AFCEA Offers Many Educational Opportunities
AFCEA has many options to further your education and career. We offer access to programs providing certificates, undergraduate or graduate degrees as well as technical and management courses to enhance your job skills. These programs include the Preferred Provider Program, onsite/virtual professional development classes and on-demand online courses.
Preferred Providers such as American Public University System, SANS Institute and Western Governors’ University include two National Security Agency/Department of Homeland Security-designated Centers of Academic Excellence and one institute tied to a cybersecurity certification organization that has Department of Defense-required cybersecurity certifications. Their programs offer certificates, certifications and degrees in cybersecurity as well as business, global studies, health information technology (IT), homeland defense, IT and intelligence technology.
We also offer instructor-led, in-person professional development classes in Automated High Frequency Radio, Military Satellite Communications, Principles of Communication and Networks and U.S. Intelligence. Classes are offered to organizations at a fixed price for up to 20 students. We are planning to offer some classes virtually once a year. You can get CEUs from two of these classes.
Through on-demand online courses, you can receive certificates, take certification exams and receive continuing education credits from PMI, IACET and HRCI for a variety of topics/certifications. The course offerings include many technical and managerial fields—Agile, analytic techniques, communication, computer applications, emergency management, intelligence, leadership, management, project management, security awareness, Six Sigma & Lean and women in business. Discounts are available for AFCEA members.
Many AFCEA International event sessions and SIGNAL webinars covering a broad range of topics have been approved by CompTIA, GIAC and/or CertNexus as continuing education for cybersecurity certification maintenance. Check the AFCEA YouTube playlist “CE Approved Sessions” for recorded event sessions approved for continuing education. Find SIGNAL webinars in the SIGNAL Media portion of the AFCEA website.
Many of these opportunities provide AFCEA member benefits such as access to member-only content, discounted exam vouchers and discounts on course fees. For more information on all these programs, visit afcea.org/afcea-education or contact us at pdc@afcea.org.
