Students looking for internships can add the Del Mar College Cyber Center to their options.
After being awarded a grant to grow the cybersecurity workforce skills, the cyber center has taken the initiative to employ student interns. Del Mar College Cyber Center exists to support small and mid-sized companies by helping improve their cyber security, cyber planning and raising awareness on cyber security and compliance for government contracting. Businesses acquire resources through training seminars and webinars, confidential one-on-one free advising, tools and information.
“The grant we received was from the National Institute of Standards and Technology,” said Program Manager Darcy Shaw. “The internship opportunities are available to DMC and TAMU-CC IT students. The purpose of the program is to help the students with IT experience get hands-on training so they are more likely to be hired after graduating.”
DMC Cyber Center values assisting individuals with their future profession. “It is a paid internship,” Shaw continued. “It will give students and alumni a step in the door towards their IT careers.”
During the internship, the applicants will get professional training. “The internship would allow employees to work with a big branch of local businesses and industries in Corpus Christi by helping them with cyber security,” she said. “With that, they will be exposed to the soft skills in different types of business for future employment.”
The Cyber Security Internship will benefit students in drastic ways. “I want them to have existing relationships with potential employers and a more realistic view on the business perspective of cybersecurity,” Shaw added. “Along with the right amount of experience when it comes to applying these skills.”
Students interested in applying for the Cyber Security Internship can do so by visiting delmar.edu/cyber-center and scrolling down to the Internship Opportunities & Workforce Development section, where they can complete an intake form to be considered for internship opportunities.