ISACA’s Academic

Partnership Program

Academic & Workforce Development

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Webinar Agenda ISACA Hosts:
➢ Jeff Angle, Sr. Director of
Academic Partnerships and
Workforce Development
➢ Dan Cavalli, Sr. Director of
I. ISACA Overview
Academic Strategy

II. ISACA Certifications and Certificates ➢ Ivette Chavez, Sr. Program

Manager

III. What is the Academic Partnership Program

Webinar Reminders:
IV. ISACA Membership
➢ Attendees are muted

V. Steps to becoming an Academic Partner ➢ Chat is live and monitored

➢ Q/A Function is available
➢ This presentation will be
sent to all attendees

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 ISACA
Global Non-Profit Professional Association for Individuals and Enterprises

150K+ 268K+
MEMBERS CERTIFICATIONS ISSUED

225 300+
CHAPTERS ENTERPRISES SERVED

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 The Benefits of an ISACA Credential
Industry Recognition
❖ Gain credibility and recognition as an expert
in your field
❖ Access to local chapters and mentors
❖ Increase your chances of career
advancement and job opportunities
Competitive Edge
❖ Differentiate yourself from peers with
recognized credentials
❖ Demonstrate your commitment to
professional growth
❖ Boost your marketability and earning
potential
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Comprehensive Knowledge and Skills
❖ Acquire in-depth knowledge in specialized
domains
❖ Develop expertise in IT governance, risk
management, and cybersecurity
❖ Stay ahead in a rapidly evolving industry
Continuous Learning and Growth
❖ Access to ISACA's extensive library of
resources and study materials
❖ Opportunities for ongoing professional
development and skill enhancement
❖ Stay current with the latest industry
standards and practices
 Number of ITCA -enabled Online Job Postings

Build your fundamental IT knowledge

and skills

• Computing Fundamentals
Certifications Salary Premium Industries
• Networking and Infrastructure
Fundamentals $2,400 $20,000
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals
Earning an ITCA Certification or
• Software Development Fundamentals $7,440 $27,000 an ITCA Fundamental
• Data Science Fundamentals Certificates will increase
earning potential and chances
$6,000 $25,000
of professional growth in over
375 roles across 9,900
ITCA $2,400 $30,000 companies and more than
14.5M job posting worldwide
Learn More
$1,000 $25,000

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 Certified in Emerging
Technology Number of CET- enabled Online Job Postings
An ISACA® Certification

Build your fundamental emerging

technology knowledge and skills

• Cloud Fundamentals
• Block Chain Fundamentals Certifications Salary Premium Industries
• Internet of Things Fundamentals
• Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
$5,000 $30,000
Earning a CET Certification or a
CET Fundamental Certificates
$12,000 $30,000 will increase earning potential
and chances of professional
CTE growth in over 244 roles
Learn More $14,000 $30,000 across 5,900 companies and
more than 5.4M job postings
worldwide
$15,880 $25,000

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 IT Fundamental Certificates
Build the foundational know
how to be an IT Auditor
IT Audit Fundamentals
• The Audit Function
• Performing an Audit
• Specific Audit Subjects
• Controls, Risk, and Audit
• IT Environment and
Components
• Emerging Technologies
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Help your organization stay ahead
of IT Risks
IT Risk Fundamentals
• Risk Intro and Overview
• Risk Identification
• Risk Response
• Risk, Governance and
Management
• Risk Assessment and Analysis
• Risk Monitoring, Reporting, & Co
mmunication
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 The Value of an ISACA Academic Partnership
1. Differentiate our Academic Partners:
✓ Job-Aligned certificates
✓ Experiential & Competency-based learning
✓ ISACA membership
✓ ISACA mentorship program

2. Enhance Workforce Potential:

✓ Degree enrichment
✓ Certificate delivery for up or reskilling
✓ For-credit certificate to degree pathways
✓ Global career opportunities through chapters involvement

3. Taking a position of thought leadership:

✓ Open opportunities through job-aligned, competency-based education
✓ Increase access and equity in the IT & Cyber job market
✓ Dual enrollment pathways to bring down the cost of higher education
✓ Building a workforce development accelerator
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 ISACA Academic Program Participation &
Alignment Options
Degree Enrichment

