Guidance
FCDO technical competency frameworks
The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.
Documents
https://gss.civilservice.gov.uk/policy-store/competency-framework-for-the-government-statistician-group-gsg/
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The list of core competencies for advisers that set out the skills and attributes that make up each competence.
The Shared Advisory Capability Statement (SACS) , sets out the framework for meeting the shared advisory competencies to tackle safeguarding against sexual exploitation, abuse and sexual harassment (SEAH).
Updates to this page
Published 27 August 2013
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4 August 2025
Updates to the Food and Agriculture and Private Sector Development technical competency frameworks.
29 April 2025
The Climate, Environment, Infrastructure and Energy technical competency framework has been updated.
11 February 2025
Added new 'Climate, Environment, Infrastructure and Energy' technical competency framework that replaces 'Climate and Environment' and 'Infrastructure and Urban' competency frameworks.
23 May 2024
Education Technical Competency Framework has been updated.
7 May 2024
Updated Health Competency Framework (May 2024) added.
7 July 2023
Humanitarian Technical Competency Framework updated.
12 January 2023
New document added: Education Technical Competency Framework (for posts and accreditation advertised after 16 January 2023).
21 November 2022
Conflict Technical Competency Framework (for posts and accreditation advertised after 21 November 2022) added.
14 November 2022
Private Sector Development framework updated.
3 October 2022
Two updated technical competency frameworks added: Governance and Health.
23 September 2022
Two frameworks have been updated: Economics and Social Development.
21 September 2022
Two Technical Competency Frameworks updated: Humanitarian and Evaluation.
6 September 2022
Added Food and Agriculture technical competency framework in HTML.
19 August 2022
Added Food and Agriculture: Technical Competency Framework.
18 August 2022
Infrastructure and Urban Technical Competency Framework reviewed and updated, and published in HTML and PDF formats.
29 July 2022
Climate and Environment Technical Competency Framework has been reviewed and updated, and published in accessible format.
21 May 2020
Climate and environment framework updated
23 April 2020
Revised Social Development framework added
24 March 2020
Humanitarian and Livelihoods competency frameworks updated.
18 March 2020
Health cadre competency framework updated
26 February 2020
Education competency framework updated 26 February 2020
19 February 2020
Updated Conflict technical competency framework added.
5 December 2019
Evaluation framework updated
25 April 2018
Programme Delivery Capability Framework updated April 2018
2 February 2018
Updated Programme Delivery document added
7 September 2017
Programme Management competency updated.
14 September 2016
Frameworks updated September 2016
16 March 2016
programme management competency added
21 October 2015
Economist, Infrastructure and Public Sector Development technical competency fremeworks updated
27 August 2013
First published.