Accelerated training programme, supported by the TechSkills Accelerator (TeSA), strengthens Singapore’s efforts to develop the nation’s cybersecurity workforce

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 28 July 2020- Singapore'sleading continuing education and training provider, NTUC LearningHub (NTUC LHUB) and internationalcyber education leader Cybinthave launched the Cybint Bootcamp in Singapore, offering an accelerated pathfor Singaporeans seeking a promising new career in cybersecurity.

Developed byexperts using military training methodologies from the Israel Defence Force, theCybint Bootcamp is an intensive, 12-weekimmersive training programme that equips professionals to be job-ready to enterthe cybersecurity workforce. Globally, the Cybint Bootcamp has over 90% careerplacement rate with graduates securing jobs at top-tier organisations such asAirbus and Orange, and Managed Security Service (MSS) providers.

In Singapore, the CybintBootcamp will be offered exclusively through NTUC LHUB and is supported underthe Tech Immersion and Placement Programme (TIPP), under the Techskills Accelerator (TeSA) initiative.This will be the first cybersecurity immersivetraining supported by TIPP and it aims to successfully build a robustpipeline of cybersecurity professionals to support Singapore's ambitions to bea cybersecurity hub.

Leveraging the strengths ofNTUC LHUB and Cybint, participants in this programme will undergo expert-ledclasses leveraging Cybint's learning platform, as well as career guidance and jobpreparation support from NTUC LHUB. To facilitate jobplacements for those looking for a career in cybersecurity upon graduating fromthe bootcamp, NTUC LHUB will support learners beyond the classroom through personalisedcareer coaching and mentoring sessions with experienced mentors. NTUC LHUB's dedicatedindustry outreach and engagement unit will also organise virtual career fairsand leverage their recruitment platform to help bootcamp graduates land a jobwith their newly gained skills.

Subsidies are available toSingaporeans who intend to undergo a career switch to cybersecurity to take onentrant-level jobs in cybersecurity, in the areas such as CybersecurityOperations, Incidence Response, Threat Analysis and Cyber Forensics. The topicscovered in the Cybint Bootcamp are aligned with the Skills Framework forInfocomm Technology in Singapore as well as the National Initiative forCybersecurity Education (NICE) Cybersecurity Workforce Framework in the US.

"We are heartened thatCybint and LHUB are partnering to groom cybersecurity talent," said Chief Executive,IMDA, Lew Chuen Hong. "This bootcamp will allow more Singaporeans to gain techskills in the growing cybersecurity field. As Singapore charts its way foreconomic recovery, we will step-up to create more jobs and opportunities forour people in the digital economy, through upskilling and reskilling. IMDAencourages more partners to come forward to work with us and provide a gooddiversity of tech jobs and training opportunities for Singaporeans."

This is Cybint and NTUCLHUB's second collaboration. NTUC LHUB partnered with Cybint last year to offerCybint's Cyber Security Protection Program (CSPC) -- an expert-led cybersecuritytraining course that upskills and builds additional proficiency in professionalswith cyber experience. To date, the programme has trained over 1,000 professionalsin Singapore through the short course format.

"In the New Normal, digitalisationwill accelerate and so will the risks of cyberthreats. As a Smart Nation with ahigh level of digital connectivity, cybersecurity is a national priority andSingapore needs world-class cybersecurity talent so that we can all thrive inthe digital economy safely and confidently," said NTUC LHUB CEO, Kwek KokKwong. "To ensure our workers are prepared, we work with leading globalpartners such as Cybint to ensure that cutting-edge knowledge is accessible. Weare confident that this bootcamp with Cybint will be a new form of world-class,accelerated training in cybersecurity. Importantly, there are promising jobopportunities in this domain. Given Cybint's proven record of job placementsfor its graduates globally and our network in Singapore, we are excited to growthis partnership with Cybint to prepare more Singapore workers for jobs in thisemerging field."

"Having established ourCybint Singapore office late last year, we have been pleased to enjoy along-standing relationship with LHUB, a known leader in workforce skillstraining," said Roy Zur, Cybint Founder and CEO. "Our partnership has been verysuccessful in supporting those in the cyber field and we're pleased to evolveour relationship and look forward to more growth and success in the SoutheastAsia region."

Professionals interested inthe Cybersecurity Bootcamp can apply directly at https://www.ntuclearninghub.com/cyberbootcamp

About Cybint

Cybint is a global cyber educationcompany with a commitment to reskilling the workforce and upskilling theindustry in cybersecurity. With innovative and leading-edge education andtraining solutions, Cybint tackles cybersecurity's two greatest threats: thetalent shortage and the skills gap. The Cybint team is comprised of militarycyber experts, industry professionals, and educators united under the vision ofcreating a safer digital world through education, training, and collaboration. Tosupport its Asia operations and expansion, Cybint secured funding from CESEducation, a subsidiary of Chip Eng Seng Corporation Ltd (CES Corporation),which is listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities TradingLimited (SGX-ST).

AboutNTUC LearningHub

NTUCLearningHub is the leading Continuing Education and Training provider inSingapore which aims to transform the lifelong employability of working people.Since our corporatisation in 2004, we have been working with employers and individuallearners to provide learning solutions in areas such as Cybersecurity, InfocommTechnology, Healthcare, Employability & Literacy, Business Excellence,Workplace Safety & Health, Security, Human Resources and Foreign WorkerTraining.

To date,NTUC LearningHub has helped over 21,000 organisations and achieved over 2.5million training places across more than 500 courses with a pool of over 400certified trainers. As a Total Learning Solutions provider to organisations, wealso forge partnerships and offer a wide range of relevant end-to-end trainingsolutions and work constantly to improve our training quality and delivery. In2020, we have accelerated our foray into online learning with our Virtual LiveClasses and, through working with best-in-class partners such as IBM, DuPontSustainable Solutions and GO1, asynchronous online courses. 

AboutTechSkills Accelerator (TeSA)

An initiative of SkillsFuture, TechSkillsAccelerator (TeSA) aims to build and develop a skilled Information and CommunicationsTechnology (ICT) workforce for Singapore's digital economy. TeSA is driven bythe Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and in collaboration with theindustry, SkillsFuture Singapore, Workforce Singapore and the National TradesUnion Congress. IMDA takes an integrated approach to ICT skills acquisition andpractitioner training, enabling professionals to acquire the relevant in-demandskills. To find out more about TeSA, please visit www.imtalent.sg/tesa