Free FEMA‑funded K‑12 cyber training
TEEX is offering FEMA‑funded cybersecurity training — online and instructor‑led programs tailored for K‑12 and small organizations — providing no‑cost options for incident response and access management skill building. The courses are positioned as practical supplements to school training budgets. (teex.org)
TEEX delivers DHS/FEMA‑funded, no‑cost cybersecurity training as a member of the National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium (NCPC), covering both instructor‑led and self‑paced online options. (teex.org) The PER‑371 Cybersecurity Incident Response and Management class is framed on NIST SP 800‑61r2, uses a virtual cyber range for hands‑on exercises, and is offered in‑residence at TEEX’s Emergency Operations Training Center in College Station, Texas. (content.govdelivery.com) TEEX’s Cybersecurity Certificate Program and web‑based course catalog include modular online trainings that can be completed at a learner’s own pace and stacked toward certificates and college credit in some cases. (teex.org) TEEX announced a dedicated cybersecurity certificate series on November 29, 2023, funded by DHS/FEMA, and specific courses such as AWR397 are supported under Cooperative Agreement Number EMW‑2024‑CA‑05013. (teex.org) States listed by TEEX must route registrations through their state Homeland Security Training Office or State Office of Emergency Management, and Pennsylvania is included on that list. (teex.org) Course enrollments and program questions are handled through TEEX course contacts and workforce training offices; TEEX lists a central contact phone (979‑431‑4837) and course‑specific emails for certificate claims and DHS/FEMA program inquiries. (teex.org) DHS/FEMA’s broader K‑12 outreach under the Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program (CETAP) explicitly targets K‑12 educators, administrators and counselors to build adaptable curricular pathways for K‑8 and K‑12 cybersecurity education. (fema.gov)
