Skills Framework
Municipalities as ever need to keep their workforce up to speed with emerging skills and capabilities to embrace new technologies and ways of working.
We have found success working with several clients using the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). Several of our consultants are certified in using SFIA. The framework provides a consistent definition of required skills, capabilities and attributes for the Information Age to conduct skills assessments and build job descriptions.
The framework identifies seven levels of responsibility that are straightforward, progressive, generic and universally applicable.
Level 1 – Follow
Level 2 – Assist
Level 3 – Apply
Level 4 – Enable
Level 5 – Ensure, advise
Level 6 – Initiate, influence
Level 7 – Set strategy, inspire, mobilize
Skills target levels can be used to develop job descriptions that enable succession planning as part of the hiring process as well as for career planning.
“SFIA brings together generic attributes of responsibility with professional skills to form a blended picture from consistent definitions through the framework.”
More information is available about the current work on the SFIA version 8 release.
Contact us if you would like more information about how a skills assessment process could help you.