Career Development Support
Career development support for technicians at the University of Edinburgh, designed to support career planning and development.
For an overview of support available view this infographic.
Planning Your Own Career Development
The following resources have been created to help you plan your own career and understand what career development is available to you.
Technicians Guide to Planning Your Own Career
Technicians Recorded (10 mins) Career Planning Session
Slides from the Recorded Career Planning Session
Technical Career Pathways
Grade profiles detail the knowledge, skills, experience, and representative work activities that are typical for technicians in grades UE01 to UE10 by grade.
These can be used by staff to compare the differences between two grades and to assess themselves against the expectations of their current grade or aspiring grade to identify any gaps / development needs.
Read hints and tips from technicians who have taken different career paths
Understanding Your Skills and Strengths
The following guidance from Prospects.ac.uk details a typical job profile for different technician roles, including the types of responsibilities, salaries and what to expect.
Prospects Guide - Teaching Technician
Prospects Guide - Animal Technician
Prospects Guide - Research Technician
Technician Lens on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF)
The University of Edinburgh are working with Vitae to develop a Technician lens for the Researcher Development Framework
www.vitae.ac.uk/vitae-publications/rdf-related/draft-technicians-lens/view