The SANS Institute and Global Information Assurance Certification Announce Their Partnership with the White House's IT Training and Certification Program.
BETHESDA, Md., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The SANS Institute and Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) announced today their participation in the Obama Administration's IT Training and Certification Program, a partnership which will enable thousands of service members to earn industry-recognized information technology certifications before they transition from military service. The IT Training and Certification Program was announced today at a White House press conference with First Lady Michelle Obama, Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council; John Chambers, Chairman and CEO of Cisco; and Senior Master Sergeant Alexander Hall.
SANS Institute and GIAC are proud to be part of this program, helping to train and certify service members returning to the civilian workforce. SANS and GIAC are providing over $33,000 in training and certification scholarships to the program.
One of the greatest challenges our military personnel face when transitioning to civilian life is locating and securing gainful employment. The mission of the IT Training and Certification Program is to bring meaningful, rewarding and life-long career opportunities to service personnel in the IT sector.
SANS is the most trusted and by far the largest source for information security training in the world. GIAC is the leading provider of technical, job-duty-specific information security certifications and its exams validate the hands-on ability of practitioners around the world. SANS courses and GIAC certifications are part of the NICE Initiative and GIAC is ISO/ANSI/IEC 17024 accredited and has more certifications approved under the DoD 8570 directive than any other certification body.
To learn more about this program, please go to: http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/military_credentialing_and_licensing_report_2-24-2013_final.pdf
About SANS Institute
The SANS Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. SANS is the most trusted, and by far the largest source for world-class information security training and security certification in the world offering over 50 training courses. GIAC, an affiliate of the SANS Institute, is a certification body featuring over 20 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. SANS offers a myriad of free resources to the InfoSec community including consensus projects, research reports, and newsletters; and it operates the Internet's early warning system - the Internet Storm Center. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in varied global organizations from corporations to universities working together to help the entire information security community. (www.SANS.org)
About GIAC
Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) is a certification body featuring over 20 hands-on, technical certifications in information security. GIAC has certified over 49,000 IT security professionals since it was founded in 1999. The GIAC program is accredited under the IEC/ISO/ANSI 17024 quality standard for certifying bodies. GIAC is an affiliate of the SANS Institute. (www.GIAC.org)
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