IT security experts are still in short supply on the German labor market, which is why we developed our part-time training program for cybersecurity professionals (certified by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry) in 2014. The program is integrated into regular work processes and supplemented by subject-related and general modules in a variety of formats (classroom courses, e-learning, blended learning). After successfully passing the examination at the relevant Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), participants receive an IHK certificate as a cybersecurity professional. For the skills they have acquired as part of the training, they can obtain credits that can be used in bachelor’s or master’s programs. During the reporting year, 16 participants passed the exams to be become certified cybersecurity professionals at the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Köln).
We are continuously developing our training programs, taking into account current and future IT security requirements. During the reporting year, we completely revised and updated the module “Programming with IT security tools: Python.” The specialist modules on cryptography, web and application security, and network security were revised in 2020 and 2021. In addition, the catalog for the selection of the elective module was expanded to include the subject “computer criminal law”.
In 2018, in response to considerable demand, we opened up our training to employees from other organizations, including employees of other companies and of government agencies. Now in its ninth year, this year’s program was started with 28 participants, three of whom came from external organizations. Of the remaining participants, 21 came from Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH and four from Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH.
Graduates of the program are increasingly taking on the role of expert coaches for the new participants, documenting the positive rating of the program and supporting its development. The expert coaches from the sixth year were certified in the reporting year. They were able to expand their skills through a course entitled “Fit for expert coaching” and even put them to the test in the practical implementation of the program.
After nine years of the program, we can give it a positive verdict: Six classes had completed the training in full by May 2022 and were certified accordingly. The average age of the graduates was approximately 25. At 3.6 percent, the dropout rate among participants was low. The course was described as challenging, but manageable in the context of the growing requirements of everyday working life. In total, we have had 143 program participant in nine classes. All 62 internal graduates from the 2014 to 2019 intake were kept on by Deutsche Telekom. Only two graduates decided to leave the company, and one of those returned after one year.
IT security experts are still in short supply on the German labor market, which is why we developed our part-time training program for cybersecurity professionals (certified by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry) in 2014. The program is integrated into regular work processes and supplemented by subject-related and general modules in a variety of formats (classroom courses, e-learning
, blended learning). After successfully passing the examination at the relevant Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK), participants receive an IHK certificate as a cybersecurity professional. For the skills they have acquired as part of the training, they can obtain credits that can be used in bachelor’s or master’s programs. During the reporting year, 16 participants passed the exams to be become certified cybersecurity professionals at the Cologne Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK Köln).
We are continuously developing our training programs, taking into account current and future IT security requirements. During the reporting year, we completely revised and updated the module “Programming with IT security tools: Python.” The specialist modules on cryptography, web and application security, and network security were revised in 2020 and 2021. In addition, the catalog for the selection of the elective module was expanded to include the subject “computer criminal law”.
In 2018, in response to considerable demand, we opened up our training to employees from other organizations, including employees of other companies and of government agencies. Now in its ninth year, this year’s program was started with 28 participants, three of whom came from external organizations. Of the remaining participants, 21 came from Deutsche Telekom Security GmbH and four from Deutsche Telekom IT GmbH.
Graduates of the program are increasingly taking on the role of expert coaches for the new participants, documenting the positive rating of the program and supporting its development. The expert coaches from the sixth year were certified in the reporting year. They were able to expand their skills through a course entitled “Fit for expert coaching” and even put them to the test in the practical implementation of the program.
After nine years of the program, we can give it a positive verdict: Six classes had completed the training in full by May 2022 and were certified accordingly. The average age of the graduates was approximately 25. At 3.6 percent, the dropout rate among participants was low. The course was described as challenging, but manageable in the context of the growing requirements of everyday working life. In total, we have had 143 program participant in nine classes. All 62 internal graduates from the 2014 to 2019 intake were kept on by Deutsche Telekom. Only two graduates decided to leave the company, and one of those returned after one year.