The apprenticeship program is designed to develop basic networking, IT and cybersecurity competence among security systems installers through workplace learning and one-to-one mentoring.

Netwatch and National Monitoring Center (NMC) employees will provide mentorship to youth in partnership with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Orange Coast.

The workforce shortages security companies face goes beyond just technical and cyber workers.

Even before the pandemic, the security industry was staring down the barrel of a future fraught with workforce development challenges. Now even more acute, leaders from across the industry discuss how they are maneuvering to overcome talent shortages, become more diverse, adopt hybrid workplace models, among other challenges to remain viable.

SDM Senior Editor Rodney Bosch speaks with Convergint’s Yaruba Tate, vice president, Inclusion & Diversity, to explore diversity, equity and inclusion best practices.

Find out how the Security Industry Association’s Foundation for Advancing Security Talent, or FAST, can help you connect with the best and brightest talent in the industry in this informative video presented by Paul Hevesy.

For avid news-watchers like myself, the COVID-19 health issue has provided so many opportunities to learn how the world is altering these days.

It would be hard to find a topic more pressing across the entire security industry than the current workforce shortage. From manufacturers to security integrators, the issue of finding and keeping great employees is among the top concerns of nearly everyone.

When I started out in the security industry, I had the good fortune of being hired and subsequently mentored by SDM’s chief editor at the time, Susan Whitehurst.

A 12-week pilot program from CEDIA designed to equip future home technology professionals with in-demand fundamentals has graduated its inaugural class. CEDIA Electronic Systems Integration Technician Training is hands-on in nature and takes a comprehensive approach to preparing the next generation of talent.