 Lines of Effort 2.3.1 Increase the cyber teaching capacity of K-12 systems and postsecondary institutions. Colleges and universities are encouraged to collaborate with SLTT education agencies to develop innovative programs, including with support from industry experts, to increase the number of educators who teach cyber skills in K-12 systems, DoD Education Activity schools, and postsecondary institutions. Federal departments and agencies will explore the use of grants and contracts to increase the pool of experts available to teach cyber. The NCWCG will explore opportunities to share best practices for expanding cyber learning opportunities, such as career academies, JROTC, pre-apprenticeships, the GenCyber program funded by NSA and NSF,69 school-based enterprises, and work-based learning opportunities. SLTT education agencies are encouraged to support policies that give educators flexibility to teach cyber in both secondary and postsecondary institutions and reduce barriers resulting from credentialing requirements. They should also consider how course coding and curricula can enable the integration of cyber content and credentials across K-12 institutions and school districts. Federal departments and agencies will explore grants, credentials and other mechanisms to enhance the cyber content of programs across disciplines in postsecondary institutions. 2.3.2 Establish a national cyber educator fellowship program. The NCWCG will work with federal departments and agencies to leverage public–private partnerships to develop a paid fellowship program for educators in the cyber workforce. Educators need cyber work experience that they can bring back to their communities and classrooms. Community and philanthropic organizations are encouraged to complement federal efforts with their own fellowship programs, in both public and private sector organizations. 2.3.3 Increase enrollment in advanced degree programs to strengthen research and development in cyber. The NCWCG will explore mechanisms, including grant and scholarship programs, to grow the number of cyber learners in advanced degree programs which will drive cyber innovation and support implementation of security by design principles. NSF, through the Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC) program,70 will support advanced degree programs to strengthen research and development in cyber fields. The NCWCG will work to support cyber research and development by increasing the number of graduates with advanced degrees in cyber. It will examine obstacles to and prospects for cultivating a workforce equipped with both technical expertise and transferable professional skills. The NCWCG 21 NATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION STRATEGY