Australia and New Zealand SFIA Week - All Events
A festival of activities and events that can help you make the most of SFIA, the Skills Framework for the Information Age.
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Wednesday 30 October |
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Format & Registration |
10:30am AEDT 12:30pm NZDT |
SFIA 9 Main Launch Event |
Lisa Syrek, Workforce Development Manager, Australian Computer Society (AU) Siobhan O'Sullivan, Chief Operating Officer, Australian Computer Society (AU) Chris Fechner, CEO, Digital Transformation Agency (AU) Ann-Marie Cavanagh, Deputy Government Chief Digital Officer & Deputy Chief Executive Digital Public Service (NZ) Daniel Merriott, Managing Director, Digital Skills Agency (NZ) Phil Lovell, SFIA Accredited Consultant (AU) David Masters, Atlassian (AU) Anthony Beitz, Program Leader, Australian Department of Defence (AU) |
Online and in person options – register here 2 hour event |
2pm AEDT 4pm NZDT |
Transitioning to SFIA 9 |
Daniel Merriott, Managing Director, Digital Skills Agency Paul Collins, CEO SkillsTX |
Online – register here
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What to Consider in Transitioning to v9: Highlight the important areas to consider as you prepare to upgrade to SFIA 9. We’ll cover the new features, changes, and enhancements that will affect your current framework usage. | Recommendations: Our advice and expert tips to prepare for a smooth transition. | Challenges: Understand the potential challenges you may face during the transition process and how to address them. We’ll discuss common obstacles and provide suggestions for addressing them effectively. | Positioning: We’ll explore how the new version can enhance your digital skills management and support your strategic goals. | Support and Resources: Access a wealth of support and resources available to assist you in the transition. | Next Steps: We’ll share suggested actions to ensure you make a successful transition to SFIA 9. |
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3pm AEDT 5pm NZDT
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SFIA for you: A walk-through on how to create your own SFIA Profile |
Digital Skills Agency Tristan Boot, Senior Consultant, Digital Skills Agency |
Online – register here 1 hour event
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Join us for an engaging online workshop designed to inspire you in your professional and career development. SFIA expert Tristan boot will walk you through creating your own individual SFIA skills profile, tailored to your unique skills and career aspirations. During this session, you will learn how to build a personalised SFIA profile that highlights your strengths and identifies areas for growth. We will guide you through the process step-by-step - and you will work through this with our support during the session, so come prepared to get hands-on! You will take away a clear understanding of how SFIA can help you set and achieve your career goals. This workshop is designed for individual participation, allowing you to work at your own pace and focus on your personal development needs. Useful points from this workshop will include: | Understanding the importance of a SFIA profile in career development. | Learning how to create and customize your own SFIA profile. | Exploring how to use your SFIA profile to identify career opportunities and areas for improvement. |
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4-4.45pm AEDT6-6.45 pm NZ |
Managing the implementation & impact of AI with SFIA |
Paul Wahltuch, Chief Product Officer, WithYouWithMe |
Online, presentation – register here |
Over the next 10 years as AI intermediates more work, expect half of your employee’s skills to be made redundant every 24 months.How will employers retain, retrain, and redirect their best talent to keep their human capital productive in the face of such rapid change? | The answer is a skills focused talent management capability that supports continual role redefinition and continual employee redevelopment. | Join WIthYouWithMe as we share what we’ve learnt through research with the Australian Army, Global experts and customers about effective AI implementation and managing its impact into the future. |
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6pm AEDT 8pm NZDT |
Introducing mySFIA Beta and SFIA 9 |
Lisa Syrek – WFD Consulting Manager, Australian Computer Society (ACS), |
Presentation, Demo and Discussion - 1 hour event Registration link |
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We are pleased to announce the launch of our new mySFIA Beta platform for technology professionals and employers. Australian tech workers and employers need to identify skill gaps and strengths to identify development pathways and career opportunities. The new skills assessment platform delivers an improved user experience for teams and individuals to assess their skills and capabilities; with an improved ‘look and feel’, automation, and system integration. |
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Thursday 31 October |
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Event Name |
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Format & Registration |
9am AEDT 11am NZDT |
SFIA and your IT Strategic Plan |
Ara Digital & WG Advisory Kim Gordon, Managing Partner (Ara Digital) Gary Walker (WG Advisory) |
Online, presentation – register here 30 minute event |
A strategic plan is only as good as your ability to deliver on the initiatives in your Plan. Using a recent client case study, we will showcase how SFIA was used to map existing skills to the Plan and identify skill gaps – resulting in a high level of confidence as to the achievability of the strategic plan and a practical, data driven (SFIA skills) basis on which to delivery the strategic initiatives. | |||
10am AEDT Noon NZDT |
Leveraging process and standards (SFIA) to simplify your work |
Ministry for the Environment (NZ)
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Online, presentation – register here 20 minute event |
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In this session we will explore a tool agnostic process for identifying skills and pathways and look at use of standards (versus rolling your own) to support workforce management, planning and development. This includes strategies for identification and management of capability gaps and key resources. |
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10.30am AEDT 12.30pm NZDT
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Tasmanian State Service Cyber Security Workforce Capability Development Project |
Dr Tristan Richards, Digital Strategy and Services, Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC)
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Online, presentation – register here Join the meeting now30 minute event |
