NPower SkillBridge Cybersecurity

No Tuition. No GI Bill.
No Limits Where You Can Go.

In just ten weeks, you can get certified for a career in

Cybersecurity

RECRUITING FOR SUMMER 2024

Active military service members within 180 days of transition, receive free training and opportunity to earn the credentials needed to become a cybersecurity professional.

*Commanding Officer approval required to apply

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cybersecurity Careers
are in Demand

Are you ready to launch a new career in tech?

Our classes, coaching, networking opportunities are all free of charge!  Save your GI Bill.  We pay for testing and credentialing.

You will gain the necessary skills and certifications to launch a new career in cyber – before you separate. 

WHO?

NPower is a 501c3 non-profit.  We are an approved DoD SkillBridge and Army Career Skills Program (CSP).  Our mission is to assist you with a seamless transition from active service to civilian life.

WHAT?

Cybersecurity training. CompTIA Sec+, Linux+, and Splunk Level 1.  Intensive professional development and career coaching.  Mentorship from industry professionals.

WHY?

There are currently over 600,000 open cybersecurity jobs in the US.  Earn the credentials you need with NPower to start your cyber career.

WHERE?

Our classes are 10-weeks long, live-virtual and instructor led over Zoom so you can participate from your current duty station – anywhere in the world.

WHEN?

Three cohorts per year; Spring, Summer, and Fall.  You must be within your 180 day window of separation and eligible under your corresponding service order for participation in either SkillBridge or CSP.

“If you understand small unit tactics, and you can fight on physical terrain, then you can transfer those core competencies to the virtual domain. You can transition from defending the nation to defending the network.” 

– Chris Starling (USMC Col. Ret.), 
Executive Director, NPower SkillBridge

Our classes, coaching, networking opportunities are all free of charge!  Save your GI Bill.  We pay for testing and credentialing.

You will gain the necessary skills and certifications to launch a new career in cyber – before you separate. 

“If you understand small unit tactics, and you can fight on physical terrain, then you can transfer those core competencies to the virtual domain.  You can transition from defending the nation to defending the network.” 

– Chris Starling (USMC Col. Ret.), 
Executive Director, NPower SkillBridge

NPower SkillBridge
Students Started as…

  • Medics
  • Infantrymen
  • Paratroopers
  • Snipers
  • Truck Drivers
  • Human Resources
  • Aviation Ordinance
  • Clerks
  • Culinary Experts
  • Mortuary Affairs
  • Medics
  • Infantrymen
  • Paratroopers
  • Snipers
  • Truck Drivers
  • Human Resources
  • Aviation Ordinance
  • Clerks
  • Culinary Experts
  • Mortuary Affairs

Where Our Graduates
Are Working


Systems 
Engineer
 Mobile Security & 
Vulnerability Engineer
Junior Cyber 
Engineer
Systems  
Administrator
Cybersecurity 
Engineer
Splunk 
Administrator
Linux Systems
Administrator
And many 
more!

96%
Graduate from NPower SkillBridge with
industry-recognized credentials
96%
Graduate from NPower SkillBridge with
industry-recognized credentials
96%
Graduate from NPower SkillBridge with
industry-recognized credentials
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Program Requirements
for Active-Duty
Military Personnel

Are you a Veteran? If you do not qualify for SkillBridge
– you may qualify for other NPower programs

“Thanks to my time in the NPower SkillBridge cybersecurity training course, I developed proficiency in threat detection and prevention, information security analysis, and various security tools and frameworks.”

– Juan G. Cruz Jr.
SkillBridge Fall 2023
Jr. Linux Systems Administrator, Raytheon

Where Our Graduates are Working

“Thanks to my time in the NPower SkillBridge cybersecurity training course, I developed proficiency in threat detection and prevention, information security analysis, and various security tools and frameworks.”

– Juan G. Cruz Jr.
SkillBridge Fall 2023
Jr. Linux Systems Administrator, Raytheon

Recruiting Now for Summer 2024

US Nationwide NPower SkillBridge Summer 2024

May 6 – July 19, 2024 (11-weeks)
(Orientation May 2, 2024)

US Nationwide NPower SkillBridge Fall 2024

August 12 – October 18, 2024
(Orientation August 8, 2024)

US Nationwide NPower SkillBridge Winter 2025 

January 27- April 4, 2025 

(Orientation on January 25, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact the SkillBridge Team

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Chris Starling
Executive Director
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Wendy Lazarus 
Regional Director
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Vanessa Baez-Vera
Recruitment & Admissions Manager

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