National Infocomm Competency Framework (NICF)
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NICF is a manpower career development and planning tool for infocomm professionals and their employers.
Aims
- To increase the infocomm competency of infocomm professionals through skills training, assessment and certification developed by industry experts with IDA and WDA.
- To provide career progression paths for infocomm professionals by defining the certifications and competency requirements required for infocomm occupations.
For who?
- Employers of infocomm professionals.
- Infocomm training providers.
- Infocomm professionals.
For what?
- NICF provides:
- industry-recognised assessment and certification of infocomm professionals
- career and skill progression paths for infocomm professionals
- competencies for infocomm occupations
- a comprehensive guide for infocomm occupations, training and certifications available
- Employers of infocomm professionals can use NICF to:
- set out job competencies which your staff need to achieve
- identify competency gaps and training needs
- send staff to NICF training programmes
- provide career and skill progression paths to employees
- assess and certify the skills of employees
- recruit talent based on their qualifications under NICF
- Infocomm professionals/students can use NICF to:
- identify their personal skills upgrading and career path through a self-assessment checklist on the NICF portal
- assess their own competencies for infocomm jobs
- take up relevant training, assessment and certification courses
- Infocomm training providers can use NICF to:
- get their courses accredited/mapped under the NICF framework
- develop and deliver courses and certification programmes which are aligned to the competencies outlined in NICF
- provide subsidised NICF course fees for participants who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents
How much?
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