Education that meets skill gaps
The shortage of cybersecurity skills is great – both in Sweden and internationally. In line with the development of digitalization and a changing security situation, the need is increasing, both for strengthened resilience and defense capabilities in society, and for strengthened competitiveness for Swedish business. The demand for skills is expected to grow faster than the number of professionals in the field, which makes global competition for competence a continuing challenge. Women are currently underrepresented in the cybersecurity industry.
The need for cybersecurity skills varies depending on the industry and sector. The skills required are often cross-functional and include both deep technical expertise, legal aspects and management issues. There is currently no comprehensive picture of the skills needs in Sweden, which complicates the work to supply skills at the national level.
Cybersecurity training hub
Cybercampus Sweden meets the skills supply challenge by acting as a first entry point for finding relevant cybersecurity training for professionals. In accordance with Cybercampus's strategy for training, continuous education for professionals is the highest priority activity, where there is currently no other national unifying actor.
There are many opportunities for polytechnics and universities to meet the skills needs in the private and public sectors. The work on training for professionals takes place in collaboration between Cybercampus's partners in higher education and links existing offerings around Sweden. In the event that existing training is missing, new trainings can be created.
A wide range of cybersecurity training is needed
Learning during professional life can take many different forms. Continuing education refers to increased knowledge for the job one has, while supplementary education is used as a term for training for a new professional role with higher or new knowledge requirements.