APMG is a SFIA Approved Assessment Partner and can help your organisation conduct skills assessments
What is the SFIA Skills Framework?
SFIA (Skills Framework for the Information Age) defines the skills and competencies required by professionals who design, develop, implement, manage and protect the data and technology that power the digital world.
Since its launch in 2000, SFIA has provided individuals and organizations with a common language to define skills and expertise in areas such as information and communications technology, digital transformation, data science and analytics, software engineering and cyber security. The use of clear language – avoiding technical jargon and acronyms – makes SFIA accessible to people in supporting roles such as human resources, learning and development, organisation design, and procurement.
The SFIA framework is updated every 3 years through a global open consultation process, ensuring it stays current and relevant. SFIA version 9 is the latest SFIA framework. It now includes 147 skills together with attributes and levels of responsibility.
SFIA Skills Assessments
SFIA approved assessments, which result in the award of a digital badge, can only be conducted by SFIA Approved Assessment Partners. APMG has been approved as a SFIA Assessment Partner.
The APMG scheme enables an organisation to run their own internal SFIA assessments following APMG’s processes, which have already been approved by SFIA. We may be able to connect you with a SFIA Accredited Assessor, or we can help your internal assessor prepare and submit their application to SFIA.
Assessments can be recorded on your in-house systems, and you can link automatically to APMG’s digital badge platform to award individuals with a digital badge to demonstrate their level of knowledge, skill and/or competency in the SFIA skill(s) they have been assessed against.
With the global search for talent, assessing and developing your existing staff will improve productivity and your bottom line while motivating and inspiring your teams.
I want to become a SFIA Assessor
To be a SFIA Skills Assessor, and conduct skills assessments on individuals, you must be approved by the SFIA Foundation. Full details of the SFIA requirements can be found on SFIA's website.
APMG has designed a pre-evaluation program, which has been endorsed by SFIA Foundation, to help individuals prepare for submitting their SFIA Assessor application. We will check you meet the eligibility requirements and ensure that you have prepared all the necessary evidence before submitting your application to SFIA.
If you would like to find out more about the APMG pre-evaluation program, please contact us.
I am already an Approved SFIA Skills Assessor
If you have already been approved by SFIA as an Assessor, and would like to deliver skills assessments under APMG’s approved scheme, please get in touch.
The benefits of delivering skills assessments on behalf of APMG are:
- APMG’s assessment scheme has already been approved;
- Your name will be listed on APMG’s website, so prospective clients can contact you directly to request assessment services;
- APMG has a digital badge platform via Credly which can be integrated with your own online portal for recording assessments (if applicable). Alternatively, a manual process can be implemented to issue badges.
Are you looking for someone to conduct SFIA Skills Assessments?
As APMG’s assessment scheme has recently been approved, we are in the process of establishing our assessor panel. As and when approved assessors are brought on board, we will add their names to this page.
If you would like to be notified when assessors become available, please register your details with APMG.
SFIA Skills Assessment
Develop and plan your professional competency
SFIA defines the skills and competencies required by professionals who design, develop, implement, manage and protect the data and technology that power the digital world.
An independent assessment of your professional competency can be beneficial for your career development.
Skills assessments can be used by individuals for their professional development, and by employers for identifying current skillsets and skills gaps.
- Your assessor will provide a briefing on the assessment process and requirements, as well as provide you with access to all the relevant resources and templates
- You will need to complete a self-assessment of your chosen skills and provide evidence that you meet the requirements of your chosen skill(s) and level(s).
- The assessor will review the submitted evidence, and may need to interview you and/or your nominated referees
- The assessor will notify you of their decision and, if successful, you will be awarded a digital badge stating the skill and level you have successfully been assessed for.
