Recognition

6-12 months

• Support for Technical staff to achievetheir professional registration
• Continue to promote reward andrecognition scheme widely in theUniversity via workshops andcommunication events.
• Commitment to funding of around £10K per year.

1 to 2 years

• Case study career pathways/accolades etc. on web page
• Use of increasing cohort of registered technicians to promote registration to others.

Success Measures

• At least 20% of staff achieving professional registration in the first 2 years.
• College level celebration of technician professional registration and other achievements.
• Use of merit and other recognition mechanisms for Technicians.
• Technical staff recognised as an integral part of the research via inclusion in authorship of papers (as stated above).

6-12 months

• Technician of the year award in Discovering Excellence. We hold a University wide awards ceremony every year called ‘The Discovering Excellence Awards’
• The University Leadership Team have agreed to introduce a new category of ‘Technician of the Year’ into the 2019 awards for the first time.

1 to 2 years

• Introduction into 2019 process, along with a strong campaign of ensuring that technicians, technical managers and other colleagues are aware of the opportunity to
• nominate people for this category.

Success Measures

• At least 20 nominations in the first year.
• 50% increase in nominations in second year