 Figure 5. Foundational Cyber Skills (see also Appendix B) Collaboration within ecosystems will broaden the opportunities to acquire foundational cyber skills while providing on-ramps to more job opportunities. S TRATEGIC O BJECTIVE 1.1: M AKE F OUNDATIONAL C YBER S KILL L EARNING O PPORTUNITIES A VAILABLE TO A LL To equip every American with foundational cyber skills, high-quality learning opportunities must be available to everyone. Ecosystem stakeholders across academia and the public and private sectors are best suited to determine the most effective ways to provide learning opportunities within their communities. Every learner interested in acquiring foundational cyber skills should be able to access formal and informal learning opportunities, including in no-cost or low-cost online environments. Increasing the availability of data that can be used to align the demand for foundational cyber skills with the supply of programs and learning opportunities will assist stakeholders in prioritizing their investments. 9 NATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION STRATEGY

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