The Government IT Profession moves forward

Adam Thilthorpe

BCS, Director for Professionalism, Policy and Public Affairs

These are unique business times in central government

Customer focus

Service quality Continuous improvement and cost focus

Professionalism

Government

End-user

Device

Government ICT

Capability

Government

Cloud

Information

Principles

for the

UK Public Sector

Greening

Government

The

Government

IT Strategy

What is the strategic context for the work on professional capability in government?

The Government IT Capability Strategy

Career frameworks

Supply Frameworks

Accreditation

Technology in Business

IT Apprentices

IT and CIO Academies

IT Capability Strategy

Retained ICT function

Communications

Community Networks

Talent and Workforce planning

Some of the strategy workstream areas being focused on upfront:

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Case Study – MoJ

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

All MoJ ICT staff given the opportunity to join BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT. BCS and MoJ continue to promote the benefits of membership.

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Case Study – MoJ

January 2010

SFIAplus Role Profile alignment

and creation July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

January 2010

SFIAplus Role Profile alignment

and creation

Working collaboratively with the leadership team, BCS delivered consistent & detailed description of the roles and responsibilities for MoJ ICT positions.

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

January 2010

SFIAplus Role Profile alignment

and creation

August 2010

Career Pathways (Toolkit)

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

January 2010

SFIAplus Role Profile alignment

and creation

August 2010

Career Pathways (Toolkit)

BCS developed a generic guide aimed at those who have an interest in ICT or are part of the ICT organisation within MoJ. The toolkit took the form of products previously developed but drawn together to tell a story of how to use the Job Roles and SFIAplus for career planning and development. BCS delivered:

• High Level Career Map

• Outline Job Families

• A guide on related skills and skill groups

• How to use current roles to define skills gaps overlap

• How to use current roles to map a potential career path

• Guidance for managers on skills training or experience

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

January 2010

SFIAplus Role Profile alignment

and creation

August 2010

Career Pathways (Toolkit)

2013 - 2014

BCS Accreditation

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Case Study – MoJ

July 2009

BCS Group Membership Scheme

January 2010

SFIAplus Role Profile alignment

and creation

August 2010

Career Pathways (Toolkit)

2013 - 2014

BCS Accreditation

BCS Professional Development Accreditation recognises best practice in employer training and development for IT professionals. It is a prestigious independent seal of quality that demonstrates your commitment to supporting the professional development of your staff and improving employee motivation and retention.

Key changes

1. Adopted a professional framework – SFIA - to underpin professionalism

2. Substantial development of the talent pipeline (TiBs and talent academies) to further build the professional community

3. Greater focus and clarity to the professional roles

4. Built stronger links in the community and with

professional bodies and societies such as BCS and e-Skills UK

Everything is premised on the SFIA framework

Capability building

Performance, appraisal and

talent management

Recruitment

Rationalising the number of professional profiles across government and enabling better talent management, community building and clarity about contribution

Illustration

Government IT Framework

Look to achieve the level of competence, behaviour and status that goes with being a professional in any walk of life. See their status as an IT Professional as a personal attribute, irrespective of their job or organisation (as much an IT professional as a civil servant) See themselves as part of the connected IT profession and derive their standards from that - networked, locally, nationally, globally.

The change should be cultural so that people:

Building the professional community and partnerships

The Loop, i…Connect

Working in partnership to:

• Develop knowledge and capability

• Build community and share knowledge and experience

Integrated

workstreams taking

forward the strategy

TiB across government

Developing pan gov mentoring and coaching

The I T shaped profession in government

Technical skills and

knowledge e.g.

government specific

examples

The ability and desire to apply the technical skills and knowledge in a business environment e.g. government specific examples

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BCS Personal Development Plan

• Record goals & activities

• Filter, report and export data

• Manage reflective learning

• Share success with your peers

• Easy access to potential activities

• Videos

• Events

• Articles/blogs

• Add your own fields and preferences

Desktop/Laptop Tablet Device Smartphone

Let me leave you with one thought…