1. Creating the IT Profession
Supporting and Building on SFIA
Jason Barretto – Marketing Manager
Roy Shepherd – Senior Development Manager
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2. external
validation
Government IT
competency
framework
manage
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skills
Develop
skills
use skills
assess
benchmark
existing
Describe skill skills
kill
requirements

3. SFIA and SFIAplus
• SFIA
– high level framework
– 2 D model
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• SFIAplus
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– 3-D model
– training and development

4. defines 78 skills and 7 levels
For each skill, SFIA gives an overall definition and
Overall definition of definitions at various levels
skill
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SFIAplus 6 additional
8 additional
contains task
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all the components
each skill
SFIA
definitions
Related SFIA skills plus Background
Technical overview Work Activities
Careers & jobs
Knowledge/Skills
Professional bodies
Standards, Codes of Practice Training Activities
Communities and Events Professional Development Activities
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Publications & Resources Qualifications
Training, development &
qualifications overview

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6. “In terms of relevant scope, and in terms of
geographical uptake, we have found nothing similar to
SFIAplus.”
SFIAplus ”
Scottish Executive
Daryl Beck, Director of IT Academy, UNILEVER
external
validation
Government IT
competency
framework
manage
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skills
“BCS Career Developer [including
Develop
SFIAplus] ensures I advance my skills
“Implementing the BCS model has
Implementing skills
in aspects including finance, strategy
finance
shown you can run a professional IT
use skills and policy-making,”
service within the public sector to assess
Anne Mosies, Head of IT Profession,
benchmark
the same standards as in the private existing
Scottish Executive
sector.” Describe skill skills
kill
Simon Morioka, Head of Business
Transformation and IT Service,
requirements
Lambeth Council

7. Demo
• IT Job Describer
– allows detailed and relevant job descriptions
• Skills Manager
– allows accurate skills management
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• Career Developer
– allows relevant development

8. Summary
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9. SFIA/SFIAplus Workshop for Employers
Thursday 6th December 2007
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BCS London Offices
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Book online at:
www.bcs.org/sfiaworkshop
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