◢ Career Paths

Don't buy a course. Follow a path to a job.

A career path sequences the right certifications, in the right order, with a capstone, so you finish ready for a named, in-demand role. One enrollment, one focus: career readiness.

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A guided journey, not a pile of courses.

How a path works.

1 · Sequenced certifications

The exact programs to take, in the order that builds real competence. No guesswork.

2 · A capstone

Finish by building an end-to-end portfolio piece employers and recruiters can actually see.

3 · A named role

Every path points at a specific, in-demand job title, and the skills to land it.

Choose your path

Every role, grouped by category.

The paths below are live and enrollable today. Each one sequences the courses for a role, marks your work along the way, and ends in a capstone and a credential an employer can verify. Roles marked “coming soon” are on the roadmap.

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1

Governance, Risk & Digital Trust

14 roles

Outcome → FedRAMP AnalystIntermediate

FedRAMP Analyst Path

GRC professionals who want to take cloud services through FedRAMP: learn the program, the controls, and the assessment that earns an authorization.

Explain the FedRAMP program, impact levels, and authorization paths
Apply NIST 800-53 control baselines and document them in a System Security Plan
Support a third-party assessment and run continuous monitoring with a POA&M

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
FedRAMP Foundations
The program, impact levels, and roles
2
FedRAMP Controls & NIST 800-53
800-53 baselines and the SSP
3
FedRAMP Assessment & Continuous Monitoring
Assessment, POA&M, and ConMon
Capstone: prepare a cloud service for FedRAMP
A tailored control baseline, a System Security Plan outline, and a continuous monitoring plan with a POA&M

Outcome → AI Auditor / AI Assurance AnalystIntermediate

AI Auditor & Assurance Analyst Path

Auditors and GRC professionals moving into AI assurance: govern, audit, and assure AI systems against the emerging standards.

Apply the NIST AI Risk Management Framework, the EU AI Act, and ISO 42001 to real systems
Audit an AI system for bias, explainability, robustness, and data governance
Build an AI assurance program and report AI risk to stakeholders

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
AI Governance Foundations
AI RMF, EU AI Act, and ISO 42001
2
Auditing AI Systems
Bias, explainability, and model risk
3
AI Assurance & Compliance
Build the assurance program
Capstone: audit an AI system
An AI audit plan, a bias and explainability assessment, and an assurance report mapped to the NIST AI Risk Management Framework

Outcome → CMMC Practitioner / ConsultantIntermediate

CMMC Practitioner & Consultant Path

GRC professionals who want to guide defense contractors through CMMC: master NIST 800-171 and run assessments that hold up.

Explain the CMMC 2.0 program, its levels, and the assessment ecosystem
Apply the NIST SP 800-171 controls and assessment objectives in depth
Run a readiness assessment and guide a client through to certification

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
CMMC Foundations
CMMC 2.0, levels, and the ecosystem
2
NIST 800-171 Controls in Depth
110 controls and the objectives
3
CMMC Assessment & Consulting
Assess, remediate, and certify
Capstone: run a CMMC readiness engagement
A scoped assessment with a System Security Plan, a POA&M, and a remediation roadmap to certification

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Outcome → Privacy AnalystBeginner–Intermediate

Privacy Analyst Path

Career-changers entering data protection and privacy, from program fundamentals to breach response, no prior background needed.

Map personal data and apply the principles behind GDPR, CCPA and every privacy program
Run data subject rights end to end, from intake to fulfilment
Manage a privacy incident against the 72-hour breach-notification clock

$899 or 3 payments of $329, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Privacy Program Foundations
Principles, data skills & the laws
2
Privacy Operations & Data Subject Rights
Run DSARs as real operations
3
Privacy Incident & Breach Response
Beat the 72-hour clock
Capstone: build a privacy operations pack
Data map, DSAR runbook and breach-response plan

Outcome → GRC AnalystBeginner

GRC Analyst Path

Career-changers entering Cybersecurity through governance, risk & compliance, no technical background needed.

Build and maintain a risk register and run qualitative risk assessments
Map controls across ISO 27001, NIST and SOC 2
Write policies and support internal & external audits

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts & landscape
2
GRC Analyst Certification
Governance, risk & compliance core
3
ISO 27001 Internal Auditor
Audit against Annex A
4
SOC 2 Readiness
Gap to audit-ready
Capstone: full GRC package
Policies, risk register, control matrix, audit-prep report

Outcome → TPRM AnalystBeginner–Intermediate

Third-Party Risk Path

Analysts, IT and audit staff who want to specialize in vendor and third-party risk management.

Run end-to-end vendor due diligence with SIG & CAIQ
Analyze SOC 2 reports and score vendor risk
Build a vendor risk register and continuous-monitoring process

$949 or 3 payments of $347, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
GRC Analyst Certification
Your GRC foundation
2
TPRM Specialist
The third-party risk lifecycle
3
Vendor Questionnaire Mastery
SIG · CAIQ analysis
Capstone: third-party assessment
A full vendor risk assessment report

Outcome → ISO 27001 Implementer / AuditorIntermediate

ISO 27001 Path

Those who want to build and audit an ISO 27001 ISMS: a globally recognized route into GRC and information-security management.

