Skills Framework for the Information Age
Version 3.0

SFIA 3.0

Framework summary

The purpose of SFIA

How SFIA works

How SFIA is used

Levels of responsibility

Skills

Index of skill definitions

Skill definitions

Strategy & planning

Development

Business change

Service provision

Procurement & management support

Ancillary skills

Moving from SFIA 1 or 2

SFIA 3: changes in detail

Useful stuff

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Technical specialism (TECH)

The management and provision of expert advice on a specific technical specialism. Examples of specialism can be any technology, technique, method, product or application area.

Level 5 Maintains knowledge of specific technical specialisms, provides detailed advice regarding their application, executes specialised tasks. The specialism can be any area of information or communication technology, technique, method, product or application area.

Level 6 Maintains an in-depth knowledge of specific technical specialisms and provides expert advice regarding their application. Can supervise specialist technical consultancy. The specialism can be any aspect of information or communication technology, technique, method, product or application area.

Level 7 Provides organisational leadership and guidelines to promote the development and exploitation of technical knowledge in the organisation.