QA is proud to support two not-for-profit Women in Cyber organisations, WiCyS and Seidea. Building learning solutions in collaboration to support their member enabling progressing and diversity in the cyber profession. 

WiCyS, a global community of women, allies and advocates, are dedicated to bringing talented women together to celebrate and foster their passion and drive for cybersecurity. They unite local communities of aspiring and thriving women cybersecurity professionals across the world to collaborate, share their knowledge, network and mentor. They create opportunities through professional development programs, conferences, career fairs, and more. 

QA designed a tailored IT Security Auditor programme for WiCyS (UK), virtually delivered over 16 weeks for an entirely female cohort of 25 fully funded places which included Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and Certificate of Cloud Auditing Knowledge (CCAK) training, exam preparation days, mentoring and exam vouchers (valid for 1 year).

Seidea is a career development platform with a social mission of diversifying the cybersecurity industry. They support over 1000+ Black and Minority Ethnic women and non-binary people around the globe in their entry into the cybersecurity field through cyber career programmes and community engagement.

QA created a Digital Forensics Fundamentals programme for Seidea. Providing multiple global all female cohorts, 20 fully funded places an immersed gamified learning experience, completing 30+ tasks over a month, on the Project ARES cyber range. Learners acquired digital forensic practical hands-on skills, including the ability to conduct data recovery investigations, disc image analysis, and forensic analysis investigations., earning a Credly digital badge to evidence competence.