Cyber Skills Academy: Get Involved | Digital Skills and Jobs Platform

Are you a business, a higher education institution, a European Universities alliance, or a training provider? Do you want to play an active role in bridging the cyber talent gap in the EU? Get involved!

Are you a business? Take a concrete commitment: make a pledge!

Do you represent academia or a training provider? Find partners and engage in impactful projects!

Our Industry-Academia Network will help you reach your objectives. Join the Network today! Businesses that make a pledge automatically become members of the Industry-Academia Network.

The Industry-Academia Network: Enhancing skills, expanding our cyber workforce

Placed under the Commission’s Cyber Skills Academy, the Network aims at achieving concrete collaboration between its members in the cybersecurity field. What can the Network help you achieve? Develop or update of joint cyber curricula, partnerships to access trainings materials, development of micro-credentials in cyber, apprenticeship or traineeship programmes, mentorship for women...

Industry: how to become a pledger?

Take the next step, make a concrete commitment. Looking for inspiration for your commitment? Discover the commitments of the Cyber Skills Academy pledgers, from free trainings and certifications to mentoring programmes for women:

Orange- Cyber Apprenticeship Programme

Orange pledges to mentor and provide hands-on learning opportunities to cybersecurity professionals.

ISC2 Pledge: Certified in Cybersecurity

ISC2 is boosting Europe’s cybersecurity workforce by offering free training, certification, and scholarships—especially for women—to expand access and career growth in the field.

ISACA - Growing and Empowering the European Cybersecurity Workforce

ISACA pledges to close the EU cybersecurity skills gap by supporting education, promoting diversity, and advancing certifications through collaboration and advocacy.

CompTIA - Detecting and responding to cybersecurity threats

ISC2 - Addressing European cybersecurity professional demand with free courses

ISC2 offers free cybersecurity courses and exams to address the 260k unfilled European cybersecurity professional demand and promote diversity in the field.

Leonardo - Addressing the cyber gap in the EU labor market

Leonardo firmly commits to presenting a pledge within the framework of the Cybersecurity Skills Academy project, aimed at proactively addressing the cybersecurity gap that the European labor market is experiencing.

SANS | GIAC - Providing resources to help experienced professionals and not

SANS | GIAC provides many resources to help experienced non-experienced cybersecurity professionals and those new to cyber have access to a wide range of learning opportunities.

Workday - Free cybersecurity training for European employees

Workday partners with TU Dublin and IDA Ireland to provide free cybersecurity training for European employees, fostering a security mindset.

Bitkom Akademie- Empowering Digital Guardians: Bitkom Akademie's Pledge to Strengthen Cybersecurity

Bitkom Akademie pledges to close the EU cybersecurity skills gap by providing cybersecurity training and resources to empower professionals against cyber threats.

ISACA - Empower professionals and students with education and certifications

ISACA is addressing the European cybersecurity skills gap, offering education, certifications, and networking to empower professionals and students.

Microsoft - Training 100,000 European learners

Microsoft is supporting the Cybersecurity Skills Academy, aiming to train 100,000 European learners in cybersecurity skills, with a focus on underserved communities and women, offering self-paced training and learning pathways for tech jobs.

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute - Detecting threats in real-time with a new cybersecurity tool

NVIDIA introduces Morpheus, an AI-based cybersecurity tool to detect threats in real-time, offering free training to empower cybersecurity professionals.

Cisco - Upskilling EU citizens with a free cybersecurity pathway and CCST certification

Cisco introduces a free cybersecurity pathway and CCST certification to upskill EU citizens and enhance cyber awareness and preparedness.

Kajaani University of Applied Sciences - Empowering Europe's future with cutting-edge tech expertise

Kajaani University is focusing on empowering Europe's Future – Cutting-Edge Tech Expertise through Microdegree Studies Co-developed with Leading Organizations

Google - a holistic approach to address cybersecurity skills gap

Google is taking a holistic approach towards supporting cybersecurity skilling and closing the cybersecurity skills gap in Europe

SAP - introduction to the concept of cybersecurity for all

SAP is committed to closing the cybersecurity skills gap by fostering a culture of continuous learning, transparency, and innovation.

Fortinet - Training, certification and awareness-raising for 75,000 citizens

In line with its Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) values, Fortinet plans to reach out to different segments of the population, with a particular focus on women and minorities.

Gen - Closing the Cybersecurity gender gap through mentoring for women

Gen will provide mentorship to women professionals in cybersecurity through the Women4Cyber program with a focus on including at least 15% from underserved backgrounds.

Leonardo's pledge - Cyber & Security Business Area_2.0

Leonardo continues to uphold its commitment by offering trainings and raise awareness activities to 700 University students in Italy.

IBM- A pledge to strengthen the cybersecurity skills of EU citizens

IBM pledges to enhance cybersecurity skills for 25,000 EU citizens through its free IBM SkillsBuild program, offering online courses and practical learning experiences with market-recognized credentials.

3 steps to become a pledger

1. Check the conditions in the Cybersecurity Skills Academy’s pledgers guide and prepare your pledge: read the pledgers' guide now!

2. Create an account on the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform

3. Create or join your organisation profile on the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform

Every 6 months, don't forget to update us on the progress of your pledge!

Need help?

Academia: how to join the network?

You are a higher education institution, a European Universities alliance or a vocational education and training (VET) provider? You do - or do not yet! - have curricula, trainings or projects related to cyber, from social sciences to engineering, law or economic studies?

2 steps to become an academia member of the network:

1. Check the conditions to join the Network and reflect on your concrete output

2. Prepare your application by filling the EUSurvey and submit it online

If you have any doubts or questions, please check our FAQ.

What next? Your application to join the Network will be reviewed. You will be informed by email of the outcome.