SUPPORTER

GUIDE
For social and digital
platforms

@TechsCommit #TechsCommit

The recognition they

deserve
The Technician Commitment is a collaborative
initiative to support technicians working in higher
education and research.
Launched in May 2017,
around 75 universities and
research institutions have
now signed up to become
signatories and pledged
action against five key
challenges affecting their
technicial staff.

VISIBILITY
Ensuring technicians are visibile within and beyond the institution

RECOGNITION
Supporting technicians to gain recognition through registration

DEVELOPMENT
Enabling career progression for technicians through clear
pathways

SUSTAINABILITY
Safeguarding technicial skills across the organisation by utilising 
and developing expertise

IMPACT
Assessing the impact of actions to support the commitment

The small print

The Technician Commitment is a sector-wide 
collaborative initiative led by the Science Council and
supported by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation's
'Technicians Make it Happen' campaign.

The campaign aims to

ensure visibility,
recognition, career
development and
sustainability for
technicians working in
higher education and
research, across all
disciplines.

Universities and research institutes have been invited

to become signatories of the Technician Commitment
and pledge action against the key challenges
affecting their staff.

As a proud supporter, join us in spreading the word to give

technicians the recognition they deserve.
We will provide you with the tools needed to make your
affiliation known. Here's how you can use your influence to
make a difference across digital and social media.

Questions? Contact 
techscommit@gatsby.org.uk
www.technicians.org.uk/techniciancommitment

#TechsCommit

Your tools
1.  Logo
Provided with this pack are two optional logos for use
across digital and social media:

White version:

2. Social media

Hashtag: #TechsCommit                 Twitter: @TechsCommit

Please tag us in related images on Twitter so we can RT to
amplify messaging (@TechsCommit, @Technicians_MIH,
@Science_Council).

3. Messaging and graphics

To assist you in spreading the message, we have

drafted posts for you to share on social media. Please
feel free to use the posts below or craft your own.

JOIN US 
At [institution], every technician counts. That's why we're
proud to support the Technician Commitment, pledging
action to develop our technical staff [link] [add image]
#TechsCommit 
Together we can elevate #technicians across higher
education and research [link to news item] [add image]
#TechsCommit
Technicians are vital to research at [tag institution]. That's
why we're proud to support the Technician Commitment
[add image] #TechsCommit
We're part a movement to recognise and support the
#technical community in higher education. Find out more
about #TechsCommit here [link] [add image]
Here are a few suggestions to show your continued
support and increase the visibility of technicians at
your institution:

Quotes from staff

Pictures of technicians

Spotlight on action areas

In-depth features or blogs
Showcase achievements
Q+A or behind the scenes

4. Social media graphics

A selection of social media graphics are provided with this

pack for use across your digital platforms.
Why not use stats or quotes from your technical staff to
create your own? Don't forget to tag @TechsCommit in
the image. 

5. Contact

Website:

www.technicians.org.uk/techniciancommitment
Useful resources:
www.sciencecouncil.org
www.technicians.org.uk

Twitter:
@techscommit
#techscommit
Facebook:
www.facebook.com/TechniciansMakeitHappen
www.facebook.com/SciCouncil

For press/ communications enquiries contact:

techscommit@gatsby.org.uk