CDSE Announces Upcoming FY25 Courses
Consider signing up for one of the Center for Development of Security Excellence’s (CDSE) instructor-led training (ILT) or virtual instructor-led (VILT) courses for fiscal year 2025.
Training is free, and the VILT eliminates travel expenses. Complete CDSE courses to earn professional development units or PDUs toward maintenance of Security Professional Education Development (SPēD) Program certifications and credentials. Select courses have the American Council on Education (ACE) CREDIT recommendations that may earn transfer credits at participating universities.
Classes fill quickly, so get an early start in planning your security training for FY25. Access the training schedule today to learn more! Below is a list of available ILT/VILT courses.
CDSE courses are intended for use by Department of Defense and other U.S. Government personnel and contractors within the National Industrial Security Program. For more information, visit cdse.edu.
Cybersecurity
Assessing Risk and Applying Security Controls to NISP Systems CS301.01
- September 22 - 26, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
General Security
DOD Security Specialist GS101.01
- March 4 - 13, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- April 8 - 17, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- September 9 - 18, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
DOD Security Specialist VILT GS101.10
- November 18 - December 15, 2024 (Virtual)
- January 13 - February 9, 2025 (Virtual)
- May 12 - June 8, 2025 (Virtual)
- August 18 - September 14, 2025 (Virtual)
Industrial Security
Getting Started Seminar for New Facility Security Officers (FSOs) IS121.01
Getting Started Seminar for New Facility Security Officers (FSOs) VILT IS121.10
- January 14 - 17, 2025 (Virtual)
- April 8 - 11, 2025 (Virtual)
- August 5 - 8, 2025 (Virtual)
Information Security
Activity Security Manager VILT IF203.10
- February 2 - March 3, 2025 (Virtual)
- April 21 - May 18, 2025 (Virtual)
- July 28 - August 24, 2025 (Virtual)
Insider Threat
Insider Threat Detection Analysis VILT INT200.10
- January 13 - 17, 2025 (Virtual)
- February 10 - 14, 2025 (Virtual)
- March 17 - 21, 2025 (Virtual)
- April 7 - 11, 2025 (Virtual)
- May 12 - 16, 2025 (Virtual)
- June 23 - 27, 2025 (Virtual)
- July 21 - 25, 2025 (Virtual)
- August 18 - 22, 2025 (Virtual)
- September 22 - 26, 2025 (Virtual)
Personnel Security
Advanced National Security Adjudication VILT PS301.10
- December 9 - 19, 2024 (Virtual)
- March 3 - 13, 2025 (Virtual)
- June 2 - 12, 2025 (Virtual)
- September 8 - 18, 2025 (Virtual)
Fundamentals of National Security Adjudications PS101.01 
Fundamentals of National Security Adjudications VILT PS101.10
- January 13 - 23, 2025 (Virtual)
Personnel Vetting Seminar VILT PS200.10
- February 4 - 5, 2025 (Virtual)
- May 6 - 7, 2025 (Virtual)
- August 5 - 6, 2025 (Virtual)
Physical Security
Physical Security and Asset Protection PY201.01
- April 21 - 25, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- August 18 - 22, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
Physical Security and Asset Protection VILT PY201.10
- March 10 - 28, 2025 (Virtual)
Special Access Programs
Introduction to Special Access Programs SA101.01
- March 4 - 7, 2025 (China Lake, CA)
- March 11 - 14, 2025 (Sunnyvale, CA)
- April 22 - 25, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- May 13 - 16, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- August 5 - 8, 2025 (Lexington, MA) (MIT)
- September 9 - 12, 2025 (Rolling Meadows, IL) (NGC)
Introduction to Special Access Programs VILT SA101.10
- December 2 - 10, 2024 (Virtual)
- June 2 - 10, 2025 (Virtual)
Orientation to SAP Security Compliance Inspections SA210.01
- February 19 - 20, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- August 11 - 12, 2025 (Lexington, MA)
SAP Mid-Level Security Management SA201.01
- January 13 - 17, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
- July 14 - 18, 2025 (Linthicum, MD)
SAP Mid-Level Security Management VILT SA201.10
Cashmere He, Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency