{"id":218985,"date":"2026-03-02T05:26:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T05:30:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:12","slug":"njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/02\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/","title":{"rendered":"NJIT expanding AI, cybersecurity workforce development partnership with Verizon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roi-nj.com\/2026\/03\/02\/education\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/\">NJIT expanding AI, cybersecurity workforce development partnership with Verizon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roi-nj.com\/2026\/03\/02\/education\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/\">https:\/\/www.roi-nj.com\/2026\/03\/02\/education\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-03-02 05:26:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.roi-nj.com\">www.roi-nj.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) announced Feb. 27 applications are open for an expansion of its workforce development partnership with Verizon, supported by a grant from the telecom giant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program, managed by NJIT\u2019s Learning and Development Initiative, is expected to launch in early April. It will provide no-cost, high-impact training in <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">artificial intelligence<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, cybersecurity and IT to eligible New Jersey residents in order to bridge the digital skills gap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An essential part of the new phase is the debut of a Cybersecurity Community of Practice, a collaborative ecosystem where participants, industry experts and NJIT graduate students engage in peer-to-peer learning and mentorship. This model ensures that students are integrated into a professional network from day one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe are excited to partner with NJIT to provide this invaluable digital skills training opportunity,\u201d said Donna Epps, Verizon\u2019s chief responsible business officer. \u201cAs the digital landscape evolves, Verizon is reshaping its commitments to help individuals build their skillset in the workforce\u2019s most sought-after digital areas like AI and cyber security to turn career ambitions into reality.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The program is intended to address the needs of the modern economy:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CompTIA Tech + and A+ Certification Prep: Equipping participants with the foundational technical skills required for essential IT and telecommunications roles.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NJIT AI Literacy Microcredential: Ensuring all participants are fluent in the ethical and practical applications of artificial intelligence \u2013 a critical skill set for the future of work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybersecurity Community of Practice: An opportunity for networking, real-world case studies and ongoing professional development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Format: Most training is offered online and laptops\/internet are available for qualifying participants to assist with access. A variety of schedules are available to accommodate those who might have other obligations.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNJIT is New&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.roi-nj.com\/2026\/03\/02\/education\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NJIT expanding AI, cybersecurity workforce development partnership with Verizon https:\/\/www.roi-nj.com\/2026\/03\/02\/education\/njit-expanding-ai-cybersecurity-workforce-development-partnership-with-verizon\/ Publish Date: 2026-03-02 05:26:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":218986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/images.roi-nj.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/New-Jersey-Institute-of-Technology-NJIT.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[20,57],"class_list":["post-218985","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218985"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218985"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218985\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":218987,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218985\/revisions\/218987"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}