ERIC Number: ED559639
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 28
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The National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative: Strategy in Action: Building the Cybersecurity Workforce in Maryland
Business-Higher Education Forum
The Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF) has achieved particular success in operationalizing the National Higher Education and Workforce Initiative (HEWI) in Maryland around cybersecurity. Leveraging its membership of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and government agency leaders, BHEF partnered with the University System of Maryland to build a system-wide response to the state's (and nation's) cybersecurity workforce challenges. BHEF's work in Maryland illustrates that it is indeed possible to effect swift, significant change and innovation in higher education with the goal of better aligning curricula and student outcomes with needed workforce skills. This pace of change hinges on the genuine commitment, expertise, and investment of resources by motivated stakeholders. This case study describes how the Maryland regional initiative, as part of HEWI, operationalizes and implements the BHEF strategies.
Descriptors: Internet, Computer Security, Corporations, College Presidents, Case Studies, Universities, Educational Change, Educational Innovation, Outcomes of Education, Expertise, Program Descriptions, Labor Force Development, School Business Relationship, Administrators, Needs Assessment, Program Development, Undergraduate Students, Strategic Planning, Information Security, National Security
Business-Higher Education Forum. 2025 M Street NW Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-367-1189; Fax: 202-367-2269; e-mail: info@bhef.com; Web site: http://www.bhef.com
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Business-Higher Education Forum
Identifiers - Location: Maryland
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