Technician Membership – Delivering the Step Change:Technician Lifed Expert Panel 11th May 2010

Meeting Aims

First meeting of the Technician Expert Panel: to validate the vision of the campaign; to agree the Terms of Reference; to validate the strategy; to determine next steps for the Panel – including specific input from members where appropriate on future activity

Agenda

Introductions Background Vision Terms of Reference and operation Work undertaken to date Reporting Summary / validation Next meeting

Background, Why?, and Vision

Background

Founding of Society of Civil Engineering Technicians (SCET) in 1968. Board of Incorporate Engineers and Technicians (BIET) took over from SCET in 1989 following the merger with ICE Once the 2 grades integrated into ICE, BIET disbanded in 2001. Decline in numbers of EngTech

The Civil Engineering Team.. 2009

C40,000

1%

Membership

{c100,000

Industry

c35%

The independentlyverified, professionally qualified: competent team

The Step Change

Aim: 2000 new Technician Members by the end of 2015Challenge: On current performance will deliver c250Step Change: An order of magnitude increase in the number of new Technician Members Core Focus: UK

Vision

Why?

Technicians perform a valuable role within the Civil Engineering Team, are under represented within ICE, and under valued by employers. There is a substantial opportunity to qualify technicians and develop and share knowledge, which is within ICE’s Royal Charter obligations.

Vision Build up

Initial 5–year: Technicians are valued and recognised for their contribution to the civil engineering team by industry. 2,000 new Technician Members in 5 years (which currently would be 5% representation). Technician Members are fully engaged within ICE. 12-15 – year: Intermediate (changes in numbers): The TMICE membership is balanced at the same level of representation as CEng/IEng Membership (currently: 35% would equate to 14000 TMICE) Ultimate: 100% of civil engineering technicians are Technician Members and fully engaged within ICE. (Currently would equate to 40,000 TMICE)

Strategy

Promote the value of Technicians and Technician MembershipDevelop and operate flexible routes to Technician MembershipOffer an effective Learned Society for Technician Members

Strategy - Engagement

Marketing & CommunicationsGover

nanc

eSubscriptions and Fees

Terms of Reference

Work done to date

Workshops

Multi-disciplinary workshops: representatives from the Regions, Engineering Policy & Innovation, Marketing and Communications, MIS, Subscriptions, and Membership Developed the vision statement Scoped the strategy Developed the activity strands

Strands

Membership (TMICE) Membership Processes Knowledge Transfer Marketing and Communications Regional Delivery Governance & Representation

Membership: TMICE

EngTech TMICE: defined through ICE 3002 DLR Subscriptions: to be reviewed: existing reduction in place until 2012 AB Fees: application fees to be reviewed DLR Case studies preparation for dissemination HC, JC Champions identified HC, JC, MA Advanced Technical Apprenticeship AS, MR, MA QUEST Technician Awards (37 applications and 6 awards made to date) AS, JC, NM Professional Review Awards / Prizes SB, HC, JC, Technician Ambassadors: schools/colleges promotion AS, JC, HC

Membership: Processes

Digitisation of Application Processes: to handle an order of magnitude increase SB, NJ

Integration with Foundation Degree / HNC/D programmes AS, ER, SB, MA

TPRs conducted in the workplace: to be investigated SB, SH

Technician Reviewers (TMICE) to be recruited SB

Technician representatives on PRP, Standards Panel, PDP and Membership Committee SB, DLR, AS

Apprenticeships - finalisation: financial release AS, MR, MA

Knowledge Transfer

What the profession needs SR, SC What the Technician needs/wants : CPD SH, AB, MA What can Technicians “tell us” SR, HC, JC What can Technicians contribute SR, HC, JC

Knowledge Transfer – what the profession needs

Project for the Capacity Building Panel AliB, SR Scoping work undertaken by EPI staff January and February 2010 AliB, SR Workshop for Capacity Building Panel May 2010 AliB, SR Activities identified for 2011 Business Plan - Sep 2010 AliB, SR Strong “delivery” representation… AliB, AB

Knowledge Transfer – what the Technicians need/want

Technician oriented CPD programmes identified during 2010 for integration into the 2011 Regional Learned Society Programme AB, MA, SH, SF Relevant workshops / training programmes to be explored / developed SR, AB, MA, SH, SF, HC, JC

Marketing & Communications

Business case / benefits -> Value Proposition: prepared for dissemination to employers and clients HC, JC, MA, SH Candidate proposition / benefits -> Value Proposition: prepared for dissemination to potential Technician Members HC, JC, MA, SH Academic provider case -> Value Proposition: prepared for dissemination to HE/FE AS, HC, JC, MA, SH Potential TMICE - Regional split HC, JC Employer Engagement / Profiling DLR, HC, JC, SF

Regions – delivery

Promotion of integrated finals and TPR to FE/HE colleges SB, AS, MR, AB, SH, MA Promotion of apprenticeships to employers DLR, AS, MR, HC, JC, MA, SF, Sharing of good practice to identify and adopt best practice; lessons learned AB, SF, DLR, SF, Identifying and building new employer relationships MA, HC, JC, SC, Promotion of TMICE to employers SH, MA, AB Promotion of TMICE to clients SH, MA, AB Promotion of TMICE to potential TMICE SH

Governance

New Technician Committee to represent grade to be investigated DLR, EW, SC Technician representation on Key committees and panels DLR, Lifed Technician Expert Panel – oversee the programme DLR

Work Breakdown

Reporting

Reporting

Council via Membership Committee Members? Others?

Summary and validation

Summary and validation

Anything missing? Anything that can wait? Next steps: individual, sub-group, Panel

Next meeting

Next meeting

The next meeting is on

Tuesday 7th September at 10.00