OSWP is a really great course and I would recommend it to anyone wanting a certification with IT/Wireless Security

You should be able to start the course and pass the exam within 6 weeks (I did mine in 8 but I was taking my tmie) and if you really push it, probably about 2-3 weeks

If you going to take that, get a copy of BackTrack Linux before hand (free and open source) and get an Alfa Network AWUS036H USB WiFi adapter and a Linksys WRT54GL wireless router and sign up for the course

I would recommend gettinga copy of VMware Player or Workstation then you shouldn't have any hardware issues as you can attatch the USB adapter to the virtual machine etc and break into various wireless networks that you have to set up as part of the exercises for the course

Good Luck

~TheXero

@Chassidic1 - please understand this is not intended as a negative response.  However, if you've not, previously, been trained in Penetration Testing or other related CEH-style material, I'd personally feel as if you're doing students (and your company's reputation, by way of success / failure / REAL learning) a disservice.  Not as if many certification programs and bootcamps don't do the same, however, if I were in your shoes (or your boss's, for that matter,) and this is truly an offering you'd like to be able to give, I'd want to distinguish my training from that of the everyday bootcamp vendor, and 6 weeks to brush up on an area, you're not already well-versed in, simply isn't going to be of benefit to you, your company, or your students.

Now, I'm all for getting more people trained and involved in IT Security-related fields, and I applaud you for your desire to grow that area.  Just that, personally, I've found way more benefit, learning experience, and REAL knowledge transfer / share, from instructors who really KNOW the material and / or have 'been there.'  I did a lot of research before taking my CEH bootcamp, and I'm glad I did, as the instructor we had was top notch.  His personal experiences, references to real-world activities he'd done, and open discussions, even after class hours, really solidified the experience for me.

So again, I'm glad you're looking to grow the IT Security field, as well as to increase your training offerings, in general.  I just think that 6 weeks is nowhere near enough time to just 'develop' a training program, as I'm sure others on the forum would agree.

Regardless, good luck in your endeavors, and welcome aboard!

B"H

Firstly, thank you all for investing time in helping me; I appreciate it.

Second, I agree with the reality that 6 weeks (on OFF time between work) is insufficient prep time. At the same time, ultimately, the decision is my boss's. In his "defense", these students are absolute beginners to networking (mostly telecom people).

I do not need to be at "instructor" level in the normal sense that you and I in the IT world use the term. Rather, I need to know enough to provide a nice introduction to the subject with as much hands-on as possible. 

For that reason, at this time, I think the poster who suggested CEH and that Pen testing book is right on. Hopefully that material will provide me and the people I am working with (for just a few weeks!) a nice introduction and hands-on.

In the future, I would definitely be open to OSWP. The sole reason I am not going for that this second is because it requires knowledge of Linux, and I don't have knowledge of Linux OS yet.

Thank you all again, and I am still open to any ideas. 

<nods head in agreement>

Be careful of the words you use. I think you may have meant to say that you need to teach an intro class on the basics of ethical hacking and not the specific credential known as CEH (Certififed Ethical Hacker) owned by a company named EC-Council. 2 very different things.

Which do you truly mean?

Don