Introduction
Representing the University of Kent as an Academic Training Partner of ISC2, iCSS is organising a number of ISC2 CC pilot training courses for those who are interested in getting their first cyber security industrial certification – ISC2 CC (Certified in Cybersecurity) – after attending an instructor-led course in a single weekend. The instructor is ISC2-authorised and will use IS2-provided official training materials. The training course will be delivered as a hybrid event, so both in-person and remote participants are allowed. The physical venue will be on the University of Kent’s campus in Canterbury.
Such courses are open to all at a standard price of £150, but the following people will be eligible for a discount price of £100:
- students and staff of the University of Kent,
- students and satff of the University of Greenwich,
- students and satff of the Canterbury Christ Church University (CCCU),
- students and satff of the Sheffield Hallam University (SHU),
- members of KMCS3 (Kent & Medway Cyber Security Student Society),
- members of KMCC (Kent & Medway Cyber Cluster) and other local cyber clusters recognised by the UKC3 (UK Cyber Cluster Collaboration), and
- members of the BCS Kent Branch.
The courses will be organised in a demand-driven and rolling manner: when there are enough (20-30) paid participants, a course will be organised over a weekend convenient for all participants. Those who cannot attend one course will be offered the opportunity to attend a future one. Before a participant gets a confirmed seat at a scheduled course, a full refund can be arranged minus an administration fee of £5. Once a participant is enrolled into a scheduled course, the fee cannot be refunded.
iCSS is working with many other organisations including KMCC, KMCS3 and UKC3 to co-promote the courses to attract more people into the cyber security community.
Purchase a seat
To purchase a seat at one of the courses, please visit the following page at the University of Kent’s online store:
https://store.kent.ac.uk/product-catalogue/school-of-computing/computing/isc2-cc-training-course
Note that for the discounted product, you need to first register an account and then will be asked to enter the discount passcode at a later step.
How to get the discount passcode
If you are eligible for the discounted price, contact iCSS Director Professor Shujun Li via S.J.Li@kent.ac.uk for the discount passcode. You should send the email either from your university’s email address or provide a proof of your membership with KMCS3, KMCC or any other UKC3-recognised local cyber clusters, or BCS Kent Branch.
If you are not eligible but would like to propose a group-based discount especially via your employer or a relevant membership body such as a local charity or not-for-profit organisation, please also contact Professor Li via email to discuss the possibility.
How will the exact dates and time slots determined?
Once we have 20+ participants who are due to attend a course, we will organise an online poll and ask all participants and the instructors to indicate when will be the best dates for them to attend the course.
For the time slots, we are currently considering a half-day event on each of the two days. We will discuss with the instructors to decide the precise time slots and include the information in the online poll.
Once the dates are decided, all participants will be asked to confirm their participation. Once they confirm participation, the fee paid will become un-refundable, unless the course is cancelled or rescheduled.
Access free training materials and a free exam token
Once paid, you can visit the following web page of the joint ISC2-iCSS-KMCC 1MCC campaign to find out how to access the free training materials and a free exam token.