Careers that stay in the community.
Cybersecurity work that builds lasting skills. ISCE brings the program to your community, with in-person support and online learning.
Three tiers. Fifteen months.
Each tier builds on the last. Training is funded with no cost to participants. Employment begins after completing Tier 1.
Learn
Entry level · Funded training
Participants start with the foundations of cybersecurity compliance. Organising records, documentation, and keeping files tidy so that security experts can do their work. Internal shadowing only at this stage. No experience needed. Training is funded. No cost to participants.
Practice
Employed · Client work begins
Participants move into assessments, system reviews, and compliance readiness support. Work becomes client deployable. Skills are tested against CP-CSC, CMMC, and NIST 800-171 compliance requirements.
Lead
Employed · Fully deployable
Participants lead program coordination, audits, and compliance operations. Supporting the full cyber compliance lifecycle end to end. Fully deployable into Canada's defence and infrastructure supply chain.
Delivered to your community.
ISCE uses a blended delivery model. Online learning provides the structured curriculum. In-person instructors come to the community to support participants directly.
Participants move into employment after completing Tier 1. Training is fully funded with no cost to participants. Ihtiwin, an Alberta First Nations enterprise, is the employer of record for every participant and graduate.
Online curriculum
Structured learning delivered digitally. Participants complete coursework at their own pace from their community.
In-person instruction
Qualified instructors come to the community. Hands-on support and guidance delivered where participants live and work.
Funded training, then employment
Training is fully funded with no cost to participants. Participants move into employment after completing Tier 1.
No relocation required
The program comes to the community. Participants build careers without leaving home.
Open to your community.
ISCE is designed to be accessible. No prior experience in technology or cybersecurity is needed. If you are of legal working age in your province or territory and a member of a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit community, you are eligible to apply.
No experience needed
Participants start from zero. The program is built for people with no background in technology or cybersecurity. Everything is taught from the ground up.
Legal working age
Participants must meet the minimum employment age requirements in their province or territory. There is no upper age limit.
First Nations, Métis, or Inuit
ISCE is an Indigenous workforce program. Participants must be a member of a First Nations, Métis, or Inuit community in Canada.
No relocation
The program is delivered in your community. Participants do not need to move or travel to access training.
Common questions.
No. The program is delivered in your community. ISCE brings online curriculum and in-person instructors to you. Participants build careers without leaving their community.
None. Participants start from zero. No background in technology, cybersecurity, or computers is required. Everything is taught from the ground up, starting with the basics of keeping information safe and organised.
The program combines online learning with in-person instruction. Participants complete structured coursework digitally. Qualified instructors come to the community to provide hands-on support and guidance throughout all three tiers.
Graduates are practitioner-level compliance operators, trained against CP-CSC, CMMC, and NIST 800-171 frameworks. They are deployable into Canada's defence and infrastructure supply chain under certified leadership.
ISCE is available to First Nations, Métis, and Inuit communities across Canada. Reach out to discuss availability and timing for your community.
Participants are employed by Ihtiwin, an Alberta First Nations enterprise, after completing Tier 1. Work availability within Canada's defence and infrastructure supply chain is made possible through relationships with prime defence contractors.
The full program runs 15 months across three tiers. Each tier builds on the previous one. Tier 01 focuses on foundations, Tier 02 on practice and client work, and Tier 03 on leading compliance operations. The progression is designed to be achievable and structured around employment.
ISCE does not accept individual applications. The program runs in cohorts. Indigenous communities can sponsor a cohort for their members, and prime defence contractors can sponsor a cohort to train workers for their supply chain needs. To get started, reach out through your community leadership or contact us directly to discuss what a cohort looks like for your situation.