Opportunities for a Bright Future

AZ Cyber Initiative ensures digital equity, diversifies STEM pathways, and develops future tech leaders for Arizona’s Youth. We close the digital skills gap through hands-on cyber literacy, motivating students to see them selves as community leaders pursuing quality jobs in cybersecurity.

Good Pay & Equal Access

AZ Cyber Initiative tackles workforce disparities by offering underrepresented populations in STEM equal access to digital careers, address the lack of foundational skills and promoting diversity in the tech sector. Our goal is to bridge gaps and provide household-sustaining wages.

Personal & Community Safety

AZ Cyber Initiative focuses on cybersecurity to ensure personal and community safety in the digital and real world. With over 750,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs, we address this gap by promoting cyber literacy skills across various sectors, contributing to the resilience of critical fields like healthcare and energy infrastructure.

The AZ Cyber Initiative is a non-profit dedicated to unlocking opportunities for young people who are interested in cyber and emergent technology. We collaborate with workforce partners across the state to offer programs that provide career-connected and work-based learning experiences, leading to quality digital jobs that help young people achieve their dreams.

Cyber Bootcamps

The AZ Cyber Initiative’s Cyber Bootcamps are designed to identify and prepare the next generation of cybersecurity leaders in Arizona. Each session is one-week and includes hands-on skill development and career exploration.

The Cyber Bootcamp curriculum is developed through partnerships with affiliated nonprofits, leaders in the cybersecurity industry, and an array of local, state, and federal institutions in both the public and private sectors.

Educator Bootcamps & School Partnerships

AZ Cyber partners with K-12 schools and educators to bring cyber awareness and education into every classroom – not just IT classes. We offer professional development and Cyber Bootcamps for educators who seek to incorporate career-connected learning into their lessons.

We work with schools to offer a continuum of career-connected and work-based learning related to digital jobs and career pathways.

Educator Bootcamps & School Partnerships

We work with schools to offer a continuum of career-connected and work-based learning related to digital jobs and career pathways.

Internships & Mentorships

AZ Cyber offers a wide range of work-based learning opportunities:

Virtual and in-person internships for high school students who have completed a Cyber Bootcamp
Post-secondary internship opportunities for young people enrolled in certification programs, as well as two- and four-year degree programs in cyber and related fieleds
Virtual mentorships with industry professionals