2. Applying Competency Mapping and Assessments to Build a Cyber Workforce Baseline

3. Introductions
Pamela McComas
Sarah Krawlzik

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

5. Problem Statement

6. 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…

7. 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

8. Competency Mapping
& Assessments

9. 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

10. Benefits of the Approach

11. 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.

12. Building the Assessment

13. 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  

14. 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

15. Conclusion

16. Questions & Answers

17. Pamela McComas
Sarah Krawlzik
Contact information

18. UP NEXT 4:30 PM - CompTIA Partner Summit Networking
Thursday August, 8:
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