Project-Based Learning Program

As part of our mission to boost Virginia’s digital workforce, CCI is seeking corporate, government, and NGO partners for the CCI Project-Based Learning Program.

This program is designed to provide experiential learning opportunities to cyber and cyber-adjacent students attending a college or university within the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative’s network.

CCI partners will not only gain access to a talent pool of highly skilled future employees from across Virginia, but will receive full-service recruitment assistance for any projects.

Partners act as project sponsors providing projects for students as well as mentors to guide the project.

CCI will advertise, recruit, and pre-select candidates for the sponsor, presenting a competitive pool of choices. In accordance with CCI’s equitable access principles, CCI will provide stipends to students.

Our initial collaboration with Northern Virginia Community College and CACI International launched in the fall of 2023, accepting seven NVCC students.

Building on that success, we have since partnered with Microsoft and GuidePoint Security, and look forward to running a third cohort with CACI, expanding recruitment to students across Virginia.

We look forward to expanding our partnerships with PBS and more industry partners in the near future.