The Cyber Programme of the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC) offers a series of Professional Military Education (PME) short courses on various topics in Cyber Security. These courses are offered to members of the Canadian Armed Forces, the Department of National Defence and other government departments. All participants become enrolled in the non-credit granting Professional Certificate in Cyber Security Foundations programme.
There is no tuition for these courses, but participants or their units are responsible for arranging and defraying the costs of travel, meals and accommodations. Enrollment in these course is often over-subscribed and the RMC Cyber Programme prioritized enrollment based on the operational needs of its partners.
Please contact the Adminsitration Officer of the Cyber Training Unit (CTU), Mrs. Raja Abaab (raja.abaab@rmc.ca) for general questions, to be included on our mailing list or to send in course nominations.
Cyber Security Professional Military Education (PME) Program
A new Cyber Security Foundations Program (CSFP) has been established which encompasses all Cyber PME courses shown in Table 1. A CSFP Pilot began in September 2024 running through the spring of 2025. The CSFP is the RMC Cyber Program's PME main effort and enrollment in courses will be limited for other students. It may be possible for student to attend individual PME courses listed below during that period. A call for submission will be sent out 6 to 8 weeks prior to the start day if spots are available for any of these courses. See table 1 for details.
Two courses will be offered virtually or in the National Capital Region (NCR), see table 2 for details.
Course Dates* Academic Year 2025/26
Table 1 - Courses offered at RMC
|
Course |
Start Date |
End Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyber Security Computing Foundations-I (CompFun-I) |
08 Sept 2025 |
26 Sept 2025 |
Capacity: Total: 16; CSFP: 16; Others: 0 |
| Short Course in Networks & Security (SCINS) |
29 Sept 2025 |
17 Oct 2025 |
No classes 30 Sep (Natl Day for Truth and Reconciliation) or 13 Oct ( Thanksgiving) Capacity: Total: 24; CSFP: 16; Others: 8 |
| Fall Break |
20 Oct 2025 |
24 Oct 2025 | |
| Intrusion Detection & Extrusion Analysis Skills (IDEAS) |
27 Oct 2025 |
14 Nov 2025 |
No class Tuesday 11 Nov (Remembrance Day) Capacity: Total: 24; CSFP: 16; Others: 8 |
|
Short Course in Digital Forensics Investigation Techniques (DigForIT)
|
17 Nov 2025 |
27 Nov 2025 |
Monday – Thursday Capacity: Total: 24; CSFP: 16; Others: 8 |
| Malware Analysis Short Course (MASC) |
1 Dec 2025 |
18 Dec 2025 |
Capacity: Total: 24; CSFP: 16; Others: 8 |
|
5 Jan 2026 |
22 Jan 2026 |
Monday-Thursday Capacity: Total: 16; CSFP: 16; Others: 0 |
|
| Exploitation Techniques Course (ETC) |
26 Jan 2026 |
12 Feb 2026 |
Monday-Thursday Capacity: Total: 24; CSFP: 16; Others: 8 |
|
Winter Break |
16 Feb 2026 |
20 Feb 2026 |
|
|
23 Feb 2026 |
12 Mar 2026 |
Monday-Thursday Capacity: Total: 16; CSFP: 16; Others: 0 |
|
| Security of Platform / Operational Technology Systems (SPOTS) |
16 Mar 2026 |
26 Mar 2026 |
Monday-Thursday Capacity: Total: 24; CSFP: 16; Others: 8 |
| Cyber Exercise (CyberX) |
30 Mar 2026 |
16 Apr 2026 |
Capacity: Total: 16; CSFP: 16; Others: 0 No class 3 or 6 April (Good Friday, Easter Monday) |
Table 2 - Courses offered virtually or in the National Capital Region (NCR)
|
Course |
Start Date |
End Date |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Course in Cybersecurity Risk Assessment Methodology (SCCRAM) |
20 Oct 2025 |
24 Oct 2025 |
Delivered virually. Capacity: 36 |
| Malware Analysis Short Course (MASC) |
2 Mar 2026 |
16 Apr 2026 |
Delivered in the NCR. Monday-Tuesday Capacity: 16 |
* See the detailed course designs for daily schedules
Contact
For further information, please contact the Interim RMC Chair for Cyber Security (Prof. Brian Lachine) or the Administration Officer of the Cyber Training Unit (CTU), Mrs. Raja Abaab (Raja Abaab).