European Digital Skills Awards category: Cybersecurity Skills The European Digital Skills Awards 2026 spotlight projects and initiatives that boost digital skills across Europe. The ''Cybersecurity Skills'' category is designed for cybersecurity skills development initiatives for citizens and SMEs.Applications are closed. Stay tuned to find out who the finalists are! Sign-up to the Digital Skills and Jobs Digest The Cybersecurity Skills Academy In 2023, the European Union faced a significant shortage of cybersecurity professionals, estimated between 260,000 to 500,000. Women represented only 20% of cybersecurity graduates and 19% of information and communications technology specialists. Concrete actions are needed to bridge the gender gap and meet the rising demand for skilled cybersecurity experts in Europe!In response, as part of the 2023 European Year of Skills, the Commission introduced a Communication on a Cybersecurity Skills Academy, also known as "the Cyber Skills Academy''. This European policy initiative aims to consolidate existing cyber skills initiatives, enhancing coordination to bridge the cybersecurity talent gap and supercharge the EU's competitiveness, growth, and resilience. Read all about the CyberAcademy initiative 2025 winner in the Cybersecurity Skills category: Digital Angel Discover more about Digital Angel Discover the 2025 finalists in the Cybersecurity Skills category ICT ACADEMY of the Office of the Commissioner of Communications Cyprus Law Enforcement Assistance for Disaster Prediction and Recovery Optimisation (LEAD-PRO) (Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Ireland) Digital Angel Germany ENIGMA Programme Spain Acronis Cyber Safety Education for Children (Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Romania, Serbia, Switzerland) Looking into a career in cybersecurity? Check out trainings and initiatives from all over Europe Good practices ago HAXAGON: Practical IT and Cybersecurity Teaching for Secondary Schools in the Czech Republic HAXAGON is a Czech educational project focused on modern teaching of computer science and cyber security at secondary schools. Good practices ago Czechia: NPO 3.1 DIGI – Teacher Education System for the Digital School The NPO 3.1 DIGI project provided a nationwide system of free professional education and methodological support in the Czech... Course 02 October 2026PMI® Essentials: Seven AI Project Patterns - Project Management Institute (PMI)The course helps project professionals recognise common AI project patterns, evaluate potential AI initiatives and approach AI...Online Basic +1Intermediate
Good practices ago HAXAGON: Practical IT and Cybersecurity Teaching for Secondary Schools in the Czech Republic HAXAGON is a Czech educational project focused on modern teaching of computer science and cyber security at secondary schools.
Good practices ago Czechia: NPO 3.1 DIGI – Teacher Education System for the Digital School The NPO 3.1 DIGI project provided a nationwide system of free professional education and methodological support in the Czech...
Course 02 October 2026PMI® Essentials: Seven AI Project Patterns - Project Management Institute (PMI)The course helps project professionals recognise common AI project patterns, evaluate potential AI initiatives and approach AI...Online Basic +1Intermediate
