Career Kickstart
Career Kickstart is a new program in development that’s designed to accelerate high school students on their paths to in-demand careers.
What Is Career Kickstart?
Career Kickstart aspires to expand the successful AP model to the career and technical education space by offering high schools a new set of career-oriented courses and exams.
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Apply to our Upcoming Pilots
Formal applications for the 2025-26 Career Kickstart Cybersecurity Pilots are now open.
Every Career Kickstart course will:
Starting with Cybersecurity
Career Kickstart will develop courses in pathways that prepare students for high-demand, high-wage jobs that don’t require a bachelor’s degree. Entry-level cybersecurity roles meet that description; the first pathway we’re developing is Cybersecurity.
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