On 30 June 2026, the European Commission and participating Member States launched the Cybersecurity Skills Coalition European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (CSC-EDIC), a new initiative designed to strengthen cybersecurity skills across the European workforce.
The CSC-EDIC will support the implementation of the EU Cybersecurity Skills Academy, launched by the Commission in 2023. Its headquarters will be in Athens, with Greece, Cyprus, Austria, Croatia and Slovenia as founding members, while Czechia and Poland have joined as observers.
The new consortium will develop tailored cybersecurity training programmes, measure cybersecurity skills gaps, support the Industry-Academia Network, and work with ENISA to strengthen cyber resilience in critical sectors such as healthcare. It will also contribute to EU-wide skills attestation, career pathways, micro-credentials, and industry training pledges.
The initiative has received a €3.1 million grant from the Digital Europe Programme to support its initial setup, governance, personnel and operations.
Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen highlighted that the CSC-EDIC represents an important step towards building the technical skills needed to address Europe’s cybersecurity challenges and support the EU Cyber Skills Academy.