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The Cyber Victoria Schools Challenge

The Cyber Victoria Schools Challenge, supported by the Victorian Government, is an initiative that aims to ignite interest and awareness in cyber security careers by empowering students to test drive cyber careers and build their foundational skills and understanding of the cyber security field.

The challenge is a 'Call to Action' for all schools to register students and complete the Cyber Security Experience. The Victorian Government will award the Victorian schools and tertiary institutions with the highest rate of participation.

At Nazareth College, we are proud to offer this exciting experience for students and teachers. This is the fourth program released within the Day of STEM platform, powered by LifeJourney. The program explores six cyber security careers as well as the decision processes involved in a typical corporate cyber security attack. The program is designed to give students insight into the various cyber security careers that are in high demand. 

The program takes students into an interactive, corporate, cyber security situation where people in key roles from the cyber security team are introduced as the situation unfolds. Students are introduced to the various transferable life skills that they will develop in the course of the simulation. Students are presented with problem descriptions, clues and hints that will guide them in solving a given problem. Students then attempt answering these questions in order to demonstrate their increasing command of the technology, while gathering points that reflect their achievement on a leaderboard of peer students throughout the country.

The program is being promoted through a national network of education, industry and professional associations and their state-level affiliates who are committed to improving STEM education.

Watch this video to learn more about the Interactive Cyber Security Experience sponsored by Optus.

The Challenge will close on April 30, 2018. Winners will be announced in May, 2018. The Minister’s Cyber School Award - will be given to the top schools with the highest participation percentage. Winners will be acknowledged at a Recognition ceremony. All participating students will earn their personalised Cyber Resume and Completion Certificate. Great prizes to be won for each year level.

Students are encouraged to meet with their Maths/ Science/ IT teacher/ eLearning/ STEM Coordinator to learn more about this highly stimulating opportunity to explore the possibilities of a career in Cyber Security.

Ms Rinku Arora

eLearning Coordinator