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Applying the framework

Advice and help

The e-skills NTO is happy to help organisations which want to apply the Framework. The e-skills NTO will endeavour to provide advice and help you find appropriate consultants for the application phase. We can also put you in touch with other organisations that are working to develop and apply the Framework in their organisations.

For further information, please e-mail .

Copy of the Framework

The SFIA materials consist of:

  • Introduction to the SFIA document - a 12-page introduction to the framework for senior management, HR professionals, IS management and other interested parties.
  • SFIA A3 size Chart - a visual summary of the skills, levels and categories used in SFIA
  • SFIA Framework Categories - a handy 8-page reference with key SFIA definitions mainly for HR professionals. If you are checking out the relevance of SFIA for your organisation, this tool has enough details without being unwieldy.
  • SFIA Framework Reference on CD - contains all the other Framework documentation with full details of all skills and descriptors.

To obtain a printed copy free of charge of any of the SFIA documents, please email . To purchase the Framework Reference on CD at a cost of £500 + VAT please email .

Click here for downloadable PDF files of the top three SFIA documents (as described above) and for an extract of th SFIA Framework Reference (sample of the descriptors) in PDF format. The first time you access any of these documents you will need to register and agree to our limited user license.

IMPORTANT: All of the above are subject to our user licence

The Framework provides links to the British Computer Society’s Industry Structure Model 3 and the e-skills NTO National Occupational Standards (PDF file).

SFIA Link