Leading Workforce Intellegence
& Cyber Accessibility

California serves as a national hub for workforce data, accessibility innovation, and community-connected CyberAI pathways.

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California is where the CyberAI initiative translates real-world workforce activity into actionable insight and inclusive system design.

Through partnerships across higher education, workforce systems, and community organizations, the California hub leads two critical functions for the national network:

  • Workforce Intelligence
  • Cyber Accessibility
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Workforce Intelligence Lab

Led by Black Brilliance Research Regional Fellow
Dr. Krystal Rawls at CSU Dominguez Hills

  • Tracks cybersecurity and AI workforce demand
  • Identifies emerging skills and hiring trends
  • Produces actionable data for national partners
  • Measures equity gaps across populations
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Cyber Accessibility Innovation

Designing inclusive pathways into
CyberAI careers.

  • Tools for neurodivergent professionals
  • Support for individuals impacted by cyber events
  • Inclusive training and workplace design
  • Accessibility strategy for national partners

Built on Proven Infrastructure

$5.3M
Federal
Investment

4,500+
Devices
Deployed

35+
Community

Partners

Active Programs Across Housing, Reentry, and Education

Our Impact

Housing Authorities

  • Workforce pathways rooted in community access
  • Direct connection from training → employment

Reentry Populations

  • Structured pathways into cybersecurity and AI careers
  • Supportive, skills-based reentry opportunities

Higher Education Partners

  • Consortium partners offer higher education credit for prior learning
  • Students contributing to real workforce data and research

2026 - The CyberAI Era

Expanding our core mission to bridge the Critical CyberAI workforce gap, TCN, BBR ACademy and its partners are training 1,000 CyberAI professionals over the next 24 months, and California will lead a regional hub.

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Strengthening
National Workforce Systems

California is one of several regional backbone hubs within the CyberAI initiative.

  • Provides workforce data used across all regions
  • Leads accessibility strategy and implementation
  • Supports cross-state workforce pathways
  • Helps scale community-based models nationally

What is built in California strengthens CyberAI everywhere.

Build a CyberAI Workforce
Pathway in Your Community

We partner with institutions across the United States that want to expand access to training, paid work-based learning, and employer-connected pathways in cybersecurity and AI. Whether you serve learners, jobseekers, residents, or employers, we help partners launch practical workforce models that connect people to real opportunity.

  • Workforce Development Agencies to align training with regional workforce goals
  • Colleges, universities, and training providers to expand applied learning and credential pathways
  • Libraries and housing authorities to bring workforce access directly into communities
  • Employers and industry leaders to shape talent pipelines and connect training to hiring
  • Program design and local implementation support
  • Employer-aligned training and certifications
  • Paid fellowships, apprenticeships, and work-based learning
  • Community-centered outreach and participant engagement
  • Evaluation and continuous improvement systems
  • And much more...
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