Welcome to Module 1!

This foundational, user friendly and accessible course introduces learners to SFIA, the globally recognized framework for defining and developing professional skills in the digital age. Designed for students, early-career professionals, and workforce planners, the course simplifies how SFIA maps technical, behavioral, and strategic competencies across seven levels of responsibility. Through real-world case studies, interactive skill profiling, and relatable examples, participants gain a clear understanding of how SFIA supports career planning, role clarity, and organisational development across industries.

Course Objectives and Content Overview

This module is designed to provide participants with a foundational awareness of the Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA), by providing learners with an overview of the core concepts, principles and application of the framework. The training module covers SFIA’s structure, purpose, and applications in workforce planning, skills, and career levels, with a focus on identifying behavioral competency outcomes.

Course Content

Learners will explore the structure and purpose of SFIA, including its six skill categories and 121 defined competencies. The course covers how to build skills profiles, align roles with SFIA levels, and apply the framework to workforce planning, recruitment, and performance management. By the end of the course, participants will be able to interpret SFIA levels, assess individual capabilities, and contribute to strategic skills mapping in academic or professional settings.

Specifically, the module aims to enable participants to:

- Define SFIA and its purpose in digital and professional skills management - Describe SFIA’s structure, levels, and skill categories - Apply SFIA to role design, performance management, and learning pathways - Translate abstract competencies into measurable behavioral outcomes - Explore SFIA’s relevance in ethical, inclusive workforce transformation

Course Outline

4 Chapters · 15 Lessons

  1. 1

    Introduction to SFIA

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      What is SFIA?

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Understanding the Structure of SFIA

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      How SFIA can be Aplied

  2. 2

    SFIA Levels

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Competency Framework

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Interactive Progress Check

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Answer 1

    4. (Included in full purchase)

      Interactive Progress Check Part 2

    5. (Included in full purchase)

      Answer 2

    6. (Included in full purchase)

      Interactive Progress Check Part 3

  3. 3

    SFIA in Action

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Skills and Behavioural outcomes using SFIA

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Profiling Skills with SFIA

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      How to Map Profiles with SFIA

  4. 4

    End of Module

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Quiz

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Overview

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      (Optional) Post-Training Module Survey

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