Workforce Development & Training

UMBC Training Centers

UMBC Training Centers is a leading provider of technology training to the United States military, the intelligence community, federal civilian agencies and businesses. Through UMBC Training Centers, individuals and organizations can find intensive, hands-on non-credit training programs that provide technical and operational cybersecurity training required to meet the needs of the military, intelligence community, federal civilian agencies, and the commercial sector within the Mid-Atlantic region.

For Organizations
Training Centers has delivered technology and cyber training to the Department of Defense since 2007 and in 2019 was selected to develop the 72-week Cyberspace Capabilities Developer Technician (170D) Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC) for the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence at Fort Gordon, Georgia.

Training Centers has a long history of helping organizations develop their cyber talent and capability through customized hands-on training programs. If you are seeking to hire entry level IT and cyber talent, Training Centers’ Certified Cyber Analyst/Operator Program can prepare career-seeking individuals with the knowledge, skills and professional credentials required to begin a technical career in cybersecurity.

For Individuals
Whether you have a technical background or not, you may have the aptitude to begin a career in cybersecurity through one of our hands-on cyber certificate programs. If you’re just getting started, we recommend the Certificate in Cyber Foundations Program. If you have some experience in IT, you may be eligible to enter our Certified Cyber Analyst/Operator Program. This hands-on program is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge, skills and professional credentials to begin a technical career in cybersecurity.

For more information please visit UMBC Training Centers.

UMBC Summer Enrichment Academy

For grades 6-12, the Summer Enrichment Academy (SEA) at UMBC offers unique, fun, challenging and mind expanding academic summer workshops and camp programs for middle school and high school students that can’t be found anywhere else. SEA brings students exposure to the college experiences with opportunities in science, engineering, technology, the arts and humanities, all led by UMBC faculty, industry professionals and graduate students. Our one-week introductory and advanced sessions on cybersecurity (including our ‘Ethical Hacking’ course) remain popular with local high school students!