CDO Workforce coordinates and focuses employment, training and education development resources across three counties, providing service to employed people, unemployed people and employers alike. Our goal is to improve the long-term growth and development of the work force.
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency recently issued a security agency warning called “Shields Up” – (https://www.cisa.gov/shields-up) to inform the Nation of potential malicious cyber activity against the U.S. homeland. Every organization—large and small—must be prepared to respond to disruptive cyber incidents. Now more than ever, Americans and American businesses must remain vigilant against damaging cyber attacks.
CDO Workforce has a grant to fund Cybersecurity training for both employed and unemployed individuals. This training funding is available to both individuals and to company's IT staff who wish to increase their IT and Cybersecurity knowledge. CDO has partnered with SUNY Delhi to offer a number of on-line Cybersecurity Certifications that are fully funded by Project Excite. These Cybersecurity certifications include:
Certified Ethical Hacker
Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP)
CompTIA Certification Training Network+, Security+
CompTIA Certification Training: A+ Network +, Security+
Information Security Training
Interested individuals should visit https://www.delhi.edu/ceps/project-excite/index.php to review the full list of training available, to enroll for courses, and fill out the H1-B Grant program registration.
For questions about these on-line Certifications, contact SUNY Delhi’sOffice of Continuing Education & Professional Studies at or (607) 746-4545 or for ProjectExcite’s information contact Alan Sessions at or call (607) 432-4800 x 109.
Alan Sessions, Placement Coordinator
Healthcare & Project Excite Grants
CDO Workforce, 12 Dietz St., Oneonta, NY 13820
Phone: 607-432-4800 x 109
Register online for the Project Excite (IT/Cybersecurity) Grant:
www.joinprojectexcite.com or visit us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProjectExcite
Stay current, sign up for our Newsletter to keep up to date on local opportunities. Sign-up at the bottom of Homepage: www.cdoworkforce.org
About the author
Our goal is to help job seekers not just find a job, but develop and manage a career. That means helping them when they have a job and when they are looking. We also strive to help employers find the workers they need quickly and the resources to improve training, workforce retention and workforce restructuring.
A DRC is a Disability Resource Coordinator, someone who helps individuals with disabilities find employment.
High School Equivalency (HSE/GED) A high school equivalency or GED/HSE is a recognized alternative to a high school diploma.
Work-Based Learning (WBL) provides students and job seekers with real-life work experience that compliments their academic studies. Typically they include job shadowing, mentoring, internships, and apprenticeships.
A Team Helper is anyone who is the lead support person to the job seeker with disabilities along their career journey. It can be a family member, friend, employment counselor, Disability Resource Coordinator (DRC), or case manager.
A stop-gap job is temporary employment until something better or more permanent can be obtained.
Basic needs refers to the goods and services necessary for a minimum standard of living. This includes access to food, safe shelter, clothing, and sanitation. Reliable transportation and education can also be considered a basic need.
A safe space is intended to be free of bias, conflict, criticism, or potentially threatening actions, ideas, or conversations.
Competitive integrated employment (CIE) is work performed by a person with an impairment or health-related disability (health impairment) within an integrated setting. Wages are at least minimum wage or higher and at a rate comparable to non-disabled workers performing the same tasks.
For more information, please visit the U.S. Department of Education.