“The hands-on challenges students face in the NCL competitions are an ideal training ground because they mirror real-world cybersecurity challenges,” said CompTIA spokesperson.
Registration is open through October 8 for NCL’s Fall 2021 season for both individual players and teams. participate in the NCL’s fall and spring seasons. More than 13,000 students representing over 650 colleges and high schools across the U.S.
NCL, powered by its partner Cyber Skyline, Inc., is a biannual competition that allows students to test and build their skills by taking on the same challenges that cybersecurity professionals face each day. – CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, announced today it has renewed its sponsorship support for the National Cyber League (NCL) in its ongoing campaign to promote education, skills and careers in cybersecurity. It’s refreshing to see the Biden administration both recognize - and act upon - that fact for a change.Competitions ready college and high school students for careers in cybersecurityĭOWNERS GROVE, Ill. In most instances, the private sector can get things done better than the government can. This would allow a service member to sponsor a translator he worked with or universities to help students. It would give sponsors an opportunity to identify or name specific individuals they would like to help. In addition to the Sponsor Circle Program, the State Department plans to launch an expanded private refugee sponsorship program next year. That’s a win-win.Īnother benefit is that it will help forge deeper bonds between native-born Americans and their new neighbors. They also reported higher satisfaction with their new lives. Compared to those in the government-run program, a 2007 study found that privately sponsored refugees in Canada were less reliant on welfare. The programs help refugees better integrate into their new communities and reduce the cost to the government. The group then helps the family meet their housing, education and medical needs.Īccording to a State Department press release, the new program “showcases the powerful role that individuals can play in coming together to welcome and integrate Afghans into American society, reflecting our spirit of goodwill.”Ĭanada, Australia, Germany and several other countries have successfully implemented private refugee sponsorship programs. After passing background checks, group members agree to raise enough funds to support an Afghan family for up to three months.
State Department’s new Sponsor Circle Program, private citizens can help financially support Afghans and find them new homes in new communities across the country. But more than 100 of those agencies’ local offices closed during the Trump administration because of the low number of refugees.Īs outlined last week, however, a new program will let private citizens do what the government is struggling to accomplish in a timely manner. In years past, nine large refugee agencies would have resettled these evacuees into various U.S. They’re waiting to be resettled into new homes. military during its two-decade long military mission - are stuck at military locations. Roughly 55,000 Afghans - some of whom aided the U.S. While these evacuees are out of harm’s way, only around 6,000 have been resettled. When the government can’t, local communities often can.ĭuring the United States’ chaotic exit from Afghanistan, U.S. Civilians prepare to board a plane during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, Aug.