SFIA 9
Skills Framework for the Information Age
At a glance
| Steward | SFIA Foundation |
| Canonical page | SFIA Foundation |
| Version | 9 |
| Released | 2024-10 |
| Source format | PDF, XLSX, JSON, and RDF distributions. cybedtools reads a third-party SQLite structural extract, and full skill text is fetched separately under the SFIA Use Policy |
| License | SFIA Use Policy. Free for individuals, small employers, and accredited training providers, paid for commercial consultancies and large employers, with full skill text redistribution restricted at every tier |
framework_summary slug |
sfia-9 |
Structure in cybed: terms
Counts
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Skills | 147 |
| Strict elements | 830 |
| With-examples elements | 830 |
| Elements per skill | 5.6 |
The elements counted here are level descriptors (one per skill-level pairing where the skill is defined at that level). SFIA’s seven levels of responsibility define the scale itself. Those level definitions are part of the framework’s overall structure but are not counted as per-skill elements.
Provenance
Source
SFIA Foundation’s published distribution. cybedtools reads a third-party SQLite structural extract for the skill and level scaffolding. Full skill text is fetched separately under the SFIA Use Policy.
Ingestion
scripts/010-ingest-sfia.R parses the structure into the cybed schema.
License
Subject to the SFIA Use Policy. The package stores only structural metadata locally and does not redistribute full skill text.
Caveats
- SFIA enumerates skills and proficiency levels, not roles. Cross-framework analyses should not equate
sfia:Skillwithnice:WorkRoleordcwf:WorkRolewithout explicit justification. - Level descriptors only make sense relative to SFIA’s seven-point level scale. Cross-framework comparisons of “elements per organizing unit” reflect that scale, not absolute specificity.
- The SFIA Use Policy’s licensing tier matters for redistribution. Free for individuals, small employers, and accredited training providers. Paid licensing for commercial consultancies and large employers. Redistribution of full skill text is restricted at every tier. Researchers extending cybedtools with downstream publications should verify their use case against the current policy.