The AKADIMOS project aims to support the creation and initial operation of the European Cybersecurity Skills Academy (henceforth ”the Cyber Skills Academy” or “the Academy”) which, as specified in the relevant EC Communication aims at a single point of entry that establishes synergies for cybersecurity training initiatives along with funding opportunities regarding the development of cybersecurity skills and thus contributing towards closing the skills gap of cybersecurity professionals across EU. AKADIMOS is a horizontal project and it will work towards the support and evolution of important instruments and outcomes envisioned by all pillars of the Academy, including the coordinated cooperation and involvement of all relevant stakeholders (EC, ENISA, ECCC, relevant EC-funded projects, cybersecurity training companies and industry, public entities and SMEs). The goal is to avoid scattered and redundant efforts, offering the opportunity to scale-up and make a noticeable impact in closing the cybersecurity professionals’ gap. The project will enhance the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework, and will also create tools for improvement and effective monitoring of the impact of existing and future initiatives. It will create an information system for cybersecurity curricula that will contain all courses material, their metadata, the registry of Trainers, and provide Services to various entities for scale-up, and services for updating the Digital Skills and Jobs Platform and for validating content towards a solid and realistic plan for the sustainability of the Academy. The project will establish procedures for the efficient and effective decentralized operation of the Academy, towards making the Academy the unique EU reference ecosystem for cybersecurity professionals.