Non-Credit
• Academic institution • Academic institution

For-Credit
• Academic institution
incorporates ISACA deliver curriculum for delivers curriculum
credential of the exam for exam
certification • Student received • Students sit for the
curriculum in degree academic credit if credential or
program exam is passed certification exam
• Students sit for the • Academic credit can
credential or be used for degree
certification exam program pathway

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Partnership Use Cases

Undergraduate Graduate

Interdisciplinary Transdisciplinary

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 Academic Implementation Models
Self-Paced
Addressing the IT/CS workforce
shortage, CCC partnered with
ISACA to upskill students from
underserved backgrounds in the
areas of Computer Science,
Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, Data
Science, & Software Development
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Delivery Options
Hybrid
Employers are demanding job-
aligned skills for students to be hired
from the University. ISACA and
PSUT partnered to embed their
globally recognized credentials into
PSUT degree programs to prepare
students to be work ready.
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Instructor Led
In-Person or Online
Launching a Cyber MBA and MSc
degree in Cyber Risk Management
and recognizing the importance of
certifications at the corporate level,
Aston partnered with ISACA to
accredited their University and create
the cybersecurity innovation
academic center of excellence.
Instructor Accreditation
➢ Encourage the use of an
institution faculty member for
instructor-led scenario
➢ Instructor Recruiting assistance
available through local chapters
to be adjunct professors
➢ All Instructors need to be
ISACA accredited
➢ Accreditation process
performed by AMPG
International
➢ All Accreditation costs are
FREE for the first instructor per
certification and includes yearly
registration fee
➢ Payment for adjunct professor
is the responsibility of the
partner
 Academic Program Components
Qualifying Institutions can
obtain accreditation to teach
ISACA Emerging Tech, IT
Live Certificate Programs and
Instructor-led
Training other ISACA credentials1
Courses2

Resources to support live in

Academic person or virtual training
Accreditation Study Guides include facilitator guide and
(digital and print)
Program1 instructor notes, teaching
Program materials, case studies, and
Components group activities2

CDPSE, ITCA, and CET

training includes both content
Certificate Performance- and hands-on performance-
Exams based Labs3 based labs 3

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 The Value of an ISACA Membership

1. Networking Opportunities
➢ Connect with a global community of professionals
➢ Engage in knowledge-sharing with ISACA’s Mentorship program
➢ Attend local chapter events, conferences, and webinars

2. Professional Development
➢ Access to exclusive resources, publications, and research materials
➢ Stay updated on industry trends and best practices
➢ Enhance your skills through continuing professional education (CPE) programs

3. Thought Leadership
➢ Developing frameworks and best practices
➢ Influencing policies and regulations in IT governance and security
➢ Developing your personal brand

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ISACA’s Ask
ISACA wants to partner with your institution After the Webinar

Getting started is simple: ✓ Email the team @ Academics@ISACA.org

✓ Request an NDA
1. Execute a Mutual NDA ✓ List which certifications you would be interested in receiving
2. Request certification content to review content outlines for.
3. Work with ISACA’s program management team to support
content integration
Example Email:
4. Students learn the content during instruction and will be
prepared to take the exam upon course completion.
Subject: ISACA Academic Partnership Webinar – {Institution
5. Cost of course materials can be made available through the
Name}
University or through Student Funded options at a discounted
rate.
Dan Cavalli, Sr. Director of Academic Strategy
6. Create a student group associated with your local ISACA
ISACA
Chapter.
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Schaumburg, IL 60173
ISACA Chapters Benefits from the Partnership
We are interest in receiving the NDA and content outlines on the
✓ Increase reach in the academic community following certifications:
✓ Network of credentialed graduates to fill open positions CISA, CISM, CRISC, CGEIT, CDPSE, ITCA, CET, IT Audit, IT Risk
✓ Maintain growth in membership numbers and diversity in (Select those of interest)
generational contributors
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Get Involved

Thank You!

G E T I N V O LV E D . S TAY E N G A G E D .

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