Partners and contributors
Below is a list of partners that contributed to the Technical Development and Modernisation (TDM) project.
Higher Education Funding Council for England
The Higher Education Funding Council for England distributed public funding for teaching and research to Universities and Colleges. It closed on 1 April 2018 to be replaced by UK Research and Innovation and Office for Students. Office for Students continues to support the NTDC, which facilitates the ongoing management and development of the Toolkit.
One of the many issues is understanding the breadth and depth of the technician workforce.The answers to many of these problems are complex and non-trivial and that is why we have funded the TDM project at Sheffield.
Steve Butcher
Head of Procurement at HEFCE
Higher Education Funding Council for England website
Institute of Science and Technology
The Institute of Science and Technology provides individual and focused professional support to a wide group of specialist, technical and managerial colleagues in a broad range of environments such as science, engineering, industry, local authorities, schools, FE, HE, research/analytical/health facilities, government departments and many more in the UK and overseas.
Being a Professional Body run by technicians for technicians, it is fantastic to be involved and able to represent their views.
Dr Michelle Jackson
Registrar of the IST
Institute of Science and Technology website
Higher Education and Technician’s Educational Development
Higher Education and Technician’s Educational Development is the leading provider of professional development and networking opportunities for all disciplines of the technical workforce in higher and further education, and related organisations across the UK. HEaTED is supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation.
The role of technicians is increasingly recognised as essential to the organisations for which they work. TDM career development frameworks will only serve to enhance recognition and future prospects for technical staff.
Dr Katherine Forsey
Membership and Network Manager, Heated
Higher Education and Technician’s Educational Development website
We were also fully supported by partners and contributors at other institutions, which included:
University of Birmingham, University of Sheffield, University of Nottingham, Imperial College London, University of Westminster, University of Exeter, Sheffield Hallam University, Lancaster University, University of Liverpool, University of Cambridge, University of Manchester, Manchester Metropolitan University, Newcastle University, Bristol University, University of Hull, Loughborough University, University of Leeds and Plymouth University.