 will also explore potential financial models that enable post-secondary institutions to broaden access to advanced cyber degree programs for underrepresented populations and increase graduation rates. 2.3.4 Increase participation in advanced degree programs to expand the cyber faculty pipeline. The NCWCG will work with departments and agencies, SLTT governments, and colleges and universities to assess the cyber faculty pipeline in postsecondary institutions. It will prioritize grant funding and other investments to support faculty experienced in cyber curricula integration and other effective cyber pedagogical strategies. NSF will continue working to strengthen the cyber faculty pipeline by supporting funding for the CyberCorps Scholarship For Services71 and SaTC programs. 2.3.5 Encourage interdisciplinary approaches to teaching cyber. Federal departments and agencies will explore investing in the expansion of applied interdisciplinary cyber learning approaches in high schools and postsecondary institutions, including programs such as teacher academies, that increase the capacity of educators to teach cyber skills across disciplines. Ecosystem stakeholders are encouraged to support paid training opportunities for teachers, connect cyber educators with peers, and elevate cyber teaching as a profession. 2.3.6 Incorporate cyber education and training into career pathway initiatives. The Career Pathway Interagency Working Group led by the Departments of Commerce, Education, and Labor will explore opportunities to better position cyber in career pathways and foster the use of common terminology across all stakeholders. The NCWCG will explore ways to expand the use of LERs to publicize achievements, credentials, and skills among learners, employers, and education and training providers. Possible models include the T3 Innovation Network, Credential Engine, and the Open Skills Network.72 To facilitate learners’ transition from education institution into the cyber workforce, departments and agencies will explore supporting expansion of programs that target adults seeking to pursue cyber careers. 2.3.7 Expand opportunities to earn credits for experiential learning in cyber. Departments and agencies will include, where appropriate and permissible, selection criteria and terms in grants and contracts that incentivize recipients to award academic credit toward graduation for experiential cyber learning. Ecosystem stakeholders are encouraged to develop extensible systems for validating, accepting, and articulating credits between post-secondary institutions. NATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION STRATEGY 22