We are the UK Institute for Technical Skills and Strategy:
📚 Recommendation 16 of the landmark #TALENTCommission report
📈 Building on the legacy of @MI_TechTALENT
🏚️ Home of Technician Commitment
💷 Funded by Research England
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Glad to have been in London this evening reflecting on progress made with recommendations of the #TALENTCommission . Inspiring company! Technician Commitment
1 year ago, we were at the MI TechTALENT #TALENTCommission Parliamentary Reception
Look what has achieved since then! ⤵️
✔️ Our parters pledge to implement employer recommendations
✔️ A new £5.5m Insitute for Technical Skills & Strategy launches
Technician Commitment UK Technology Specialists Network
2 years ago MI TechTALENT published the #TALENTCommission 📚
It called for a new entity to represent technical professionals in #highered #research nationally
Now we're accelerating skills and careers & actively advocating for technicians
🏡of Technician Commitment
💷by Research England
8 universities in N8 Research Partnership commit to advancing culture and environment for technical professionals, in response to the MI TechTALENT #TALENTCommission report
As one of our formal partners, we're thrilled to see a proactive & collaborative approach to improve #researchculture
For #NAW2024 , we're highlighting how technical careers build #SkillsforLife
Our #TALENTCommission report recommends funders encourage applicants to include new apprenticeship positions on bids for major infrastructure investments
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It's a busy week - last night I was in London for this event. It was great hearing about the progress of the #TALENTCommission report one year on from publication, and the economic benefits of TALENT Commission which you can read about here:
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The #TALENTCommission was a real game changer for the #Technician community. Such a hugely positive step forward and brilliant to see the The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy and MI TechTALENT delivering on the principles of the Technician Commitment
Our 8 partners are proud to be the first signatories for the Technician Commitment 6 years ago
We nationally champion the role of technicians & continue to do so through:
🏆Papin Prizes
📅 #HETS23
📚Implementing MI TechTALENT #TALENTCommission recommendations
...and much & more
Looking forward to the line up at todays #TALENTConf23 #Networking #TechnicalDevelopment #TALENTCommission University of Leicester Technicians Technician Commitment
There are some amazing success stories I hear from institutions who have being implementing the recommendations from the MI TechTALENT #TALENTcommission , it’s important we keep going! Click on the tweet below to see the policy which will value, enhance and recognise Technicians
This is a fantastic example of one of our partners improving working conditions and career development opportunities for #technicians ⤵️ to improve #research
All 8 partners committed to enacting all employer recommendations in the flagship MI TechTALENT #TALENTCommission report
ResFortnight: RT MI TechTALENT: Fantastic recognition of technical staff at University of Liverpool as institution is first to launch a dedicated career pathway
This is one of our key recommendations in the #TALENTCommission report (No.9) Download here … twitter.com/ResFortnight/s…
Very important report to read, the value of impact is significant which makes it all the more important to implement the 16 recommendations in the #TALENTCommission report!
The #TALENTCommission has 16 targeted recommendations each which will recognise & value the role & impact of technical staff. It is important that #HE and #research institutions implement the recommendations as technical staff play a vital role in #TeamScience and #TeamHE
Fantastic response to the #TALENTCommission recommendations from N8 Research Partnership, committing to make changes to advance culture and environment for technicians in the 8 partner universities 👏
Congratulations to all involved in this piece of work #culturechange
Powerful discussion this morning at the MI TechTALENT Advisory Board on increasing influence and furthering action flowing from the #TalentCommission , The UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy, Technician Commitment, in the HE sector and more.Kelly Vere MBE Helen Turner 💙 Helen Pain
Hosting #TLevel industry placements in universities and research institutes is one of the recommendations in our #TALENTCommission report
Placements can inspire the next generation of technicians in #science #engineering , boost technical capacity & early access to future talent