Technician Commitment
The Technician Commitment is a sector-wide, collaborative initiative that aims to ensure visibility, recognition, career development and sustainability for technicians working in higher education and research, across all disciplines.
The Technician Commitment is supported by the Science Council and the Gatsby Foundation.
London South Bank University (LSBU) is proud to be one of over 120 signatory institutions in the UK to pledge action against five key challenges affecting their technical staff:
- Visibility: ensuring technicians are visible both within and beyond the institution;
- Recognition: supporting technicians to gain recognition through registration;
- Development: enabling career progression for technicians through clear pathways;
- Sustainability: safeguarding technical skills across the organisation by utilising and developing expertise; and
- Impact: assessing the impact of actions to support the commitment.
“Our technical staff make an extraordinary contribution to the success of LSBU as an institution with a long history of professional-technical education and research. We have been working diligently in partnership with our technical, academic and professional colleagues to build a technician community that is empowered, valued, and engaged across the full breadth of our activities. I am excited by our 2025 - 2028 Technician Commitment Action Plan and look forward to working closely with stakeholders to further strengthen technical careers, integrate our technicians throughout our business processes, and celebrate their successes and reputation.”
Professor Rodney Day, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) and Chair of LSBU’s Technician Commitment Steering Group
See our Technician Commitment Action Plan (2023-2025) (PDF File 158 KB).