If you鈥檙e developing a program or event and want to learn how to attract a diverse audience, take a lesson from a recent聽success story.聽This spring, the sponsored a traineeship and apprenticeship program that attracted about 400 diverse applicants for 21 positions.聽
On October 27 at 11 a.m. CCI聽NoVa Node Program Manager Jordan Mason will describe his successful outreach strategy, and provide聽a possible blueprint for you to follow, CCI鈥檚 Inclusion & Diversity Committee is sponsoring the event as part of its mission of workforce development which includes a commitment to increasing the number of underrepresented groups in the cybersecurity field.聽
Mason鈥檚 discussion will focus on strategies that the NoVa Node uses to field diverse cohorts in its programs, with a focus on its Cybersecurity Traineeship and Apprenticeship Program. These topics will include the identification of an ideal threshold in program representation and building relationships.
About Jordan Mason
Mason is a聽 who cares deeply about building systems and processes that promote equity and accessibility.聽Before working in his current role, he spent six years working in Student Affairs at George Washington University, helping the university鈥檚 portfolio of student聽organizations navigate institutional financial policies and processes.
