Ruppersberger, Sanchez to Promote New Program to Train Future Cyber Workers

Program readying Maryland for thousands of cyber jobs heading to I-95 corridor
 
(Glen Burnie, MD) – Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger and Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez will promote a new program to train future cyber workers, readying the state for thousands of technical jobs heading to the I-95 corridor. Congressman Ruppersberger and Secretary Sanchez will also tour a Maryland One-Stop Career Center, which provides jobseekers with tools including a computer lab, resume-writing help, intensive career advising and career workshops. The center has seen a significant increase of clients since the recession.

The cybersecurity industry is projected to grow 41 percent in the next eight years, but is facing a critical shortage of workers. The new program is targeting laid-off, terminated or underemployed workers as well as recently separated veterans.

“Maryland is poised to become the cyber capital of the world and we must prepare a pipeline of qualified workers,” Congressman Ruppersberger said. “In this tough economy, it is more important than ever to provide Marylanders with the skills they need so they can get back to work. This program not only prepares cyber workers to strengthen our economy, but cyber warriors to strengthen our national security.”

Who:       Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger
               Maryland Labor Secretary Alexander M. Sanchez
               Kirkland Murray, President, Anne Arundel Workforce Development Corp.
               Job-seekers              

What:      Ruppersberger, Sanchez to Promote New Program to Train Future Cyber Workers
 
When:     Thursday, March 24, 2011
               10:00 a.m. Career Center Tour
               10:30 a.m. Press Conference
 
Where:    Glen Burnie One-Stop Career Center/Henry L. Hein Building
               7480 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd., Suite 100
               Glen Burnie, MD 21061