Enrollment

Interested in enrolling in our Adult Career Training Program?

Apply now for WMCAT’s tuition-free Adult Career Training Program, and learn a meaningful, new career. Our Cybersecurity pathway includes tracks in GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) and cloud security engineering which prepare you for new careers with growth opportunities in the high-demand cybersecurity industry.  

Through professionally led instruction, leadership and personal development curriculum, apprenticeships with employers, and on-site supports, you’ll prepare to take national certification exams and enter your new career field.

Seventy-five percent of instruction for these tracks is virtual, and the majority of virtual learning takes place in a virtual reality environment. Equipment is provided.

Our Cybersecurity pathway provides BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) Kent County adults experiencing under- or unemployment the opportunity for thriving wage careers in a growing field. To enroll in either the GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) track or the cloud security engineering track, you must:

• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Live in Kent County
• Have no record of a felony
• Be experiencing unemployment or underemployment*

Please note, the cloud security engineering track is accelerated and technical. In addition to the eligibility requirements above, it is recommended that if you wish to enroll in the cloud security engineering track, you possess a combination of three of the following:

• Demonstrate an active interest in security.
• Have a high interest in being technical.
• Have work experience troubleshooting systems of any kind (including but not limited to IT).
• Have work experience in a business setting and knowledge of how a business operates.
• Have work experience in a GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) context, even if not in a technical role (i.e. finance, operations, human resources, etc.).
• Have work experience in entry-level IT support or Help Desk positions.