Cybersecurity Micro-credentials and Career Path Design: The Digital4Security Good Practices

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216305%3A26220%2F26%3A0200043" target="_blank" >RIV/00216305:26220/26:0200043 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-00644-8_5" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-032-00644-8_5</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-00644-8_5" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-032-00644-8_5</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Cybersecurity Micro-credentials and Career Path Design: The Digital4Security Good Practices
Original language description
Cybersecurity is critical to safeguarding digital economies, yet the sector faces a significant expert shortage. Addressing this gap requires scalable and flexible education to upskill both specialists and nonspecialists. This paper introduces a novel, good-practice methodology for the design of micro-credentials and an AI-driven career path planning solution, both aligned with the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF). The primary objective is to support the scalable development of standardized, ECSF-aligned cybersecurity micro-credentials that address evolving labour market needs and facilitate personalized career progression. The proposed approach is validated through the Digital4Security case study, where 17 ECSF-aligned micro-credentials were developed and analyzed. Additionally, a dedicated open-source web application, the Cybersecurity Career Path Designer, supports personalized pathway planning for users by matching existing skills to ECSF profiles. This work demonstrates a practical and scalable framework for aligning education with cybersecurity market needs.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
D - Article in proceedings
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10201 - Computer sciences, information science, bioinformathics (hardware development to be 2.2, social aspect to be 5.8)

Project
<a href="/en/project/VJ03030003" target="_blank" >VJ03030003: Development of International Partnerships for Education and Training in Cybersecurity</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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