Federal Cyber Workforce Training Act of 2025

This bill directs the National Cyber Director to share a public plan for a new federal training institute to build the government’s cybersecurity workforce within 180 days. The institute would train people hired into cybersecurity jobs, help current workers move into mid-career roles, and teach HR staff how to recruit and support cyber talent. Training would be hands-on and broken into short modules, follow national cybersecurity training standards (the NICE framework), and prioritize entry-level jobs. It would offer in-person and online options, include work-based learning, use skill badges to show what people can do, and be open to people without a college degree .

The plan must also explain where the institute will be placed in government, how it will use existing programs and facilities, what courses look like, and how some students could get a security clearance while in training. It must estimate needed funding and authorities, set up a governance plan, and consider partnering with five universities that have top federal cybersecurity designations and secure facilities. A briefing to Congress is required within 270 days. The bill does not authorize new money .

• Who is affected: People seeking federal cybersecurity jobs, current federal workers moving into cyber roles, federal HR staff, and agencies; universities that may partner on training .
• What changes: A central training institute with role-specific, hands-on courses; entry-level focus; work-based learning; skill badges; online and in-person options; no degree required .
• When: Plan due within 180 days of enactment; briefing due within 270 days; no new funding authorized .