Define an ISMS scope, run an ISO risk assessment and build the risk treatment plan
Write a defensible Statement of Applicability across the ISO 27002 controls
Plan and run internal audits to ISO 19011: findings, nonconformities and CAPA

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts & landscape
2
GRC Analyst Certification
Governance, risk & compliance core
3
ISO 27001 Internal Auditor
Audit against Annex A
Capstone: ISMS package
Scope, risk assessment, SoA and an internal audit report

Outcome → ISSO / Security Control AssessorIntermediate–Advanced

ISSO & Security Assessor Path

Those targeting federal information-system security roles, running the NIST RMF and assessing controls toward an authorization.

Run the NIST Risk Management Framework end to end (SP 800-37)
Author SSP control implementation statements and a Security Assessment Report
Perform ISSO duties: categorization, POA&Ms and continuous monitoring

$1,399 or 4 payments of $384, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts & landscape
2
NIST RMF Implementation
Categorize → authorize → monitor
3
ISSO Training
The day-to-day ISSO role
Capstone: RMF authorization package
Categorization memo, SSP sections, SAR finding and POA&M

Outcome → IT AuditorIntermediate

IT Auditor Path

Analysts and audit staff who want to plan and run IT audits across NIST, ISO, SOX and COBIT.

Plan a risk-based IT audit: objectives, scope and test plans
Test ITGCs (access, change, operations) and gather defensible evidence
Write findings with root cause and present them to leadership

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts & landscape
2
IT Audit & Controls Fundamentals
Control design & testing
3
ISO 27001 Internal Auditor
Audit against a framework
4
SOC 2 Readiness
Trust Services controls
Capstone: audit portfolio
Audit plan, test scripts, findings memo and report

Outcome → ISSO / RMF AnalystIntermediate

Federal & Defense Path

Those targeting U.S. government and defense-contractor roles handling controlled information.

Protect CUI and prepare for CMMC L1 & L2 against NIST 800-171
Run the NIST RMF end to end (SP 800-37)
Perform ISSO duties: SSPs, POA&Ms, continuous monitoring

$1,399 or 4 payments of $384, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts & landscape
2
CMMC Level 1 & 2 Practitioner
CUI & NIST 800-171
3
ISSO Training
The day-to-day ISSO role
4
NIST RMF Implementation
Categorize → authorize → monitor
Capstone: RMF authorization package
SSP, POA&M and authorization artifacts

Outcome → AI Governance AnalystBeginner–Intermediate

AI Governance Path

GRC professionals future-proofing into the fast-growing field of AI governance and risk.

Apply GRC fundamentals to AI systems and data
Handle privacy & data protection (GDPR / UK GDPR)
Govern AI risk, regulation and controls responsibly

$1,099 or 3 payments of $402, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
GRC Analyst Certification
Your GRC foundation
2
Privacy & Data Protection
GDPR / UK GDPR
3
AI GRC Practitioner
Govern AI risk & compliance
Capstone: AI governance framework
A working AI risk & governance program

Outcome → HR & Compliance SpecialistBeginner–Intermediate

HR & Corporate Compliance Path

Organized, detail-loving people who want to keep organizations fair and out of trouble: HR compliance, people operations and corporate compliance careers, no legal background needed.

Apply hiring, pay, leave and anti-discrimination rules with confidence
Run complaint intake and fair workplace investigations
Build handbooks, policies and records that survive an audit
Design and run a corporate compliance and ethics program

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Professional Certificate in HR Compliance
Employment law, hiring compliance, pay and leave, investigations, records.
2
Professional Certificate in Corporate Compliance & Ethics
Compliance programs end to end: code, risk, third parties, training, monitoring.
3
Privacy & Data Protection (GDPR / UK GDPR)
The data-protection layer every people function now carries.
Capstone: compliance program pack
A gap assessment, remediation plan and board-ready program dashboard.

Outcome → IAM EngineerIntermediate–Advanced

Identity & Access Engineer Path

People who like systems, order and getting access exactly right: a route into one of security's most in-demand specialisms, from service desk or career change.

Explain authentication, authorization and the identity lifecycle with confidence
Design role models and access reviews that survive an audit
Engineer federation, single sign-on and provisioning that actually works
Secure privileged access and the machine identities nobody is watching

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts and landscape every security role stands on.
2
Professional Certificate in Identity & Access Management
Authentication, access models, directories, single sign-on and the joiner-mover-leaver lifecycle.
3
Professional Certificate in IAM Engineering
Zero trust architecture, federation, governance platforms, privileged and non-human identity.
4
Microsoft SC-300 Prep
The identity administrator credential employers name directly.
Capstone: identity engineering roadmap
Target architecture, federation design, governance workflow and privileged access plan.

Outcome → Identity & Access AnalystIntermediate

Identity Analyst Path

Organized people, often coming from the service desk, who want into one of security's most in-demand specialisms without needing to code.

Explain identity, accounts, credentials and entitlements precisely
Run the joiner-mover-leaver lifecycle end to end
Support single sign-on and multi-factor authentication in production
Run access reviews that satisfy auditors

$999 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts and landscape every security role stands on.
2
Professional Certificate in Identity & Access Management
Authentication, access models, directories, single sign-on and the identity lifecycle.
3
Microsoft SC-300 Prep
The identity administrator credential employers name directly.
Capstone: identity foundation pack
Role model, joiner-mover-leaver workflow and an access review plan.

