industry unlocked
and mentorship they need to be more
employable and navigate jobs in the new
digital economy.”
Fortinet’s Security
Academy Programme
More than 20 new academic institutions
and non-profits worldwide have recently
joined Fortinet’s Security Academy
Programme to provide students,
veterans and veteran families with
advanced cybersecurity training and
certifications. The expansion builds on
the programme’s momentum, which is
available in more than 80 countries and
is comprised of over 300 Authorised
Security Academies.
The Fortinet NSE Training Institute
is made up of the Security Academy
Programme, Certification Programme
and Veterans Programme. Fortinet
continues to grow the NSE Training
Institute’s programmes with recent
milestones, including:
• The NSE Certification Programme
has issued more than 450,000
certifications worldwide, with more
than 200,000 of certifications
achieved in 2020.
• In April 2020, Fortinet opened
its entire catalogue of NSE selfpaced
security training courses,
including pre-recorded labs, free of
charge to the general public. The
courses cover a range of topics –
such as cloud security and secure
A recent Fortinet
survey found that
68% of organisations
struggle to recruit,
hire and retain
cybersecurity talent.
SD-WAN – and total more than 350
hours of free training.
• Fortinet was recognised by Military
Times in its ‘Best for Vets: Employers’
rankings for 2020 through the
Veterans Programme work. The
Veterans Programme connects
military veterans and their spouses
with potential employers.
Steve Morrill, Director of Technology
and Cyber Science at Loyola Blakefield,
said: “We were looking to add to our
existing robust cybersecurity training
curriculum. We joined the Security
Academy Programme right as the
world started to shift to online learning
due to the pandemic, so access to
the NSE training’s established online
curriculum that is instructor-led or
self-paced was especially beneficial.
The path to NSE certifications is
also helpful in providing students
further validation to employers of their
expertise that they can immediately use
in the workplace.” u
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