Manage SFIA Libraries in Competencies

The Skills Framework for the Information Age (SFIA) provides a common, standardized library of definitions for skills and competencies that can be used by the LMS to evaluate employees.

You can import libraries defined in the SFIA up to version 5. The libraries are structured in categories and subcategories, with each subcategory containing one or more competencies. You can add individual competencies or an entire category or subcategory to your competency models.

The competencies in SFIA libraries include proficiency levels with detailed descriptions, which you can edit when the competencies have been imported into your competency models.

You must import an SFIA library before you can add its competencies to a model.

Administrators with unrestricted access to the Competency Library feature in System Roles (Manage Features > Competency Manager Features) can import and delete SFIA libraries, and add competencies to competency models.

Import an SFIA Library

To import an SFIA library

  1. Go to Manage Center > Talent > Competency Manager > Library. 
  2. Click the Import/add competency library icon. 
  3. Enter a name for the library.
  4. Click Choose File and select the library file to import from the file browser. 
  5. Click Import. The library is added to the list.

Add SFIA Library Competencies to Competency Model

You can add competencies from imported SFIA libraries to your competency models individually or in bulk. You can add competencies to a model from multiple libraries, and add competencies from a library to multiple models.

Competencies that have been added to a model from a library remain in the model if the library competency is deleted.

To add a category or subcategory of SFIA library competencies to a competency model

  1. Go to Manage Center > Talent > Competency Manager > Library. 
  2. Expand the library hierarchy and select the category or subcategory.
  3. Select Add category to model from the action menu. 
  4. Expand the model hierarchy and select the competency model to add the category to.
  5. Click Add to model. The category, its subcategories (if any) and competencies are added to the competency model.

To add one or more SFIA library competencies to a competency model

  1. Go to Manage Center > Talent > Library. 
  2. Expand the library hierarchy and select the category or subcategory containing the competencies you want to add. 
  3. Select the check boxes of the competencies you want to add to a competency model.
  4. Select Add to model from the Bulk Action drop-down list. 
  5. Expand the model hierarchy and select the competency model to add the category to.
  6. Click Add to model.