2

Cybersecurity

19 roles

Outcome → DevSecOps EngineerAdvanced

DevSecOps Engineer Path

Engineers who want to build security into the delivery pipeline without slowing it down.

Shift security left across the development lifecycle and CI/CD
Embed SAST, DAST, SCA, secrets, and image scanning in the pipeline
Secure cloud-native delivery: Kubernetes, supply chain, and runtime

$1,000 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
DevSecOps Foundations
Shift left and the secure SDLC
2
Security in the Pipeline
Scanning and policy as code
3
Securing Cloud-Native Delivery
K8s, supply chain, runtime
Capstone: secure a delivery pipeline
A pipeline with automated security gates, supply-chain protections, and a policy-as-code and runtime-security plan

Outcome → Cloud Security EngineerAdvanced

Cloud Security Engineer Path

Security engineers who want to secure cloud environments and run cloud security operations.

Apply the cloud security model, IAM, and cloud security posture management
Secure cloud workloads: network, containers, secrets, and encryption
Run cloud security operations: detection, response, and compliance

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cloud Security Foundations
Cloud security model and CSPM
2
Securing Cloud Workloads
Network, containers, secrets
3
Cloud Security Operations
Detection, response, compliance
Capstone: secure a cloud environment
A cloud security posture assessment with hardened workloads, and a detection, response, and compliance plan

Outcome → AI Security AnalystIntermediate

AI Security Analyst Path

Security analysts moving into AI: learn how AI systems are attacked, then defend and monitor them.

Map the AI attack surface with the OWASP LLM Top 10 and MITRE ATLAS
Defend LLM applications against prompt injection, poisoning, and model theft
Monitor AI systems in production and respond to AI incidents

$1,000 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
AI Security Foundations
The AI attack surface and ATLAS
2
Securing AI & LLM Systems
Defend against prompt injection and more
3
AI Security Operations
Monitor and respond in production
Capstone: secure an LLM application
A threat model against the OWASP LLM Top 10, a set of guardrails, and a monitoring and incident plan

Show the other 16 in Cybersecurity+

Outcome → AI Security EngineerAdvanced

AI Security Engineer Path

Engineers who want to build the defenses that keep AI and LLM systems safe in production.

Threat model AI architectures and secure the model development lifecycle
Build guardrails, adversarial robustness, and secure retrieval into AI systems
Secure the ML pipeline: registries, CI/CD, and model provenance

$1,100 or 3 payments of $403, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
AI Security Engineering Foundations
Secure ML lifecycle and threat modeling
2
Building AI Defenses
Guardrails, robustness, secure RAG
3
Securing the ML Pipeline
MLOps security and provenance
Capstone: engineer defenses for an AI system
A secured reference design with guardrails, adversarial hardening, and a secured ML pipeline

Outcome → Federal Cloud Security SpecialistAdvanced

Federal Cloud Security Specialist Path

Cloud and security engineers who want to secure and authorize federal workloads under FedRAMP, FISMA, and the Risk Management Framework.

Map how FedRAMP, FISMA, and the RMF govern a federal cloud system
Secure government cloud workloads with FIPS 140 encryption and boundary protection
Run the RMF for a cloud system through to an authorization to operate

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Federal Cloud Security Foundations
FedRAMP, FISMA, and the RMF
2
Securing Federal Cloud Workloads
Harden GovCloud and Azure Gov
3
Federal Cloud Compliance & RMF
RMF through to an ATO
Capstone: authorize a federal cloud system
A secured reference architecture with an authorization boundary, control inheritance, and an RMF package to an ATO

Outcome → Security ArchitectAdvanced

Security Architect Path

Senior engineers ready to design security into whole systems: set the principles, choose the patterns, and align architecture to business risk.

Apply security architecture principles and frameworks like SABSA and zero trust
Design secure network, cloud, and identity architectures grounded in threat modeling
Build enterprise security patterns, standards, and a multi-year roadmap

$1,100 or 3 payments of $403, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Security Architecture Foundations
Principles, zero trust, and frameworks
2
Designing Secure Systems
Threat model and design securely
3
Enterprise Security Architecture
Patterns, governance, and roadmaps
Capstone: architect a secure enterprise system
A reference architecture with a threat model, control patterns, and a phased security roadmap

Outcome → Cybersecurity ManagerAdvanced

Cybersecurity Manager Path

Analysts and leads stepping up to run the security function: build the team, manage the program, and speak the language of the business.

Build and lead a security team and structure a security program
Manage security operations, risk, metrics, and budgets
Set strategy, brief executives, and lead through major incidents

$1,200 or 3 payments of $440, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Management Foundations
The manager's role and the program
2
Managing Security Operations & Risk
Operations, risk, metrics, budgets
3
Security Leadership & Strategy
Strategy, the board, and incident leadership
Capstone: lead a security program
A program plan with team structure, a risk-based roadmap, a metrics dashboard, and an executive briefing

Outcome → Penetration TesterIntermediate–Advanced

Penetration Tester Path

Aspiring offensive security professionals who want to test systems the way an attacker would, safely and under authorization, then report what they find.

