Essentials Capsules
Get to know the field
before choosing
your path.
Essentials capsules introduce foundational ideas across security, privacy, AI, governance, risk, and resilience. Begin with a subject that interests you and build enough context to understand what you might want to learn next.
Make an unfamiliar subject
easier to understand
If you are entering a profession, changing direction, or exploring a new responsibility, a clear introduction can help you ask better questions and make a more informed choice.
Understand the foundations
Get an introduction to the concepts and language used in the field.
See why the subject matters
Connect the topic to organizational needs and professional responsibilities.
Explore a possible direction
Use your first understanding to investigate relevant Essentials and Foundation learning options.
Start with curiosity, then add context
Choose a subject
Begin with a field connected to your interests or responsibilities.
Explore an introduction
Use the available capsules to become familiar with its foundational ideas.
Continue into Essentials
Explore the field and the structured learning options that follow.
Find the right starting point
Who are Essentials capsules for?
They provide an introduction for people exploring a field, including students, career changers, and professionals taking on new responsibilities.
How do they connect to Essentials?
The capsules introduce the subject. The Essentials pathway helps you explore it further and understand relevant course options.
Understand the possibilities before choosing a direction.
Explore Essentials and find a field you would like to
understand more deeply.