You select the candidates who best suit your business from a shortlist and engage them in a casual hire arrangement or fixed-term contract, depending on your preference. You supervise their work as you would any other employee.
The candidates will receive seven hours of structured learning per week (i.e. one full day), and four days of regular workplace activity as directed by you.
Candidates will also be visited by a dedicated mentor once per fortnight to help with any questions they have or challenges they may be experiencing.
This program gives participants an opportunity to gain valuable, hands-on experience while they also study and work towards some valuable micro-credentials in IT.
While you nurture this talent, your business will benefit from their growing skill set and the opportunity to create a more diverse workplace.
In the cyber security stream, sample tasks that candidates may be able to perform include shadowing cyber security specialists, researching current vulnerability assessment processes, and completing a review of current cyber security policies and procedures.
Candidates for the cyber security stream, will be recruited from April–June 2022, and their training period is from July–September 2022.
An indication of the course content and support available to candidates and employers is shown in the table below.
Cyber security course content
| Week |
Structured learning |
Content |
|---|
| 1–2 |
Digital Skills Foundation |
Foundational digital principles and digital productivity skills
Incorporates Microsoft Office Specialist certifications in Word, Excel and PowerPoint, plus Micro Skill in Cyber Security
|
| 3–7 |
Introduction to Cyber Security (Micro Credential 1) |
Specialist micro-credential content in cyber security |
| 8–12 |
Intermediate Cyber Security Skills (Micro Credential 2) |
Specialist micro-credential in cyber security that builds on the prior micro-credential
Content must cover the Microsoft SC900 Security Fundamentals content and the exam must be part of the assessment
|
| Bi-weekly |
Mentor support |
Bi-weekly throughout the program |
| Monthly |
MEGT employer check-in
|
Monthly throughout the program |
