56 Section 7 DEVELOP security into the curriculum. Everyone studying computer science, technology or digital skills will learn the fundamentals of cyber security and will be able to bring those skills into the workforce. As part of this effort, we will address the gender imbalance in cyber-focused professions, and reach people from more diverse backgrounds, to make sure we are drawing from the widest available talent pool. We will work closely with the Devolved Administrations to encourage a consistent approach across the UK. 7.1.7. We will set out more clearly the respective roles of government and industry, including how these might evolve over time. The UK Government and Devolved Administrations have a key role in creating the right environment for cyber security skills to be developed and to update the education system to reflect the changing needs of industry and government. But employers also have a significant responsibility to clearly articulate their needs, as well as train and develop employees and young people entering the profession. Industry has an important role in building diverse and attractive career and training pathways in partnership with academia, professional bodies and trade associations. 7.1.8. In recognition of the collective challenge we face in closing the skills gap, we will establish a skills advisory group formed of government, employers, professional bodies, skills bodies, education providers and academia, which will strengthen the coherence between these key sectors. This group will support the development of a long-term strategy which will take account of developments in the broad field of digital skills, ensuring that cyber security considerations are aligned and incorporated throughout. This group will work with similar bodies across the UK. National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 7.1.9. Alongside this work, the Government will invest in a range of initiatives to bring about immediate improvements and inform the development of the long-term skills strategy. These include: • establishing a schools programme to create a step change in specialist cyber security education and training for talented 14-18 year olds (involving classroom-based activities, after-school sessions with expert mentors, challenging projects and summer schools); • creating higher and degree-level apprenticeships within the energy, finance and transport sectors to address skills gaps in essential areas; • establishing a fund to retrain candidates already in the workforce who show a high potential for the cyber security profession; • identifying and supporting quality cyber graduate and post graduate education, and identifying and filling any specialist skills gaps – acknowledging the key role that universities play in skills development; • supporting the accreditation of teacher professional development in cyber security. This work will help teachers, and others supporting learning, to understand cyber security education and provide a method of externally accrediting such individuals; • developing the cyber security profession, including through achieving Royal Chartered status by 2020, reinforcing the recognised body of cyber security excellence within the industry and providing a focal point which can advise, shape and inform national policy; • developing a Defence Cyber Academy as a centre of excellence for cyber training and exercise across the Ministry of Defence and wider Government, addressing specialist skills and wider education;