FREE Networking event for Managers of Technical Staff in Scotland
Venue: University of Stirling, Court Room in Cottrell Building
Date: 7 March, 10am-4pm
To book on the event please return the attached booking form to wendy.mason@heated.ac.uk or visit http://www.heated.ac.uk/events.php?id=45&pageno=1
The HEaTED Scotland Network invites the region’s technical managers (TMans) to take part in a ground breaking seminar. This initiative has potentially extensive consequences for key aspects of technical resource governance. It will be an exceptional opportunity for you to play a lead in shaping the direction of a major UK change strategy, in so far as it affects on universities in Scotland. Wherever possible, this will be done in partnership with HR development colleagues.
The Browne Report and Financial Constraints:
Critical Issues for University Services and Staff’
The Aim: To provide Scotland’s technical resource managers with a opportunity to be engaged in informing, forewarning and forearming, themselves and their colleagues about the inferred consequences of the Browne Report (BR), in the context of the current economic constraints.
You will doubtless be aware of the immense impact of the BR in the context of student tuition fees for Universities throughout England. A landmark London HEaTE D network seminar identified potentially profound and long lasting consequences for people who work in universities. Will these resonate in Scotland? The enormous underlying fiscal constraints are certainly present on both sides of the border. So how will these influence:-
- the quality, scope and substance of what is currently delivered for students, by universities?
- professional roles, responsibilities and relationships among university staff and associates?
- their personal and team training and development ?
- job security and career prospects?
All of these are significant with respect to the professional responsibilities of Tmans, and the people with whom they have a role as team leader.
The meeting will explore these issues, drawing on the considerable expertise of its participants. Thus we intend to provide compelling evidence that demonstrates the effectiveness of their (your) involvement in contributing to a constructive outcome of major strategic change during the critical formative process. In so doing you will gain a valuable insight, by being part of a critical examination of what is likely to be the most far reaching challenge to universities and their staff for decades. Nb A framework for discussion will be made available to all participants before the seminar.
The event will lead into consideration of the future of Scotland’s regional network with respect to:
- Whether or not to launch a network
- The purpose of the network / forum
- How it would be managed and funded
- Setting up a regional training programme for Scotland
- Involving the technical staff in its delivery
- Managing relationships and influencing upwards
- What do we want from a CPD scheme and for technicians’.raining:
- Issues around technicians involved in teaching and learning
- Professional recognition.
- Communication and collaboration opportunities.
- Training: Ensuring relevance and feasibility?
Materials will be sent to all participants, so we should welcome your application as soon as possible.
The main network event will be led by Ken Bromfield. He has unparalleled experience in training and leading technical staff throughout the UK and beyond. See
If Ken’s recent regional networks are anything to go by, you may be assured of a thoroughly constructive and enjoyable day.
Michelle Jackson BSc PhD FIScT
HEaTED Skills Development Manager