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The mission of NICE is to energize, promote, and coordinate a robust community working together to advance an integrated ecosystem of cybersecurity education, training, and workforce development.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS IS NOW OPEN! December 7-8, 2026 | New Orleans, LA The NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference Call for Proposals is open and will run...
NICE FRAMEWORK COMPONENTS V2.2.0 NICE is pleased to announce the release of NICE Framework Components v2.2.0. The NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity...
CYBERSECURITY EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITY NIST is pleased to announce a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to support Regional...
2026 NICE Conference and Expo June 1 - 3, 2026 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The 2026 NICE Conference Planning Committee is excited to announce that the agenda...
Congratulations to Karen Wetzel for receiving the 2023 Service Recognition Award in recognition for her outstanding cybersecurity contribution to the community and the Nation from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity. Karen...
Congratulations to Rodney Petersen for receiving the 2023 Service Recognition Award in recognition for his outstanding cybersecurity contribution to the community and the Nation from the National Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity...
Congratulations to Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle for receiving the 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award. Pruitt-Mentle has spent over 20 years researching and coordinating cybersecurity education programs. She joined the National Initiative for...
Congratulations to Rodney Petersen and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) who received an award for Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development from Cyber New Brunswick at Canada's...
As a co-chair for the NICE (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education) K-12 community and a collaborator with the College Board on its AP cybersecurity...
Using established competency frameworks, such as the NIST NICE Framework for cybersecurity roles, can provide a standardized language and structure to this...
Strengthening the workforce, Lee and Lyne said, involves identifying these skill gaps, establishing a workforce development plan and using frameworks such as...
Individual grants under the proposed program would not exceed $500,000 per year, and education programs funded by the grants would have to align with the NICE...