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UK Government IT Profession Skills Framework EPAN IT Skills Workshop Maastricht 24 th June

e-Government Unit. UK Government IT Profession Skills Framework EPAN IT Skills Workshop Maastricht 24 th June Monica Edmonds eGU IT Profession Directorate. e-Government Unit. Presentation by e-Government Unit of Cabinet Office – UK Outline of Professionalism work by UK government

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UK Government IT Profession Skills Framework EPAN IT Skills Workshop Maastricht 24 th June

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  1. e-Government Unit UK Government IT Profession Skills Framework EPAN IT Skills Workshop Maastricht 24th June Monica Edmonds eGU IT Profession Directorate

  2. e-Government Unit Presentation by e-Government Unit of Cabinet Office – UK • Outline of Professionalism work by UK government • Overview of current work on skills frameworks • Update on plans for afternoon conference London October 2005

  3. e-Government Unit Professional Skills for Government

  4. e-Government Unit Context • Professional Skills for Government – recognised need to improve the levels of professional capacity and skills across the UK Civil Service • A professional approach to IT to counter: • Perception of continued IT failure • Difficulty in recruiting and retaining the experience that we need

  5. e-Government Unit The main elements of the UK Professional Skills for Government initiative are: • Leadership requirements for everyone approaching and in Senior Civil Service • Core Skills for everyone approaching and in Senior Civil Service • Job-related Professional Expertise including new requirements for • Operational Delivery • Policy Delivery • Professions • General requirement for broader experience

  6. e-Government Unit Core Skills applicable to ALLGrade 7s and SCS

  7. e-Government Unit eGU work to develop professional skills for Government IT Professionals

  8. e-Government Unit Our aim . . . Recognise a government-wide IT Profession up to and including board level and provide IT Professionals with the opportunity to reach the highest levels of the Public Service

  9. e-Government Unit eGU Objectives in developing skills • Qualify what it means to be an UK public sector IT Professional by • Defining key competencies • Aligning skills, training and experience to those competencies to aid personal development and understand key competency gaps • Support the establishment of a clear culture and identity for IT professionals • Facilitate career development support and mentoring • Provide guidance on development opportunities

  10. e-Government Unit UK Government IT Profession – Scope • ‘In house’ government IT professionals (includes Information Assurance & Information Management) • Central & Local government • Define competencies and align skills, training guidelines to competencies • Outline career progression • wider than e-skills or e-delivery The eGU programme defines the skills needed by public sector IT Professionals to initiate, deliver and manage large scale IT-enabled change programmes such as new services to the citizen, more efficient back office working, cross-departmental programmes developing information sharing and joined up services)

  11. e-Government Unit IT Profession – eGU Early Deliverables • Skills Framework • Communications – web-site and road shows to UK Regions • Development Opportunities and Training Guidelines / Framework • Strategy for an IT Academy

  12. UK Government IT Profession Competency Framework CIO (Board level) Notes: • Based on SFIA framework • Skills, qualifications and experience will be defined for each competency • Specialisms within competencies will be defined (e.g. risk management, identity) Enterprise Strategy and Architecture Delivery Management Business Change Management Solutions Delivery and Implementation Architecture, Information and Innovation Procurement and Management Support Service Delivery Technology Fast Stream • Graduate joiners • Also consider ‘Technology Leadership’ Fast Stream • New approach to training and experience across IT and other government career paths • Basic building blocks and culture

  13. e-Government Unit Proposed Skills Framework – WORKING DRAFT

  14. e-Government Unit EPAN e-government working group meeting 27 October 2005 – London

  15. e-Government Unit 27 October ‘05 afternoon conference • Full and interesting programme defined • High quality speakers have accepted invitation You are invited to contribute by • Attending the event in London ! • Providing a case study of how IT skills frameworks have been deployed in your country and the good results achieved • 2 case studies needed • 10 minutes each • Contact Ian Ascough (ian.ascough@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk)

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