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Develop Your Future Cybersecurity Workforce
Students across the country are preparing for careers in technology, cybersecurity and digital infrastructure. Michigan Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (MICE) works to make sure they have the right skills to enter the workforce with confidence.
Despite the name, MICE has a strong presence in 12 states and continues to grow year over year. By partnering with pepelwerk, MICE helps schools connect students to career pathways, industry-recognized training and real job opportunities.
Your company is a great fit to join the partnership if you want to build an early talent pipeline and develop a future-ready workforce. By offering learn-on-the-job opportunities, your organization can train new and future talent with the skills that matter to your industry.
MICE provides access to high-quality cybersecurity learning and certifications that are state and industry recognized. pepelwerk is the platform that makes it easy for companies to offer real opportunities to students who are learning in the classroom today and will become your workforce tomorrow.
- Find students already aligned with tech, cybersecurity and digital operations career pathways.
- Offer on-the-job learning experiences without building a new recruitment program from scratch.
- Train and coach young talent based on your company’s tools, processes and culture.
- Create a steady talent pipeline where graduates can move directly into entry-level roles.
Learn-on-the-job experiences may include:
Practicums
Apprenticeships
Observational or hands-on internships
Entry-level, skills-based jobs
We have built a simple process so companies can participate without heavy time or administrative requirements:
Choose a primary point of contact at your company to oversee student experiences.
Create your organization’s Work Hub account on pepelwerk.
Connect with the pepelwerk Customer Success team to define job profiles and learning expectations.
Begin offering opportunities to MICE students who are actively preparing for careers in cybersecurity, IT and digital systems.
Every student has access to work mentors, career coaches and work-readiness support throughout their work experience. This ensures your organization receives learners who are prepared, professional and supported.
MICE students receive:
- Learning stipend funding through the MASA (Make America Skilled Again) grant.
- Access to MICE courses through pepelwerk’s Course Center to develop in-demand skills and credentials.
- An AI Career Assistant to help them match their strengths, goals and courses to real career paths.
Schools and classrooms are connected within the MICE Work Hub account, so administrators and teachers can guide progress while companies gain clarity and consistency.
No traditional grant applications. No manual tracking. A usable model you can easily repeat every semester.
Start in minutes:
- Create your company Work Hub account.
- Meet with pepelwerk Customer Success to outline your opportunities.
- Begin matching your company to future cybersecurity professionals.
You invest in learners. Learners invest in your company. Together, you build Michigan’s cybersecurity talent pipeline.