The University of Leicester has subscribed to HEaTED – a programme focused on changing the way the HE sector supports and develops its technical staff.

HEaTED supports a national training and career development provision which aims to deliver tools and opportunities for technicians and allied specialist staff in the HE Sector.  Its vision is to be the lead organisation supporting Professional Development of the Technical Workforce in Education and related fields.

HEaTED do this by:

• Servicing as a representative body for the sector
• Identifying the relevant training and development needs across the technical workforce
• Filling the gap in the provision of training courses, seminars and materials relevant to the professional needs of the technical workforce
• Providing an infrastructure aimed at the enhancement of career opportunities for the technical workforce
• Address the gradual loss of skills inherent in an aging workforce
• Review issues related to recruitment and retention
• Create a practicable strategy for change
• Provide a network of HEaTED Regional Networks and Co-ordinators

What HEaTED Services can you access?

• Subsidised specialist courses and seminars for the Higher Education technical community nationally and regionally
• Regional Networks for technical staff
• An online Personal Development Resource Centre
• An online community of technicians through discussion forums
• Accredited Professional Development opportunities
• A skills database highlighting information on providers of technical training and development
• An information service to support institutional workforce planning
• An annual UK conference for technical specialists, staff developers and HR professionals
• Supporting devising, promoting, and delivering any training courses for HEaTED and your HEI  

How to get started 

As the University has subscribed to HEaTED all our technical staff can register as members on their website.

To start getting benefits from your HEaTED membership there are several things you can do:

1. HEaTED website - take a look at the website www.heated.ac.uk where you will find lots of information on what HEaTED can do to support all technical staff. 
2. Join you Regional HEaTED Network - information on your Regional HEaTED Network Coordinators and the next meetings can be found at: www.heated.ac.uk/about_us.php and the events page.
3. Discounted Technical and Soft Skills Courses - the full list of discounted courses available to our members can be found at: www.heated.ac.uk/courses.php

Details of how to access the members only area are attached - see An Introduction to Heated - logging into the members only part of the website (pdf)

To log in you need to register on the website with your email address and a password of your choosing as follows:

1. Go to www.heated.ac.uk and the ‘join us’ tab
2. Click on ‘Technicians’
3. Fill in your details
4. Sign in with your email as your username and password you created to access the resources

To find out more about HEaTED visit their website for information  www.heated.ac.uk/