The government IT profession moves forward Adam Thilthorpe
1. The Government IT Profession
moves forward
Adam Thilthorpe
BCS, Director for Professionalism, Policy and Public Affairs
2. These are unique business times in central
government
Service quality Continuous
improvement
and cost focus
Professionalism
Customer focus
3. What is the strategic context for the work on
professional capability in government?
Government ICT
Capability
Government Government
End-user Cloud
Device
The
Government
IT Strategy
Information
Greening
Principles
Government
for the
UK Public Sector
4. The Government IT Capability Strategy
Some of the strategy workstream areas
being focused on upfront:
Retained Career Technology in
ICT function frameworks Business
IT Apprentices
Communications
IT Capability
Strategy IT and CIO
Community Academies
Networks
Talent and
Workforce Accreditation
Supply
planning Frameworks
5. Case Study – MoJ
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6. Case Study – MoJ
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
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7. Case Study – MoJ
July 2009 All MoJ ICT staff given the opportunity to join BCS, The Chartered
BCS Group Membership Institute for IT. BCS and MoJ continue to promote the benefits of
Scheme membership.
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8. Case Study – MoJ
January 2010
SFIAplus Role
Profile alignment
and creation
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
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9. Case Study – MoJ
January 2010
Working collaboratively with the leadership team, BCS delivered
SFIAplus Role
consistent & detailed description of the roles and responsibilities
for MoJ ICT positions. Profile alignment
and creation
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
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10. Case Study – MoJ
August 2010
Career
Pathways
(Toolkit)
January 2010
SFIAplus Role
Profile alignment
and creation
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
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11. Case Study – MoJ
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:
August 2010 • High Level Career Map
• Outline Job Families
Career
Pathways • A guide on related skills and skill groups
(Toolkit) • How to use current roles to define skills gaps overlap
• How to use current roles to map a potential career path
January 2010
• Guidance for managers on skills training or experience
SFIAplus Role
Profile alignment
and creation
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
Presentation to insert name here 11
12. Case Study – MoJ
2013 - 2014
BCS Accreditation
August 2010
Career
Pathways
(Toolkit)
January 2010
SFIAplus Role
Profile alignment
and creation
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
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13. Case Study – MoJ
BCS Professional Development Accreditation recognises best practice in 2013 - 2014
employer training and development for IT professionals. It is a prestigious
independent seal of quality that demonstrates your commitment to BCS Accreditation
supporting the professional development of your staff and improving
employee motivation and retention.
August 2010
Career
Pathways
(Toolkit)
January 2010
SFIAplus Role
Profile alignment
and creation
July 2009
BCS Group Membership
Scheme
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14. 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
15. Everything is premised on the SFIA framework
Capability
building
Performance,
appraisal and
talent management
Recruitment
16. Government IT Framework
Rationalising the number of professional profiles
across government and enabling better talent
management, community building and clarity
about contribution
Illustration
17. The change should be cultural so that people:
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.
18. Building the professional community and partnerships
The Loop, TiB across
i…Connect government
Integrated
workstreams taking Developing pan
gov mentoring
forward the strategy and coaching
Working in partnership to:
• Develop knowledge and capability
• Build community and share knowledge and experience
19. The I T shaped profession in government
The ability and desire to apply the technical skills and
knowledge in a business environment
e.g. government specific examples
Technical
skills
and
knowledge
e.g.
government
specific
examples
20. 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
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