Plan and scope an authorized penetration test with clear rules of engagement
Find, exploit, and chain vulnerabilities across networks, hosts, and Active Directory in a lab
Test web applications against the OWASP Top 10 and write findings developers can actually fix

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Penetration Testing Foundations
Methodology, scoping, and the rules
2
Exploitation & Post-Exploitation
Exploit and move, in the lab
3
Web Application Penetration Testing
OWASP Top 10 with Burp Suite
Capstone: run an authorized pentest and report it
A scoped engagement plan, exploited findings from the lab, and a professional penetration test report with remediation guidance

Outcome → Application Security EngineerAdvanced

Application Security Engineer Path

Developers and security engineers who want to build security into software: model threats, write secure code, and stand up an application security program.

Threat model a system with STRIDE and prioritize the risks that matter
Catch vulnerabilities early with SAST, DAST, and software composition analysis
Stand up an application security program with CI/CD gates and clear metrics

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Application Security Foundations
Secure SDLC and threat modeling
2
Secure Coding & Security Testing
Secure code, SAST, DAST, and SCA
3
Building an AppSec Program
Shift left and scale the program
Capstone: secure a real application end to end
A threat model, a set of remediated findings, and an application security program plan with CI/CD gates and metrics

Outcome → Security EngineerIntermediate–Advanced

Security Engineer Path

Technical defenders who want to design, build, and automate the controls that keep an organization secure.

Design defense in depth across network, host, and identity
Implement the control stack: IAM, encryption and PKI, logging and SIEM, and endpoint protection
Automate security with infrastructure-as-code, SOAR, and detection-as-code

$1,000 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Security Engineering Foundations
Defense in depth and hardening
2
Implementing Security Controls
IAM, PKI, SIEM, and endpoints
3
Security Automation & Engineering at Scale
IaC security, SOAR, detection-as-code
Capstone: engineer a secured environment
A hardened reference design, an implemented control set, and an automation that enforces or detects a control as code

Outcome → Incident Response / DFIR AnalystIntermediate

Incident Response & DFIR Analyst Path

Analysts who want to run toward the incident: detect, investigate, and recover from real attacks, and stand up the forensic evidence behind them.

Run an incident end to end against the NIST SP 800-61 lifecycle, from declaration to lessons learned
Acquire and analyze disk, memory, and network evidence with a defensible chain of custody
Contain and recover from ransomware, business email compromise, and insider incidents, then write the report

$1,000 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Incident Response Foundations
The NIST SP 800-61 lifecycle end to end
2
Digital Forensics Essentials
Acquire and analyze digital evidence
3
Incident Response in Practice
Work real incidents from alert to report
Capstone: run a live incident end to end
Forensic timeline, a containment and eradication plan, and a full incident report

Outcome → Threat Intelligence AnalystIntermediate

Threat Intelligence Analyst Path

Analysts who want to understand the adversary: collect, analyze, and produce intelligence that tells defenders what is coming and why.

Drive the intelligence lifecycle and separate short-lived indicators from durable adversary TTPs
Collect from OSINT, commercial feeds, and the dark web, then apply structured analytic techniques without bias
Write finished intelligence products and share them with STIX, TAXII, and MISP

$1,000 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cyber Threat Intelligence Foundations
The lifecycle and the core models
2
Threat Intelligence Collection & Analysis
Collect, then analyze without bias
3
Producing & Sharing Threat Intelligence
Produce and share finished intel
Capstone: produce a threat intelligence report
A finished intelligence product with a collection plan, the analysis, and dissemination in STIX and TAXII

Outcome → Threat Hunter / Detection EngineerAdvanced

Threat Hunter & Detection Engineer Path

Experienced defenders ready to hunt what slips past the tools and engineer the detections that catch it next time.

Run hypothesis-driven hunts using the hunt loop and ATT&CK-driven questions
Write, test, and tune detections as code and cut false positives with confidence
Emulate adversaries and hunt across cloud and identity with behavioral analytics

$1,200 or 3 payments of $440, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Threat Hunting Foundations
Hypothesis-driven hunting and the hunt loop
2
Detection Engineering
Detections as code, tested and tuned
3
Advanced Hunting & Analytics
Behavioral analytics and adversary emulation
Capstone: hunt, detect, and validate
A hunt hypothesis worked to a finding, a tuned detection rule, and an emulation test that proves it fires

Outcome → Cybersecurity AnalystBeginner–Intermediate

Cybersecurity Analyst Path

Career-changers breaking into defensive security through the SOC, monitoring and threat detection, no prior experience needed.

Triage, escalate and hand over security alerts like a working SOC analyst
Turn network and endpoint telemetry into detections mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
Run an alert from detection through containment to a written incident report

$999 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Security Operations Foundations
What a SOC defends & how to triage alerts
2
Network & Endpoint Security Monitoring
Detections from the wire & the host
3
Threat Detection & Incident Triage
MITRE ATT&CK, triage & containment
Capstone: work a live incident end to end
Detection logic, triage notes, containment plan and incident report

Outcome → SOC AnalystBeginner–Intermediate

SOC Analyst Path

People who want to work in a Security Operations Center: monitoring, triaging alerts, and responding to incidents. A hands-on route into blue-team Cybersecurity, no prior experience needed.

