Applying Competency Mapping and Assessments to Build a Cyber Workforce Baseline

Introductions Pamela McComas Sarah Krawlzik

Objectives for Today’s Session Problem Statement Competency Mapping & Assessments Benefits of the Approach Building the Assessment Conclusion Questions & Answers

Problem Statement

HOW CAN MANAGERS ACROSS Government, INDUSTRY, & ACADEMIA EVALUATE WORKFORCE READINESS On-going need for qualified cyber professionals Alignment to frameworks and certifications Need for technical aptitude and critical thinking Qualified = certified AND mission ready There is NOT one right answer…

Rationale Augment recruitment process Review resume Discussion that some people don’t interview well, write resumes well, take assessments well….can help evaluator place them in the correct work role. Or can help you to move them on for additional interview or work role qualifications (jr/ sr, forensics but are really malware designer). What is a performance-based assessment? How is it different from traditional assessments? Critical thinking for when you don’t know an answer…use the internet to look up the answer Augment recruitment process Review resume Conduct pre-screen (phone interview) Evaluate through performance-based assessment Perform effective hiring process Determine work role alignment Evaluate Junior, Senior, SME qualifications

Competency Mapping & Assessments

Framework and certification Alignment to assessments Increasing requirement to align to frameworks and certifications. Examples include: NICE NIST DoD 8140 Job Qualification Roles (JQR) Previously knowledge-based, moving towards demonstration of knowledge and understanding

Benefits of the Approach

Different people need a variety of evaluations Evaluate multi-modal/ facets of the person Increased, holistic understanding of the person and their: skill set aptitude for different environments knowledge base approach to problem solving Mapping questions to competencies like NICE KSATs guides pathway for career mapping Different people need a variety of evaluations Result is a more holistic understanding of the person, their skill set, and their aptitude for different environments/ knowledge.

Building the Assessment

Selection of appropriate work role Selection of framework down to work role Mapping evaluations and assessments to competencies like NICE Understand what outcome is being assessed Select framework/ certification NICE Select work role KSAT alignment T0035; T0125; T0126; T0180; T0335; T0491; K0011; K0109; S0041; S0079; S0084; S0154; S0158; A0052; A0172  

Creation of Evaluation Question Sample Question Pamela to place question in this slide Mapping questions to competencies like NICE KSATs guides pathway for career mapping Select work role Select objective Identify network components, both hardware and software-based, to support organizational security Determine K level Develop question

Conclusion

Questions & Answers

Pamela McComas pamela.mccomas@gdit.com 302-228-1744 Sarah Krawlzik sarah.krawlzik@icf.com 215-378-1996 Contact information

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