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Every Cybersecurity Professional Starts Somewhere

Before entering cybersecurity, Tim spent years balancing multiple jobs with limited opportunity to focus on the technical interests that originally drew him to computers. A structured training pathway gave him a clear entry point into the field. He progressed through security operations, architecture, and offensive security before becoming a Solutions Architect helping organizations understand true business risk. His trajectory reflects what a structured talent investment produces over time.

What a Partnership with SANS Makes Possible

SANS partners with organizations to build cybersecurity talent pipelines that are targeted, structured, and designed around your workforce priorities. We do not offer a fixed program that organizations fit into. We co-design a custom pathway with you based on where you are and what you need, whether that is building a new pipeline of interns or apprentices, or identifying top performers from a cohort you already have. Every partnership ends with GIAC-certified practitioners ready to join your team, and outcomes that are measurable, reportable, and tied to your ESG and CSR commitments.

Organizations Already Building With Us

These organizations have partnered with SANS to build structured cybersecurity talent pathways aligned to their own workforce and community investment priorities. Each program is different because each partner's needs are different.

We Meet You Where You Are

We help you design a targeted program to identify and recruit high-aptitude candidates into your internship or apprenticeship program. Our competitive CTF assessment surfaces the strongest talent from the audience you define, whether that is high school students, community college or university cohorts, veterans, internal employees, or any other group your organization wants to develop.

You need to build a pipeline

We help you design a targeted program to identify and recruit high-aptitude candidates into your internship or apprenticeship program. Our competitive CTF assessment surfaces the strongest talent from the audience you define.

You already have a pipeline

We help you identify your top performers from within an existing intern or apprentice cohort using our CTF assessment and SANS Skills Quest tools, so your training investment goes to the candidates most likely to succeed.

Top Performers From Either Path Enter The Same Development Track

SANS Skills Quest

Identifies top performers within your defined talent pool. Only those who demonstrate clear aptitude advance.

Partner Training Pathway

SANS curates existing courseware around your specific workforce gaps and growth priorities. Foundational courses first, then advanced specialization.

GIAC-Certified Practitioner

Certified in areas you have already prioritized. Ready to move from intern or apprentice into a full-time role on your team.

Three Ways Organizations Partner With Us

The Partnerships Behind The People. The People Behind The Impact.

These are the organizations that chose to build, and the people whose careers were built because of it.

The Outcomes Partners Can Report On

87%

Practitioners placed in roles, not just trained.

8,175+

Proven at scale across a decade of workforce development.

91%

Validated capability employers can trust.

18+

Organizations that have already built with us.

Why Organizations Continue Investing in SANS Talent

AI is moving faster than your hiring pipeline. Now is the time to build one that keeps up.

26%

IDC research found that SANS-trained professionals were rated more innovative than their peers.

37% longer

According to IDC research, organizations that invest in SANS training saw staff stay in roles longer compared to non-trained peers.

See Our Partnerships in Action

These are the partnerships that are already producing certified cybersecurity talent and strengthening the workforce. See what building with SANS looks like in practice.

What Happens Next

Intro Call

We learn about your organization, your workforce goals, and where your talent gaps are.

Discuss Your Priorities

We explore whether you are building a new pipeline, developing an existing cohort, or looking to hire certified talent now.

Explore Partnership Options

We walk you through the partnership models that fit your situation and share examples of what other organizations have built.

Receive a Customized Recommendation

We put together a tailored proposal based on your goals, your audience, and your timeline.

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