High School IT & Cybersecurity Career Connect

December 1 | 9:10 – 11:30 AM | FREE | Virtual

Audience: Superintendents, Principals, Counselors, CTE Directors, CTE Computer Science Instructors, General Education Teachers, Students, Parents, School Nurses, Teachers Aids, PTO Members

Summary: This experience provides rising 9th through 12th-grade students across Pima County with a 1 to 2.5-hour virtual learning opportunity. The session will inform high school students about IT & Cybersecurity field career paths and connect them to postsecondary IT/Cybersecurity program options.

This session includes:

·        Career path opportunities within IBM

·        Resources to explore careers

·        Information on high demand/high wage IT/Cybersecurity jobs

·        Technical and employability skills needed in IT & Cybersecurity careers

Schedule of presenters:

·        9:15-9:45 am Manny Felix, Founder & CEO, AZ Cyber Initiative

·        9:50-10:20 am Karla Morales, President, Arizona Tech Council

·        10:25-10:55 am Mike Hernandez, Lead Operations Manager, IBM

·        11:00-11:30 am Chris Bonhorst, IT/Cybersecurity Instructor, PCC

Brought to you by The Pima County School Superintendent’s Business & Education Partnerships Program, The Center for the Future of Arizona, The Pima County Workforce Investment Board, and the Pima for Youth Program at Pima Community College.

Questions? Contact Director Andrew Bevington at [email protected].