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This session shares insights and lessons learnt by the Digital Strategy and Services, Tasmanian Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPAC) in the implementation of SFIA across the Tasmanian State Service cyber and information security workforce aimed at promoting clearer cyber security career pathways and strengthening workforce trust and resilience. |
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11am AEDT 1pm NZDT |
Beyond Implementation: Ensuring Long-Term Success with SFIA |
Digital Skills Agency |
Online, presentation + discussion – register here 1 hour event
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This session will share insights on ensuring the ongoing success of SFIA in your organisation after its initial implementation. We will share guidance on maintaining and enhancing SFIA's effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Key insights shared will include: Methods for changing behaviours and practices to fully integrate SFIA into daily operations | How to embed SFIA into organisational culture, making it a core component of systems and practices | What resources and steps are needed to equip internal teams for ongoing success with SFIA |
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Noon AEDT 2pm NZDT |
SFIA in Action: University of Otago's SFIA Journey Insights |
University of Otago Rasha Abu Safieh, Head of Digital Strategy & Partnering |
Online, presentation + discussion – register here (link to be added) 45 minute event |
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This session will highlight the University's journey implementing SFIA and its impacts on their past, present and future. Key insights shared will include: The change process of the journey to adoption | Challenges faced | Lessons learned | Aligning workforce capabilities with strategic goals Impact on current pathways and future growth | Evolving vision of the future and ways of working |
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1pm AEDT 3pm NZDT |
Behavioural Factors in SFIA |
Phil Lovell & Penny Coulter |
Online, presentation – register here 1 hour event
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2pm AEDT 4pm NZDT |
Skills-First: Reimaging talent strategy & breaking down barriers |
John McCoy, LinkedIn |
Online, presentation – register here 1 hour event |
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Expanding opportunities with a skill-first approach | How this will broaden your talent pools & improve internal mobility | Increase access to opportunity | The impact you can make on diversity & representation in the workforce | Practical recommendations for accelerating a shift to skills-first | Benefit of using a common skills language through SFIA | Advice for policymakers & people teams |
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Friday 1 November |
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Format & Registration |
9:30am AEDT11:30am NZ
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Skills 2025 & Beyond: Mapping CompTIA Certifications with SFIA for Future-Ready Professionals |
Zeshan Sattar, CompTIA |
Online 45 min – register here
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The year 2024 has ushered in transformative changes worldwide. With AI tools seamlessly integrating into our daily lives, cybersecurity regulations redefining organisational strategies to counter evolving threats and green technologies driving our commitment to sustainability, the landscape is rapidly evolving. As the authoritative voice of the global IT industry, CompTIA is at the forefront of addressing these challenges through various initiatives. Our expanded commitment focuses on delivering solutions to build, maintain, and enhance the skills of the workforce.
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10:30am AEDT 12:30pm NZDT |
SFIA in Action: Recruitment and HR Insights from Yorb |
Yorb Chanelle Lewis, GM Client Experience & Delivery |
Online, presentation – register here 30 minute event |
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This session will explore the applications of SFIA in recruitment and from an HR perspective. Key insights shared will include: Leveraging SFIA to empower team members | Driving career development within a business | Yorb's journey implementing SFIA | Integrating SFIA into L&D and the induction process | Lessons learned and practical advice |
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11am AEDT 1pm NZDT |
Panel Discussion: Building a Future Ready Workforce with SFIA |
Skillsoft - Kath Greenhough, host | Digital Skills Agency – Daniel Merriott | Health NZ/Te Whatu Ora - Carl van Rooyen |
Online, 60 mins, panel discussion - register here |
12pm AEDT 2pm NZDT |
SFIA for you: Practical SFIA for your personal leadership development |
Digital Skills Agency Mary-Anne Merriott, Director, Marketing & Client Success |
Online, interactive workshop – register here 1 hour event
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This interactive workshop will provide practical guidance on using SFIA for your own personal development with a focus on the leadership skills cluster and other useful attributes. The session will include: How to drive your own personal development using SFIA | Positioning yourself for internal promotions and secondments/opportunities | Insights on levelling up your leadership skills | Insights on addressing professional strengths, challenges and blind spots | Take away a sketch development plan to take your first steps on this journey |
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1pm AEDT 3pm NZDT |
Getting Started with SFIA and Skillsoft: Aligning Content Strategy to Business Goals |
Skillsoft – Regan Trower host | Sylvia Chan, SFIA Consultant | Downer Professional Services – Kathryn Huhn |
Online, interactive workshop – register here (link to be added) Online, 60 mins, walkthrough
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3pm AEDT 5pm NZDT |
Versent's journey with SFIA |
Hannah Ryan, Learning Experience Lead, Versent |
Online, presentation – register here <link to be added>
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Versent is technology consultancy that designs, builds and operates cloud-native applications, data streams, platforms, and services. In this session we will talk about why we use SFIA and the road we took to success. There were a few roadblocks and a-ha moments along the way, which we will share with you.This session is ideal for organisations considering SFIA and those early in their SFIA adoption journey. |
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3pm AEDT 5pm NZDT |
Capability Architecture and how the APS is using frameworks like SFIA |
Grant Nicholson, Lead Capability Architect, APSC |
Online, presentation – register here |
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The Australian Public Service is using SFIA and other frameworks as the core of a skills based approach to understanding and working with people capability, as part of a discipline we call Capability Architecture. In this session Grant will describe the how this architecture is structured, and how it helps to manage and develop the capabilities of our most important resource: our people. |