Triage security alerts and investigate events with a structured workflow
Run the detection-to-reporting incident response lifecycle
Map monitoring and response to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts & landscape
2
CompTIA Security+ Prep
Baseline security knowledge
3
CompTIA CySA+ Prep
The Cybersecurity Analyst cert: detection & analysis
4
Incident Response & Reporting
Detection-to-reporting workflows
Capstone: triage & IR runbook
Investigate events and document the response end-to-end

Outcome → Cloud Security AnalystIntermediate

Cloud Security Analyst Path

People moving into cloud security and compliance, bringing security or IT awareness into AWS and Azure environments. A practical route that pairs cloud fundamentals with security and governance.

Explain cloud architecture and the shared-responsibility model across AWS and Azure
Configure identity, posture (CSPM), encryption and logging to secure a cloud environment
Map NIST, CMMC, FedRAMP and ISO 27001 controls onto AWS and Azure

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cloud Computing Foundations
How the cloud works, vendor-neutral
2
AWS Cloud Practitioner Prep
Core AWS, the entry credential
3
Microsoft Azure Fundamentals Prep
Core Azure (AZ-900)
4
Cloud Security & Governance
Secure and govern the cloud
Capstone: secure a cloud environment
Posture review, IAM, control mapping, evidence pack

Outcome → Vulnerability Management EngineerIntermediate

Vulnerability Engineer Path

Methodical people who want a hands-on defensive security career finding, prioritizing and driving out weakness across an entire estate, no prior security job required.

Discover and inventory an organization's full attack surface
Scan safely and prioritize by real exploitability, not raw score
Drive remediation with owners and prove risk went down
Engineer the scanning, data and automation platform behind the program

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts and landscape every security role stands on.
2
Professional Certificate in Vulnerability Management
The full lifecycle: discovery, scanning, prioritization, remediation, metrics.
3
Professional Certificate in Vulnerability Engineering
Build the platform: data engineering, automation, cloud, containers and operational technology.
4
CompTIA Security+ Prep
The baseline credential most employers screen for.
Capstone: exposure management program
A full program pack: prioritization model, SLA matrix, automation plan and metrics.

Outcome → Vulnerability AnalystIntermediate

Vulnerability Analyst Path

The on-ramp into defensive security: methodical people who want to find weaknesses, chase them down with owners and prove the risk went away. No prior security job needed.

Build an asset inventory and prove scan coverage
Run credentialed scans safely without disrupting operations
Triage findings and separate real risk from noise
Track remediation to verified closure with owners

$999 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts and landscape every security role stands on.
2
Professional Certificate in Vulnerability Management
The full lifecycle: discovery, scanning, prioritization, remediation, metrics.
3
CompTIA Security+ Prep
The baseline credential most employers screen for.
Capstone: vulnerability program pack
Asset coverage map, prioritization model, SLA matrix and remediation workflow.

Outcome → Vulnerability ResearcherAdvanced

Vulnerability Researcher Path

Deeply curious people who want to understand why software fails and help fix it at the source, working inside authorized scope and responsible disclosure. The most technical route in this catalog.

Run structured research safely in an isolated lab
Analyze how a weakness actually works, and prove it responsibly
Follow coordinated disclosure and the CVE process correctly
Work bug bounty and research programs within legal boundaries

$1,399 or 3 payments of $512, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cybersecurity Foundations
The core concepts and landscape every security role stands on.
2
Professional Certificate in Vulnerability Management
Know the defender's lifecycle before you go looking for new weaknesses.
3
Professional Certificate in Vulnerability Research & Disclosure
Research methodology, safe lab practice, coordinated disclosure, bug bounty and the legal boundaries.
4
CompTIA PenTest+ Prep
Authorized testing methodology, scoping and reporting.
Capstone: research and disclosure portfolio
A documented research write-up and a coordinated disclosure package.

3

Cloud & Infrastructure

10 roles

Outcome → IT Support SpecialistBeginner

IT Support Specialist Path

People starting an IT career: learn to support users, fix problems, and run the help desk.

Support users with hardware, software, and operating system basics
Troubleshoot methodically and handle networking basics
Run IT support operations: accounts, security, and escalation

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
IT Support Foundations
The help desk and the basics
2
Troubleshooting & Networking Basics
Methodical fixes and networking
3
IT Support Operations
Accounts, security, ITIL basics
Capstone: work an IT support queue
A set of resolved tickets with troubleshooting notes, documentation, and an escalation plan

Outcome → Systems AdministratorBeginner–Intermediate

Systems Administrator Path

IT professionals ready to run the servers, networks, and systems an organization depends on.

Administer Windows and Linux, users, permissions, and services
Manage servers, Active Directory, networking, and virtualization
Automate and protect systems with scripting, backups, and hardening

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Systems Administration Foundations
Windows, Linux, users, services
2
Managing Servers & Networks
AD, DNS, DHCP, virtualization
3
Automation & Reliability for Sysadmins
Scripting, backups, hardening
Capstone: stand up and harden a server environment
A configured server environment with directory services, a backup and DR plan, and a hardening and automation script

Outcome → DevOps EngineerIntermediate

DevOps Engineer Path

Engineers who want to automate the path from code to production and run it reliably.

