SFIA Monthly News - March 2026

Topics

1. Updated and extended illustrative SFIA skills profiles
2. SFIA 10 Webinar/Workshop - Your chance to influence the future of SFIA

Updated and extended illustrative SFIA skills profiles

Over the past few years we created a simple set of example skills profiles to help people understand how SFIA can be used to describe real roles. What began as a small experiment has become one of the most widely used resources on the SFIA site.
We’ve now released an updated version.

Key updates include:

• the collection has grown to 70+ example skills profiles
• refreshed page layout on the website
• updated downloadable interactive PDF to make browsing and navigation easier
• clearer structure so users can quickly see how SFIA skills combine to describe common role families and job titles

This resource continues to be especially useful for employers starting to use SFIA. It provides practical examples of how SFIA skills can be combined when defining roles, structuring teams, or exploring career paths.

• As with all SFIA resources, these profiles are illustrative examples rather than prescriptions. Organisations adapt them to their own context, roles and responsibilities.
  
• You can explore the updated page and download the material here

Explore and download the skills profiles

Update interactive tools

These have been updated to include the extended set of illustrative skills profiles

SFIA 9 Multi-View

• From full framework to focused domains - discover SFIA 9 your way. Inter-active, full-colour, quickly switch between different SFIA views. 
• Making it easier to find skills when role profiling.
• Explain how SFIA supports multiple domains.
• Support for role profiling workshops.

Use the multi-view

Interactive SFIA 9 skills search

• Filter by levels, categories, subcategories and roles.

Use the SFIA 9 skills search tool

Skills-based Position descriptions

• Interactive and educational tool. Create and export SFIA skills-based position descriptions.
• Include role purpose, responsibilities, skills, behaviours, knowledge, qualifications, key relationships

Use the Skills-based Position descriptions tool

SFIA 10 Webinar/Workshops - Your chance to influence the future of SFIA

Following the publication of SFIA 9 in October 2024, we're looking ahead to SFIA 10, planned for Q4 2027.

Our commitment to continuous improvement

• We held a workshop during Australia SFIA Week to gather ideas for SFIA 10. We're now opening change requests in January and hosting webinars for everyone.
• Each session includes a brief overview of the SFIA 10 development process, followed by open discussion. You can contribute your ideas, listen, or simply observe—no pressure to speak. You can share by typing or in person.
• We welcome input from individuals, employers, technical specialists, industry leaders, and SFIA Accredited Consultants and Practitioners.
• Your feedback will inform the Design Authority's decisions on SFIA 10's scope.

Find out more and register for the webinar

Thank you for your continued support.

Peter Leather
SFIA Updates Manager
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