SOA Competency Framework for Actuaries 

The Competency Framework for Actuaries is designed to help actuaries make decisions related to their individual professional development and career management plans.

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Today's actuaries use their advanced technical skills to satisfy increasingly complex business, decision making and management demands. However, other nontechnical skills are also central to the actuary's success as a well-rounded business professional and advisor.

The SOA's Competency Framework for Actuaries is a tool to help actuaries make decisions related to their individual professional development and career management plans. It applies systematic, sound approaches to selecting professional development opportunities, focusing on the skills needed to go beyond technical and specific actuarial analysis.

The goal is to promote professional development and lifelong learning that meets the needs of members, their employers and the public. In addition, new tools are being developed to support the framework, including a self-assessment that will identify individual strengths and opportunities for additional skill development.

What is a competency?

A competency is defined as a skill, knowledge, ability or behavioral characteristic associated with a specific profession.

What is a competency framework?

It is the synthesis of the skills, knowledge, behaviors, attitudes and attributes that contribute to outstanding job performance. Learn more.