Now is an exciting time for HEaTED with many positive changes to report. Responsibility for managing the programme has recently moved to Myscience supported by The Gatsby Charitable Foundation. Our previous funders, HEFCE, will continue to support us on operational issues.

HEaTED is working to be the lead organisation supporting Professional Development of the Technical Workforce in Education and related fields.  The following are just some of the benefits HEaTED membership offers:

• Subsidised rates on specialist courses and workshops for the Higher Education technical community, nationally and regionally
• A facility to deliver specialist courses to the wider technical community
• Access to our Regional Networks and related discussion forums
• An annual UK HEaTED conference (scheduled for Autumn 2012)
• An online Personal Development Resource Centre
• Access to an online community of Technicians sharing best practice and expertise
• A courses database with information on provision of technical training and development
• Facilities to share best practice and expertise with other members and their HEI
• Access to a repository of technical and personal development materials
• A professional working relationship with the IST as a base for national qualifications and development activities

Whilst not an exhaustive list, the above benefits represent ways in which HE establishments and the technical, specialist and managerial staff operating in those establishments can add real value to their environment and their personal and career development by working with HEaTED.