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Shh, little voice. Big opportunity’s talking.  
 

And it knows there’s never been a better time to upskill or reskill your people in cyber security. Because Skills Bootcamps courses are flexible. Part-funded by the government. And fully supported – so you can get involved as much or as little as you’d like.  So, take advantage of these cost-effective courses and boost your business’s capabilities in cyber security. Then, tell that little voice of doubt that you’ve got retention and development covered. 

  • Government part-funded pay 10% (>250 FTE) or 30% (250+ FTE) 
  • 8 weeks (full time) or 16 weeks (part time)   94% pass rate 
  • Tech-sector recognised Level 3 qualification in Cyber Security 
  • Support from tutors and employability coaches 

What employees learn 

With this Skills Bootcamp, learners will gain a complete understanding of cyber security and online threats. Just what they need to help keep your business safe and kickstart their tech career.  
Topics include: 

  • Cyber security basics and who’s at risk 
  • Types of attacks on organisations and individuals 
  • Internal and external threats to information security 
  • Cyber security measures to protect your business 
  • Network security basics 
  • Cryptography 
  • Managing organisational vulnerabilities 
  • Improving information security 
  • Dealing with lost or stolen confidential information

Full course details:

Unit 1: Understanding of Cyber Security and Online Threats 
Learnto identify a variety of cyber threats, analyse and understand threats by type and evaluate the impact on individuals and organisations.

Unit 2: Analysis and Understanding of Cyber Threats 
Learn how to understand the parts of a system that could be attacked, analyse how attacks affect different parts of systems and evaluate how and why systems are attacked.

Unit 3: The Application and Deployment of Security Tools and Best Practice 
Learn how to understand a range of cyber security tools, plan, use and practice with common forensic tools and evaluate said tools and recommend best practices.

Unit 4: Extended Project – Defending an Online System
Learn how to research a working cyber security system, plan a cyber-safe website or server, develop a cyber-safe website or server, test the system against common threats and evaluate how effective said system is.

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You’re welcome to apply for government part-funded Skills Bootcamps if your employees are: 

  • Living in England.
  • Aged 19 or over as of 31 August 2022 (born before 1 September 2003).
  • A citizen of a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) who has lived here for at least the last three years.
  • Not in receipt of any other Adult Education Budget (AEB) funding.

Your people may also qualify for funding for part-funded Skills Bootcamps if they’re: 

  • A non-EEA citizen permitted by the UK Government to live in the UK for non-educational purposes AND who has lived in England for at least the last three years.
  • A family member of an EU national.
  • A refugee.
  • An asylum seeker.

Skills Bootcamps are key to 3 Government initiatives

Lifetime Skills Guarantee

The government is on a mission to boost skills and jobs across the nation.

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#PlanForJobs Initiative

This initiative encourages growth, change and financial security. 

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Levelling Up

This programme sets out to spread opportunity more equally across the UK. 

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Skills Bootcamps near you 

Skills Bootcamps are only currently available to learners in certain regions. Begin your sign-up journey to find out which Cyber course is available to your business – and feel free to check back as we’ll be adding more options in the future. 

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Why Capita?

 

When the little voice says upskilling your people is too much hard work – remind it that Capita is one of the largest transformation and digital services providers in the country. Once your employees are certified, we’d love to help you explore our other services to deliver better outcomes all around your business.