Apply DevOps culture and the flow from code to production
Build CI/CD pipelines with infrastructure as code and containers
Run production with Kubernetes, safe deploys, and observability

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
DevOps Foundations
Culture, flow, and version control
2
CI/CD & Automation
Pipelines, IaC, and Docker
3
DevOps in Production
Kubernetes, safe deploys, SRE
Capstone: build a CI/CD delivery pipeline
An automated pipeline from commit to production with infrastructure as code, a safe deployment strategy, and monitoring

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Outcome → Platform EngineerAdvanced

Platform Engineer Path

Senior engineers who want to build the internal platforms that make other teams fast.

Explain platform engineering, golden paths, and developer experience
Build an internal developer platform with self-service and paved roads
Operate a platform as a product: reliability, cost, and adoption

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Platform Engineering Foundations
IDPs, golden paths, DevEx
2
Building Developer Platforms
Self-service and paved roads
3
Operating Platforms at Scale
Reliability, cost, adoption
Capstone: design an internal developer platform
A platform design with golden paths, self-service provisioning, and a platform-as-a-product plan with adoption metrics

Outcome → AWS Cloud EngineerIntermediate

AWS Cloud Engineer Path

Engineers who want to build and operate real workloads on Amazon Web Services.

Navigate AWS core services and the global infrastructure
Build on AWS with compute, storage, networking, and CloudFormation
Operate AWS workloads with monitoring, security, cost control, and Well-Architected reviews

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
AWS Fundamentals
Core services and the console
2
Building on AWS
Compute, networking, CloudFormation
3
Operating AWS Workloads
CloudWatch, IAM, cost, scaling
Capstone: build and operate an AWS workload
A CloudFormation-defined AWS environment with networking, monitoring, security, and a cost and Well-Architected review

Outcome → Azure Cloud EngineerIntermediate

Azure Cloud Engineer Path

Engineers who want to build and operate real workloads on Microsoft Azure.

Navigate Azure core services and the global infrastructure
Build on Azure with compute, storage, networking, and Bicep
Operate Azure workloads with monitoring, security, cost control, and governance

$900 or 3 payments of $330, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Azure Cloud Fundamentals
Core services and the portal
2
Building on Azure
Compute, networking, Bicep
3
Operating Azure Workloads
Azure Monitor, Entra ID, cost
Capstone: build and operate an Azure workload
A Bicep-defined Azure environment with networking, monitoring, security, and a cost and governance review

Outcome → Cloud Support AssociateBeginner

Cloud Support Associate Path

People starting a cloud career: learn the cloud, support its users, and run day-to-day operations with confidence.

Explain cloud service and deployment models and the shared responsibility model
Support cloud users, accounts, and billing, and troubleshoot common issues
Run everyday cloud operations: monitoring, backups, and escalation

$850 or 3 payments of $311, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cloud Fundamentals
What the cloud is and how it works
2
Cloud Support Essentials
Support users, accounts, and tickets
3
Cloud Operations Basics
Monitor, back up, and escalate
Capstone: resolve a cloud support scenario
A worked support case with diagnosis, resolution steps, and an escalation and follow-up plan

Outcome → Cloud EngineerIntermediate

Cloud Engineer Path

Technical professionals who want to build, automate, and operate cloud infrastructure.

Engineer compute, storage, networking, and identity on the cloud
Build infrastructure as code with Terraform and automate it
Operate reliable systems with monitoring, high availability, and disaster recovery

$1,050 or 3 payments of $385, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cloud Engineering Foundations
Compute, storage, networking, IAM
2
Building Cloud Infrastructure
Terraform, networks, automation
3
Cloud Reliability & Operations
Monitoring, HA, and DR
Capstone: build cloud infrastructure as code
A Terraform-defined environment with networking, autoscaling, monitoring, and a disaster-recovery plan

Outcome → Cloud Solutions ArchitectAdvanced

Cloud Solutions Architect Path

Senior engineers ready to design cloud solutions that scale, stay resilient, and fit the business.

Apply the well-architected framework and core architecture patterns
Design for scale, resilience, and cost, and plan cloud migrations
Set up governance and landing zones and defend architecture trade-offs

$1,100 or 3 payments of $403, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cloud Architecture Foundations
Well-architected and patterns
2
Designing Cloud Solutions
Scale, resilience, cost, migration
3
Cloud Architecture in Practice
Governance, landing zones, trade-offs
Capstone: architect a cloud solution
A reference architecture with a well-architected review, a migration plan, and documented trade-offs

Outcome → Network EngineerIntermediate

Network Engineer Path

Hands-on people who want to build and run the networks everything else depends on. The most durable infrastructure career, and the ladder security roles stand on.

Explain how traffic actually moves across a modern network
Configure, troubleshoot and document routing and switching
Secure the network and support the teams that monitor it
Work confidently toward professional-level network certification

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
CompTIA A+ Prep
Hardware, operating systems and the fundamentals underneath the network.
2
CompTIA Network+ Prep
Vendor-neutral networking: protocols, topologies, operations and security.
3
Cisco CCNA Prep
The credential employers name most for network roles.
4
Cloud Computing Foundations
Where the network now extends: cloud connectivity and shared responsibility.
Capstone: network build pack
A documented network design, addressing plan and troubleshooting runbook.

