SFIA and Professional Skills
UK professional skills within the sfia framework The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) describes skills required by professionals in roles involving information and communications technology. With its collaborative development style involving open consultations, SFIA has become the globally accepted common language for the skills and competencies required in the digital world. This collaboration is formed from the various inputs from people with real practical experiences of skills management in corporate and educational environments. First published in 2003, and regularly updated to remain in step with user needs and current thinking about information age capabilities, SFIA sets itself apart from others with more theoretical approaches. This has resulted in the adoption of SFIA by organizations and individuals in nearly 200 countries. Nature SFIA is one practical resource for people who manage or work in information systems-related roles of any type.