January 2024 - SFIA update
Tracking changes for SFIAv9 | Prototypes | Making SFIA easier to consume
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SFIA 9 tracker
- We share the change requests and the the proposed updates and other actions on the website
- Helping you plan for a new version of SFIA:
- you should register on the site and/or sign up for the SFIA Foundation newsletter
- before publishing a new version - all proposed changes are made public for further comment using a beta release
- we will also estimate the scale of the change and the likely impact on current SFIA users so that you can make informed choices
Prototypes - SFIA v9 Levels of responsibility and generic attributes
- For SFIA 8 - all skills were edited for readability, which included adding 'Guidance notes' for all skills and creating a short description of each skill.
- This was well received by SFIA users. So for SFIA 9 - we will do something similar for the levels of responsibility and generic attributes.
- We have some early prototypes available (these are subject to change) -
Visualising career paths with SFIA
- The Australian Public Service (APS) Commission and the Digital Transformation Agency have created an online tool which has been very popular in helping employers visualise a range of career paths for around 200 roles. While the roles do reference SFIA - they are, for obvious reasons focussed on the APS needs.
- We thought other SFIA users would find something similar very useful.
- So inspired by this, we have created some visuals which align career paths with SFIA levels and descriptions. The images are available as hi-res pdf documents.
- If there is interest we can create Powerpoint and miro templates for these diagrams too.
You may have missed these updates from December
SFIA fundamentals quiz - making SFIA easier to consume
- We have launched a pilot of a quiz on the fundamentals of SFIA.
- For both new and seasoned SFIA users, the short quiz helps learn and deepen understanding of SFIA fundamentals.
- The quiz helps anyone beginning their SFIA journey, whether it's for implementing SFIA at their workplace, for personal development, or just for gaining more insight into the framework.
- The quiz is short and interactive. It's designed as a learning aid rather than a test. The platform provides feedback and guidance on both correct and incorrect responses.
New interactive PDF - SFIA skills profiles at your fingertips
- The SFIA skills profiles page has been very popular since it was first published in 2021.
- The page is now viewed, on average, more than 3,000 times each month.
- We have now published a pdf version of the illustrative skills profiles with live hyperlinks to SFIA content.
Company logos
- The SFIA Foundation is a global not-for-profit. We make the content of the framework available for free (or low cost for large organisations or commercial use).
- The guidance and resources on the SFIA website are also freely available.
- So while not contributing financially, one way that organisations can show their support for SFIA is by sharing their logo on the SFIA home page.
- We have created the logo carousel and with thanks to the organisations who have shared their logos so far we have made a start populating it.
- However - this is only a handful from the wide and diverse set of SFIA users and partners around the world.
- We would like to have more. If you are an organisation that uses SFIA and/or a SFIA partner and are willing to share your logo - please get in touch.
Thank you for shaping the future of SFIA through your ongoing participation and feedback.
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SFIA Updates Manager