You can probably tell people how to physically secure their premises or not to put passwords on post it notes without knowing how to code but you can't help them write secure code if you can't you know code.
This is like taking drivers ed from someone who can't drive. In theory you could reiterate material you had read on the matter and some material may even be of value but only a fool would learn to drive from someone who can't.
The fact that not everyone is willing or able to see the emperor is a nudist doesn't mean his threads are real.