Support will also be available for universities that come up with innovative proposals to improve cyber security teaching. A new internship program will help provide students with the work experience employers are looking for.

 Universities and Science Minister David Willetts said: “Today countries that can manage cyber security risks have a clear competitive advantage. By ensuring cyber security is integral to education at all ages, we will help equip the UK with the professional and technical skills we need for long-term economic growth.”

Plans in the report include:

• UK employer-led cyber security Higher and Advanced level Apprenticeship programs.
• UK projects to develop key stage 3 learning materials and training for teachers
• UK cyber security internship program to enable students to gain the work experience demanded by employers.
• Support, through the Higher Education Academy, for universities who develop proposals to improve cyber security teaching.
• Support for a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) to provide a mass audience with introductory training on cyber security.
• Developing a certification process for Masters degrees in cyber security and to help universities with certified Masters degrees to attract additional numbers and higher quality students both from the UK and abroad.
• Support for activities to inspire more people to consider a career in cyber security, including ongoing support for the Cyber Security Challenge, which launches an exciting masterclass competition today.