News

The Technician's Steering Group is pleased to have now completed the Statement of Intent and Terms of Reference. The intention is to map Job Profiles and Roles onto a Job Family Framework. Please read the full statement on the website.

The Technician's Commitment Event was held at The Tower of London on the 6th November 2018. Attended by Warwick University, the event helps member institutions to engage with one another to promote the commitment and share best practice. The day long event consisted of seminars,talks and workshops which all help in understanding the progress,challenges and further work to be done by leading institutions on the commitment. The day ended with an evening reception, where Warwick University received an award for submission. This award was accepted by our Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Stephen Jarvis. A review of the event can be found on the Science Council website.

A new Technician Forum has been set up to bring together technicians from SLS and WMS with the aim of sharing information relating to the Technician Commitment. Backed by the University of Warwick, the Technician Commitment is a sector-wide initiative led by the Science Council and the Gatsby Foundation, aimed at addressing key challenges facing technical staff.

If you are a technician, please follow our forum at

warwick.ac.uk/slstechsupport/techforum

Also, come and meet your fellow technicians at a social event in the SLS Atrium at 3pm on 22 August.