What is Mentor?

Mentor is SANS' program for learning our courseware in ten-weekly classroom sessions right in your home town. Mentor gives you time to absorb and master the same material commonly taught at SANS six-day conferences, with the guidance of a trained network security professional.

Your mentor is highly qualified to help you learn and certify. SANS mentors are hand-selected from students that have completed their GIAC certification with scores of 85% or higher.

Mentor is your opportunity to participate in SANS training without the expense and inconvenience of travel or taking time out of the workday and the advantage of a small classroom setting. You also get the opportunity to network with other security professionals in your area. Sign up today!

Thousands of students have already taken advantage of the Mentor Program. Here is what a few had to say about Mentor:

Training budgets are tight right now, without this option I would have not been able to take the training. - Robert Hager, Intel Corp

The mentors are strong and know the material. The material covers just about all you need to know. The mentors bring real life into the classroom which is great relating it to theory. - Robert Brunk, SV Microwave

I enjoy the peer interaction and stories from the Mentor, nothing is as good a talking with the people currently involved with security issues of today! - Hauser, NAS

Students receive all the same course materials used at SANS conferences and study at a more leisurely pace. Tuition Fees include:

• Hardcopy set of SANS course books
• Mentor Program study materials
• Ten Weekly 2-hour Mentor-led sessions

Prior to the weekly Mentor-led classroom sessions, students study SANS course material at their own pace. Each week, students meet with other professionals in their hometown area and the SANS mentor, who leads topical discussions pointing out the most salient features of the weekly material studied, provides hands-on demonstrations, and answer questions. The Mentor's goal is to help student's grasp the more difficult material, master the exercises, demonstrate the tools and prepare for GIAC certification. Mentor is available in locations where GIAC Certified professionals with a strong desire to help others master SANS material live, in cities throughout the world. If you don't see a course location near you, please contact us at mentor@sans.org and tell us where you are located and what mentor course you would like to study.

Mentor Exclusive Offer:

Mentor extends an exclusive offer to students who previously attended a SANS course after January 1, 2001, but did not obtain certification.

For details on this special offer, please contact mentor@sans.org and provide the following information:

• Course Title
• Course Dates
• Course Location
• Momgate login ID and e-mail address associated with this course

To qualify as a Mentor, individuals must have earned GIAC certification with high scores and demonstrate a strong desire to recruit others and help them learn the SANS material.

If you are interested in becoming a mentor, please fill out the Mentor Profile - Application at:
https://www.sans.org/mentor/application.php.