Project Name: REDucing the Cybersecurity Management Skills Gap in SMEs                                                                                         

On 1 October, 2018 Ventspils University of Applied Sciences, as one of the partners of the project, and limited liability company SIA Baltijas Datoru akadēmija , as the lead partner, have entered into an agreement on the implementation of the Erasmus+ programme strategic partnership project ‘REDucing the Cybersecurity Management Skills Gap in SMEs’ (No.  2018-1-LV01-KA202-046986). 

The aim of the project is to develop a training programme for cybersecurity managers of small and medium-sized companies. Ventspils University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with the lead partner and other partners of the project will perform the following duties:

• Create a cybersecurity management skill competency card, including description of cybersecurity management skills and identification of differences in partner countries.
• Draft training materials
• Develop training methodologies
• Develop and implement online training platform
• Implement competence acquisition and certification by ensuring examination process and issuing of Europass certificates (European Skills Passport).

Total funding of the project of the European Union Erasmus+ programme is EUR 243,756.00, including EUR 20, 490.00 funding of Ventspils University of Applied Sciences.                                                                                 

Project Duration: 1/10/2018–30/9/2020                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Lead Partner of the Project: SIA Baltijas Datoru akadēmija (Latvia) 

Project Partners:  

• Ventspils University of Applied Sciences (Latvia);
• The University of Library Studies and Information Technologies (Bulgaria);
• ITIS E. Mattei (Italy);
• TRAINING 2000 (Italy);
• Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (Turkey);
• Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University (Turkey).