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The e-GIF Accreditation Authority operates two distinct programmes:

Accreditation of Organisations - they are segregated into External Service Providers, Training Providers, Product Providers, Central Government departments and their agencies, Local Government, the devolved administrations as voluntary partners, and the wider public sector, e.g. non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) and the National Health Service. The Accreditation Programme is based on an annual accreditation visit which is summarized into a comprehensive report. The full report is confidential, but the synopsis and key findings are published by the e-GIF Accreditation Authority on this web site.
Certification of Skills - skills are assessed within 6 competences (Interconnection, Data Integration, Content, e-Services Access, Smart cards, and Specific Business Areas) and within 6 job roles (Design, Develop/Test, Deploy/Support, Procure, Sell, and Train). The Certification Programme offers two levels of certification: Foundation level and Expert.

The Authority operator, the National Computing Centre Ltd., also runs an e-GIF Compliance Assessment Service www.egifcompliance.org which provides a means of self-assessment of compliance status. This is best used by Certified and or Expert e-GIF Practitioners as appropriate to your circumstances.

The links between the roles individual may play, the e-GIF Accreditation Authority and the e-GIF Compliance Assessment Service are illustrated in the diagram below. The FAQ page holds this and other briefing materials in addition to answers to many general questions of process.

e-GIF: A Manager's Guide - What to do? What to do first?

Involve...

Awareness

Get up to speed with the latest e-GIF documentation and identify the potential specialisations and candidates for SkillsTracker assessments and certifications.

e-GU, e-GIF AA and CAS
Personnel / Training / Technical / Public Sector Business Managers

Determine the desired mix of Expert/Certified/Registered Practitioners.

e-GIF AA

Individuals register on SkillsTracker and record their skills and experience.
After validation of their record, they are Registered Practitioners

Review the Skills Tracker points of the Registered Practitioners;
outcomes will show

If further training is needed?
Take the Foundation test now?
Take the Expert assessment now?
The desired mix of types of Practitioner is at hand?

Establish the routine use of Skills Tracker for CPD records;
build it into resource planning, appraisal, and annual review processes.

Personnel / Training / Technical Managers

Certifications
&
Accreditation

down arrow and up arrow

Review accreditation requirements, eg contractual obligations,
marketing differentiation for competitive advantage, for internal recognition purposes, to reduce the risk of non-compliance.

Set timescales and implement plans for:

Foundation tests.
Expert assessments.

Embed in resource plans, appraisals and CPD schemes.

Schedule the accreditation assessment visit and prepare for the visit following the guidance supplied.

Accreditation assessment visit, follow-ups and final outcome; review KPIs and build on the strengths while addressing the weaknesses.

Technical / Public Sector / Business Managers

Personnel / Training / Technical Managers

Personnel / Training / Technical / Public Sector / Business Managers

Product
& Service
Compliance

Assess the current status of product / service compliance using your pool of certified staff and accredited processes.

Outcomes will indicate

Compliance OK.
Broadly OK, but some issues to tackle.
Is not compliant

Plan and implement necessary changes to move towards or to achieve compliance.

Monitor progress and set in place a process to maintain compliance with the e-GIF as it develops.

e-GIF CAS

Technical Managers

Personnel / Training / Technical / Public Sector / Business Managers

e-GIF AA, e-GIF CAS

Glossary

CPD	Continuing Professional Development
e-GIF	e-Government Interoperability Framework
e-GIF AA	e-GIF Accreditation Authority www.egifaccreditation.org
e-GIF CAS	e-GIF Compliance Assessment Service www.egifcompliance.org
e-GU	Cabinet Office e-Government Unit, http://e-government.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ see also www.govtalk.gov.uk
Skills Tracker	On-line competency analysis used by www.egifaccreditation.org

e-GIF: A Manager's Guide - What to do? What to do first? (pdf 141K)