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Skills frameworks and career development

1. Using the Government IT Profession Competency and Skills Frameworks
• Government IT Competency Framework: based on the industry standard Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA v4)
• SFIA Skills Framework for IT Professionals: you can use this to design roles, and as part of the performance appraisal and recruitment processes and to assess your own skills to assist your development
• Framework reference [PDF, 3.6MB]: describes the skills and level of expertise needed in government IT today
• Professional Skills for Government: information on how our framework complements PSG
2. Development Opportunities: lists of learning and development opportunities grouped by competency group and skill level.