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| Type | Guideline |
|---|---|
| Issuing authority | National Cybersecurity Authority (NCA) |
| Framework | Cybersecurity |
| Tier | Guidelines & circulars |
| Legal status | Guidance |
The Alignment Guide for the Saudi Cybersecurity Workforce Framework (SCyWF) is a National Cybersecurity Authority guide, issued in October 2020, that helps organisations map their cybersecurity jobs to the job roles defined in SCyWF-1:2020, the national framework that categorises cybersecurity work into categories, specialty areas and job roles with associated tasks, knowledge, skills and abilities.
The guide explains why entities should link every cybersecurity job title to an SCyWF job role: to identify the knowledge, skills and abilities each role requires, and to measure the qualified workforce and its demand at organisation, sector and national level. It sets out a three-step alignment mechanism: list the SCyWF job roles present in the organisation, link them to existing job titles (updating titles where needed), and handle special cases such as mapping several roles to one job where justified. The SCyWF job roles are included in the Saudi Standard Classification of Occupations approved by Cabinet Resolution No. 660 (1441H).
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