4

AI & Emerging Technology

6 roles

Outcome → AI Product ManagerIntermediate

AI Product Manager Path

Product managers and aspiring PMs who want to lead AI products from opportunity to responsible launch.

Spot high-value AI opportunities and judge their feasibility
Run the AI product lifecycle with data and ML teams and the right metrics
Set AI product strategy and ship responsibly with ethics and governance

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
AI Product Management Foundations
The discipline and opportunity ID
2
Managing AI Product Development
Lifecycle, metrics, and AI UX
3
AI Product Strategy & Ethics
Strategy, GTM, responsible AI
Capstone: pitch and plan an AI product
An AI opportunity assessment, a product plan with success metrics and a data strategy, and a responsible-AI and go-to-market plan

Outcome → Machine Learning EngineerAdvanced

Machine Learning Engineer Path

Software and data professionals who want to build, train, and ship machine learning models to production.

Frame an ML problem and engineer features from raw data
Build, train, tune, and validate models without overfitting
Deploy and serve models and monitor them for drift

$1,100 or 3 payments of $403, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Machine Learning Engineering Foundations
The ML lifecycle and features
2
Building & Training ML Models
Train, tune, and validate
3
Deploying & Serving ML Models
Serve and monitor for drift
Capstone: build and deploy an ML model
A trained and validated model with a serving API and a drift-monitoring plan

Outcome → MLOps EngineerAdvanced

MLOps Engineer Path

Engineers who want to automate and operate the machine learning lifecycle at production scale.

Apply MLOps practices and the maturity model to real ML systems
Build automated pipelines with feature stores, tracking, and a model registry
Operate models in production: monitoring, retraining, and governance

$1,150 or 3 payments of $421, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
MLOps Foundations
MLOps and the maturity model
2
ML Pipelines & Automation
Pipelines, registries, CI/CD
3
Production ML Operations
Monitor, retrain, govern
Capstone: build an MLOps pipeline
An automated training-to-serving pipeline with experiment tracking, a model registry, and production monitoring

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Outcome → AI EngineerIntermediate

AI Engineer Path

Developers who want to build and ship AI-powered products on top of foundation models.

Work the modern AI stack and use foundation models through APIs
Build AI products with retrieval-augmented generation, agents, and strong evaluation
Scale and operate AI systems for cost, latency, safety, and reliability

$1,100 or 3 payments of $403, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
AI Engineering Foundations
The AI stack and foundation models
2
Building AI Products
RAG, agents, and evaluation
3
Scaling & Operating AI Systems
Cost, safety, and reliability
Capstone: ship an AI product feature
A working AI feature built on a foundation model, with evaluation, guardrails, and a cost and reliability plan

Outcome → Generative AI / LLM EngineerIntermediate

Generative AI & LLM Engineer Path

Developers who want to build production applications on large language models, from prompting to deployment.

Build with large language models: prompting, context, and the API model
Ship retrieval-augmented generation, embeddings, tool use, and agents
Take LLM systems to production with evaluation, guardrails, and observability

$1,150 or 3 payments of $421, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
LLM Engineering Foundations
Prompting, tokens, and the API
2
Building LLM Applications
RAG, embeddings, tools, and agents
3
Productionizing LLM Systems
Eval, guardrails, and deployment
Capstone: build and ship an LLM application
A working retrieval-augmented application with evaluation, guardrails, and a deployment and observability plan

Outcome → AI PractitionerBeginner–Intermediate

AI Practitioner Path

Curious people who want to genuinely understand artificial intelligence and build a career with it, whether you are coming from a technical background or none at all.

Explain what AI can and cannot do, and judge claims about it credibly
Get reliable output from AI tools and know when not to use them
Understand models, context, retrieval and evaluation without the mathematics
Build and document a real AI project you can show an employer

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Professional Certificate in AI Foundations
What AI is, how it learns, where it fails, and how to use it responsibly.
2
Professional Certificate in Prompting & Working With AI
Prompting as a craft: structure, patterns, and fixing bad output.
3
Professional Certificate in How AI Works
Tokens, context, embeddings, retrieval, fine-tuning, agents and evaluation.
4
Professional Certificate in Building an AI Career
The real roles, the skills that get hired, and a portfolio that shows judgment.
Capstone: your AI project and career package
A documented AI project with its evaluation, plus a portfolio and interview prep.

5

Data & Analytics

4 roles

Outcome → Business Intelligence AnalystBeginner–Intermediate

Business Intelligence Analyst Path

Analysts who want to turn business data into dashboards and decisions with modern BI tools.

Explain BI, the data warehouse, and how KPIs drive decisions
Model data and build dashboards in Power BI and Tableau
Deliver self-service BI and tell stories stakeholders act on

$950 or 3 payments of $348, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Business Intelligence Foundations
BI, warehouses, and KPIs
2
BI Tools & Dashboards
Power BI, Tableau, star schema
3
BI Analytics & Delivery
Self-service, governance, story
Capstone: build a BI dashboard suite
A data model, a set of interactive dashboards, and a stakeholder-ready insight story

Outcome → Data AnalystBeginner

Data Analyst Path

Career-starters who want to turn data into insight, no coding background required.

