Program Information

Cyber Skills for Canadians
Learning Journey

As of May 1, 2021 Employment Ontario and the University of Ottawa PDI have set up a special fund to provide free scholarships for individuals who want to retrain for software development or cyber security jobs. In order to qualify for this funding, you must be:
1) Over 18+ yrs old,
2) Live in the province of Ontario
3) Your employment has been affected by Covid.

Cyber Skills for Canadians is a micro credentialed program delivered through the University of Ottawa PDI that provides the most advanced cyber security program in Canada. If there is a “secret sauce,” it’s our personal approach. Whether it is our signature cyber security advanced curriculum or the fact that students can take our program anywhere in Canada, there really isn’t any mystery to what we do – it just takes a lot of hard work. You can gain the skills you require for a long stable career in cyber security in as little as 8 months.

There are three core areas for professional skill development and career preparation through the Cyber Skills for Canadians/University of Ottawa PDI collaboration:

1. The Secure Software Development program includes understanding and skill fluency in three programming languages plus HTML – presented with a security-first emphasis. Students learn the most common programming languages and operating systems in network security today and will be ready to secure their software development career upon completion. Candidates write the DevSecOps and Python certification exams.

2. The Cyber Security Network program guides a candidate through the knowledge and practice needed to demonstrate the skills for professional level career roles. Students gain the knowledge and build the skills to achieve professional competence in Network Security. Candidates are prepared through program materials and exercises to write two acclaimed industry certification exams – Cisco CyberOps Associate and the Cisco CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate). through ISC2.
3. The Cyber Security Architect program provides the knowledge and practice needed to demonstrate the skills for professional level career roles in Cyber Security operations. Students gain the knowledge and build the skills for early career capability in Cyber Security operations. Candidates are prepared through program materials and exercises, and supported with exam preparation specifics, to write the industry certification exam for the CISSP