Benefits of SFIA

Comments from supporting employers of ICT professionals

Andy Paget, operations, Ericsson competence solutions said, "SFIA will standardise job titles and the skills that make up those jobs. Using SFIA, employers and employees alike can be sure that they will always know the skills levels they can expect from existing and potential employees. It is also a useful tool to ensure that training is better focused on skill sets in need of improvement. We believe SFIA has a bright future with an expanding range of uses in the workplace."

"QCA welcomes the work of e-skills NTO in developing their Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA). The vocational qualifications being accredited by QCA and their partners are related to employer needs as expressed by national occupational standards and related work such as SFIA. QCA will also continue to reinforce the links between occupational definitions by industry and appropriate ICT subject content in the curriculum for schools," said Rendall McMullan, principal officer, qualifications division, QCA .