Run the data analysis process from question to insight
Query data with SQL and work fluently in spreadsheets
Build dashboards and tell a clear story with data

$900 or 3 payments of $330, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Data Analysis Foundations
The analysis process and data types
2
SQL & Spreadsheets for Analysts
SQL, spreadsheets, and cleaning
3
Data Visualization & Storytelling
Charts, dashboards, and story
Capstone: analyze a dataset end to end
A cleaned dataset, a SQL analysis, and a dashboard with a written insight narrative

Outcome → Data EngineerIntermediate

Data Engineer Path

Technical professionals who want to build the pipelines and platforms that power analytics and AI.

Explain the modern data stack and pipeline architectures
Build ETL and ELT pipelines with orchestration and dbt
Run data platforms with warehouses, streaming, and data quality

$1,000 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Data Engineering Foundations
The role and the modern stack
2
Building Data Pipelines
ETL/ELT, Airflow, and dbt
3
Data Platforms & Quality
Warehouses, streaming, quality
Capstone: build a data pipeline
An orchestrated ETL or ELT pipeline into a warehouse with transformations, tests, and a data-quality plan

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Outcome → Data ScientistIntermediate–Advanced

Data Scientist Path

Analysts and engineers who want to model data, run experiments, and drive decisions with science.

Apply the data science process with statistics and Python
Build and evaluate machine learning models with scikit-learn
Design experiments, communicate results, and deploy models responsibly

$1,100 or 3 payments of $403, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Data Science Foundations
Process, stats, and Python
2
Machine Learning for Data Science
Models and evaluation
3
Data Science in Practice
Experiments, deployment, ethics
Capstone: deliver a data science project
An end-to-end project with exploratory analysis, a trained and evaluated model, and a stakeholder writeup

6

Business & Technology Leadership

3 roles

Outcome → Talent Acquisition SpecialistBeginner

Talent Acquisition Path

People-people who want a career in hiring: recruiters, coordinators and career-changers who are great with humans and want a seat in talent, no HR background needed.

Run a full search from intake brief to signed offer
Source, screen and interview with structure and fairness
Build employer brand and hiring funnels that convert
Speak TA analytics with hiring managers and executives

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Professional Certificate in Recruiting
The full hiring cycle: sourcing, screening, interviews, offers and desk metrics.
2
Professional Certificate in Talent Acquisition
Workforce planning, employer brand, structured hiring, inclusive process and analytics.
3
Professional Certificate in HR Compliance
The employment-law guardrails every recruiter must know cold.
Capstone: full hiring playbook
A complete search portfolio: job brief, sourcing plan, scorecards and offer pack.

Outcome → Project ManagerIntermediate

Project Manager Path

Organizers and coordinators who want a portable, well-paid career running projects, in technology or beyond. No technical background required.

Run a project from initiation to close with real artifacts
Plan scope, schedule, cost, risk and quality credibly
Lead stakeholders and communicate status that executives trust
Work in predictive, agile and hybrid delivery approaches

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Professional Certificate in Project Management
Run a project end to end: charter, plan, risk, stakeholders, status and closure.
2
PMP Certification Prep
The credential employers name, once you can already run the work.
3
ITIL 4 Foundation Prep
Service management: how the work you deliver gets run and supported.
4
Governance & Cybersecurity for Executives
The risk and governance vocabulary senior stakeholders expect.
Capstone: full project pack
Charter, plan, risk register, status reporting and closure documents.

Outcome → Scrum MasterIntermediate

Scrum Master Path

People-focused organizers who want to lead agile delivery teams: facilitation, unblocking and continuous improvement rather than command and control.

Facilitate every Scrum event so it is actually useful
Coach a team through impediments and conflict
Partner with a Product Owner on a healthy backlog
Show delivery progress with metrics that do not distort behavior

$999 or 3 payments of $366, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Professional Certificate in Scrum Master & Agile Delivery
The Scrum framework, facilitation, coaching, metrics and scaling, taught through a real delivery team.
2
PMP Certification Prep
The wider delivery toolkit, including predictive and hybrid approaches.
3
ITIL 4 Foundation Prep
How delivered work is operated and supported afterwards.
Capstone: agile delivery pack
A facilitation guide, working agreements, and a delivery metrics dashboard.

7

Investigations & Intelligence

1 role

Outcome → Cyber InvestigatorBeginner–Intermediate

Cyber Investigator Path

Investigators, analysts and compliance staff who need to run a digital investigation that holds up: lawfully collected, properly documented, and defensible when someone challenges it.

Collect digital evidence lawfully and keep an unbroken chain of custody
Run open-source and social media research without tipping off a subject
Turn raw findings into a structured, defensible intelligence product
Document and present a case that survives scrutiny in a hearing or court

$1,199 or 3 payments of $439, by arrangement

Assessed work, a capstone and a verified credential

The journey

1
Cyber Investigations
Evidence, legality and documentation
2
Open-Source & Social Media Intelligence
Collection without exposure
3
Intelligence Analysis
Structured analysis and reporting
4
Modern Investigative Practice
Interviewing and courtroom readiness
Capstone: a case file
Evidence log, chain of custody, OSINT findings, analytical product and a written report

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