst Cyber Incident Response Support IT or cyber security support roles