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Are YOU Ready to Build Arizona’s Cybersecurity and Technology Workforce?

The Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation invites your company to participate in our 2022 Fall Virtual Cybersecurity and Technology Externships. Network with eager career seekers as you mentor and develop their job readiness skills.

Lead a virtual session!

Connect directly with externs to share industry knowledge, career pathways, and required skills.

Meet your future workforce.

You will foster meaningful relationships with the following groups:

  • High school, community college, university, master’s, and Ph.D. students
  • Veterans, military spouses, transitioning servicemembers
  • Career changers
  • Reentering mother

Demographics

  • 49% identified as female
  • 71% identified as a person of color
  • 20% identified as a veteran, transitioning service member, family member (military spouses, surviving spouse, children, relative
  • 22% identified as having a physical or invisible disability

Low Commitment, High Impact

You will only spend about five hours across four days to accomplish the following:

  • Welcome and Introduction (1 – 1.5 – hours)
  • Employer session on technology or cybersecurity-related topic (60 – 90 minutes)
  • Mentorship (Minimum of 1 – hour)
  • Closing & Presentations (1 – 1.5 – hours)

2022 Fall Program Schedules:

  • Technology: September 19 – 30, 2022
  • Cybersecurity: October 10 – 21, 2022

Employer Sponsorships (Provides stipends and costs-to-facilitate)

  • Gold Sponsor: $6,000, supports 10 externs
  • Silver Sponsor: $3,000, supports five externs
  • Participating Sponsor: $600, supports one extern

For questions, contact Ngan Pham, at npham@phoenixchamber.com.