CyberPath, the pilot program designed to professionalise Australia’s cyber security workforce, has surpassed 2,000 "community touchpoints" during September as it transitions from framework development into pilot planning.
The program released its Draft Capability Framework v0.1 for public consultation during the month, drawing 330 community contributions from 68 collaborators across industry, government, education and practitioner communities, according to the program's September update.
A new 'Get Involved' page was also launched during the period, opening formal pathways for practitioners, employers, educators and government stakeholders to contribute to the program's development.
CyberPath said its current focus is reviewing feedback from the Capability Framework consultation, preparing consultation activities for its Pathways and Recognition Frameworks, and refining pilot requirements, user journeys and value propositions for employers, practitioners and learners.
In March and April, the Australian Computer Society held a number of nationwide industry consultations on the proposed upcoming cyber professionalisation framework.
Questions about what problems cyber professionalisation is intended to solve, along with what roles should and should not be within scope for professionalisation and how pilot success will be measured were just a few areas that attendees of the town hall sessions raised.
Last month, CyberPath released the first version of its Occupations Framework, designed to deliver a clear national map of cyber jobs and roles.
