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Contact UsSANS partners with organizations to design targeted talent development pathways. From identifying high-aptitude candidates through competitive assessments, to moving top performers through structured SANS training and GIAC certification, every program is co-designed around what your organization values and where your workforce needs are. The result is a talent pipeline that produces certified practitioners ready to hire.

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.

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.
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 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.
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.
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.
Identifies top performers within your defined talent pool. Only those who demonstrate clear aptitude advance.
SANS curates existing courseware around your specific workforce gaps and growth priorities. Foundational courses first, then advanced specialization.
Certified in areas you have already prioritized. Ready to move from intern or apprentice into a full-time role on your team.
Fund access to SANS training and GIAC certification for a defined cohort of candidates. The most direct way to build a pipeline that produces certified practitioners and outcomes your organization can measure and report on. Best suited for ESG and CSR teams with workforce development commitments to deliver on.

Partner with SANS to co-design a talent development pathway built around your internship or apprenticeship program, your workforce gaps, and your organizational priorities. Every program is different because every partner's needs are different. Best suited for HR, talent, and strategic partnership teams looking to build something structured and scalable.

Access a pipeline of job-ready talent trained by SANS, the global leader in cybersecurity education. All candidates hold GIAC certifications and are prepared for real-world security roles. Best suited for security leaders and hiring managers who need certified talent without the lead time of building a pipeline from scratch.

These are the organizations that chose to build, and the people whose careers were built because of it.
Executive Director, WiCYS
WiCYS Security Training Scholarship
5,936+ introductory learners. 330 academy scholarships awarded. 92% career placement within 12 months.
The WiCYS Security Training Scholarship is one example of what a successful long-term partnership with SANS looks like. Lynn speaks to the value that partnership has produced. Every custom program we build starts from the same foundation: a shared commitment to developing talent that would not have had a clear pathway without it.
Senior Cloud Security Specialist | WiCYS Security Training Scholarship Graduate
WiCYS Security Training Scholarship Alum
From healthcare professional to Senior Cloud Security Specialist.
Christine came from a career as a Doctor of Physical Therapy before transitioning into cloud security engineering through the WiCYS Security Training Scholarship. Today she bridges engineering, security, and business stakeholders in enterprise-scale environments. Structured training and GIAC certification made the difference.

Digital Forensics and Incident Response Engineer | SANS Cyber Academy Graduate
SANS Cyber Academy Alum
From manual labor to cybersecurity professional.
Yesi was working in a manual labor role before he entered the SANS Cyber Academy. His story represents what workforce development investment looks like when it reaches the right person at the right time.

Ethical Hacker and Cybersecurity Consultant | SANS Cyber Academy Graduate
SANS Cyber Academy Alum
From no prior IT experience to Ethical Hacker and Cybersecurity Consultant.
Before SANS, Khiry was not working in IT. The training opened a completely new path for him. His career reflects what happens when aptitude meets structure and the determination to see it through.

Practitioners placed in roles, not just trained.
Proven at scale across a decade of workforce development.
Validated capability employers can trust.
Organizations that have already built with us.
AI is moving faster than your hiring pipeline. Now is the time to build one that keeps up.
IDC research found that SANS-trained professionals were rated more innovative than their peers.
According to IDC research, organizations that invest in SANS training saw staff stay in roles longer compared to non-trained peers.
These are the partnerships that are already producing certified cybersecurity talent and strengthening the workforce. See what building with SANS looks like in practice.
How SANS and Mastercard are expanding access to training for deaf professionals.

SANS and Google Cloud launch a new academy to support workforce growth in cloud cybersecurity.

Cisco sponsors a SANS cohort, helping train new professionals for in-demand cybersecurity roles.

The WiCyS Security Training Scholarship, powered by SANS, enters its fifth year-empowering women to break into cybersecurity through advanced training, mentorship, and certification opportunities.

We learn about your organization, your workforce goals, and where your talent gaps are.
We explore whether you are building a new pipeline, developing an existing cohort, or looking to hire certified talent now.
We walk you through the partnership models that fit your situation and share examples of what other organizations have built.
We put together a tailored proposal based on your goals, your audience, and your timeline.