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Dear Member,

New Course: Safe Lifting & Slinging Procedures / Pendant Crane
A new course from Lloyds British Training Services Ltd has been added to the HEaTED course directory. The course aims to teach the operators to safely sling loads and to use the Pendant Controlled Crane. For more information, click here.

S-Lab Conference
HEaTED presented three briefing sessions at the S-Lab Conference in London on the 2nd and 3rd September. The Conference theme was ‘Good Practice and Great Networking to Inform and Inspire’ and the HEaTED session focused on supporting your technical staff on their diverse technical journeys. We will share the full conference report via the news page of the HEaTED website as soon as it becomes available.

If you would like HEaTED to provide briefings or interactive workshop sessions at your up and coming conference or technical staff away days please get in touch.

HEaTED Regional Networks

Find details of your nearest Regional Network, the Coordinator, and dates for the next meetings here. Members should also register on the HEaTED Online Communities where you will find all Regional Network Event reports, and discussions with other technical staff in your local region.

Creative / Media / IT

Introduction to Final Cut Pro X

HC118K08, Manchester, 24-26 September 2014. This three-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the user interface. Read More 

Cold Casting and Model Making for Life Sciences

This course enables candidates to manufacture models or components out of various materials. University of St Andrews. One-to-one and small group training available. Read More 

Science / Engineering

An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Molecular Biology

Book your place now! HC128B01. Durham University, 22-26 September 2014. The aim of this course is to give delegates a thorough basic knowledge of the fundamentals of molecular biology, and to illustrate how this knowledge is used to study biological systems. Read More 

Introduction to Microtomy

HC430D01, University of Lincoln, 15 January 2015. This course provides participants with hands on skills and experience in microtomy techniques utilising formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue. Read More 

Health / Safety

Noise in the workplace training workshop

HC379, UK Wide On Demand course. This course is aimed at providing a straight forward overview of Regulations associated with noise in the workplace, how to carry out effective noise risk assessments and implement effective management control measures. Read More

Risk Assessment Workshop: Non-science related environment

HC383C01, University of Leeds, 10 November 2014. Read More 

Personal Development

Leadership and Management Skills for Technical Staff (Modules 1 and 2)

National Science Learning Centre, York. 22-23 October 2014. This programme has been designed to cover six key topics, split into two modules, linking theories of leadership and management together with workplace experiences thereby providing a more holistic approach to learning. Read More 

Teaching and Learning Skills for Technical Staff (Modules 1 & 2)

University of Hertfordshire, 25-26 September 2014. Whether it is one-to-one training on specific techniques, or small group training and demonstrating, this course will equip you with the tools you need to perform this role and contribute more effectively to the student experience. Read More 

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Do technicians teach? by Jasmine Hinton

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Dear HEaTED Member, patient

We would like to invite you to the next HEaTED Scotland Regional Network Event on 8 May 2014 at the University of Strathclyde.

The event is only one month away so if you have not already booked your free place and would like to join us please click here to reach the booking page where you will also find the full agenda for the day and directions to the venue.

Our Regional Network Events are FREE to attend. They are open to technical staff at all levels: from front-line to senior management, cialis and present a prime opportunity for Staff Development/HR colleagues to network with this key workforce.

Please book your free place as soon as possible as places are limited and bookings will be accepted on a first-come-first serve basis.

We look forward to seeing you at the next HEaTED Regional Network Event.

We would also be grateful if you could forward these details to any colleagues who may be interested.

Yours sincerely, price

The HEaTED Team
Follow us on Twitter @heatedtechs
Website: www.heated.ac.uk

P.S. Make sure you have updated your membership profile on the HEaTED website,  this will ensure you are sent all the latest  information relevant to your role.

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A National Conference for Technicians, malady Technical Specialists, there Technical Managers, Operational Development, Human Resources and Staff Development professionals, sponsored by HEaTED

Register on line

STRATEGIC WORKFORCE PLANNING: THE ROLE OF THE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY:
Wednesday 6 July 2011
Venue: Kings Road Centre, Lindisfarne Room, University of Newcastle

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Venue: University of Stirling, click 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

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Full courses listing

Biological
Introduction to Immunohistochemistry
University of Glasgow
Friday 18th Feb 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £95
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £180

Introduction to Light Microscopy and Histology***NEW COURSE
Unviersity of Westminster
Thursday 3rd March 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £190
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £220

Basic Practical Techniques used in DNA Analysis***NEW COURSE
University of Westminster
Tuesday 1st March 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £190
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £220

Introduction To Bench Scale Fermentation Techniques***NEW COURSE
University of Westminster
Wednesday 5th April 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £270
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £300

Model making for Biologists and Workshop Technicians***NEW COURSE
Battleby centre, patient Perthshire
28th and 29th March 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £190
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £290

Chemistry
GC Operation and Troubleshooting***NEW COURSE
University of Westminster
Wednesday 20th April 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £230
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £260

Electronics
Basic Practical Electronics
University of College London
Feb 17th and Friday Feb 18th 2011
HEATED HEI Staff Cost: £300
non-HEATED Staff Cost: £400

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The Autumn newsletter from HEaTED is now ready for download.

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HEaTED Newsletter Summer 10

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Dear Colleagues

Improving performance through wellbeing and engagement is a two year national project funded by HEFCE in partnership with the Scottish Funding Council to support institutions to enhance their performance through their people

The project is led by the Universities of Leeds, viagra Bristol and Glasgow in partnership with the Universities of Birmingham, Chester, Newcastle, Winchester and Queen Mary, London, and Grimsby Institute for Further and Higher Education.

Following the success of our popular workshops as part of the first part of the project, we are delighted to launch a new series of regional workshops to facilitate shared learning and joint sector solutions around employee engagement and wellbeing.

Our first series of workshops were attended by 250 representatives of over 100 Higher Education Institutions and were over-subscribed ? act fast to reserve your place!

In each region we are holding two topic-based workshops each featuring 2-3 case study presentations, questions and discussion groups based on the challenges you are facing.

EVENTS ARE FREE TO ATTEND FOR HE COLLEAGUES!  Programme and booking details.

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