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Centre Manager, Sara Bacon

Working in Partnership 27th February 2020

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NTDC Activity - A National Resource

Web-based Advice & Guidance: ntdc.ac.uk

HE Technical Career pathways

Professional Registration and CPD

Signposting Other Services

Technician Skills Roles and Responsibilities

SurveyCPD Central

CPD Software platform

Nationally recognised TDM

toolkit

Bespoke Workshops

Influencing National Policy

Supporting HEIs to achieve Technician

Commitment Pledges

ConsultancyInforms Athena Swan Activity

Partner Affiliation


Update

• Currently working with over 30 Universities

• Advising on reviews and restructuring of technical community and technical services

• Running presentations and bespoke workshops

• Helping to develop technical networks

• Technician Skills Audit underway at SIX universities, with more to come, with currently SIX in progress.


What is the NTDC Technician Skills, Roles and Responsibilities Survey?

• A web-based survey designed to capture every element of a technician’s role and experience

• Includes a database over 2600 individual technical skills

• Piloted and run at various universities around the UK

• Designed to support CPD, career development and workforce planning


Update

Technician Skills Survey

HE Technical Career pathwaysHigher Education Technical Taxonomy


Benefits of Partner Affiliation• 10% discount on all work undertaken by the NTDC including the

Skills Survey

• Free bespoke consultation for each tool in the toolkit

• Invitation to our annual NTDC Partner Forum event; York- 15 September 2020 (IST 16.9.20)

• Promotion of your work with technical staff and services on the NTDC website

• Newsletter updates, including; events, achievements, articles, job vacancies

• CPD Central – access to the package

• National Centre representative to attend/present at a specific technician-led event

• Listed as Partner Affiliate in NTDC communications and publicity materials

Our Activity


Working in Partnership ForumBlurb…

www.ntdc.ac.uk/working-in-partnership


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Develop Your Staff

CPD demonstrates that professionals;

1. engage in learning activities to develop and enhance their abilities,

Enhance Your Organisation

Set the National Standard

2. can help employers all over the world to keep key staff and developthe skills and knowledge in their organisations to maintain asustainable and competitive advantage,

3. CPD Central brings these two vital points together.


Software Features / Functionality


www.cpdcentral.onlineTeam Manager User

Supervisor User

Standard User

LEGEND

Site Admin User

Sets Objectives

Completes Objectives

Transfer Ability

Staffing and Role Changes

KEY DATES

04/03/2020

Partner Forum -15 September 2020, Park Inn Hotel, York

04/03/2020

https://istonline.org.uk/ist-technical-conference-2020-york/

IST Conference -16 September 2020 University of York

https://istonline.org.uk/ist-technical-conference-2020-york/

https://www.stem.org.uk/heated

HEaTED MembersRegional Network Coordinators

https://www.stem.org.uk/heated

Discussion / Questions

Our Head Office:

National Technician Development Centre8 Palmerston RoadSheffieldSouth YorkshireS10 2TE

Office Phone Number:

0114 222 9773

Website:

www.ntdc.ac.uk

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