“what about the arts ?” steve carroll faculty technical manager faculty of arts and humanities,...

“What about the Arts ?”

Steve CarrollFaculty Technical ManagerFaculty of Arts and Humanities, Plymouth UniversityNational Network of Arts Technicians Co-ordinator

‘The Future of Technical Support in Higher Education’

• First joint National Association of Professional and Technical Specialists in Education/Institute of Science and Technology annual conference: 4th July 2012  University of Sheffield

Umbrella Organisations• Science Council - 40 Member Bodies

– Association for Clinical Biochemistry, British Psychological Society, British Society of Soil Sciences, Institute of Brewing and Distilling, Institute of Science and Technology etc.

• Engineering Council – 36 Licensed Institutions– British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing, Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers, Institute of Chemical Engineers etc.

– Holds the National Registers of 235,000 Engineering Technicians

What About the Arts ?

From The Work Foundation report; Staying Ahead: The economic performance of the UK’s creative industries.

Arts and HE• c.900 UG Arts courses from almost 200 institutions on UCAS website

• Plymouth University. Faculty of Arts and Humanities c.6000 UG students supported by c.40 Technical Staff

What About the Arts ?– The British Institute of Professional Photographers,  The Royal Photographic Society, Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths, The National Association of Theatre Technicians, JAMES,  Crafts Council,   Equity, BECTU, Musicians Union, Higher Education Academy  etc……

• Arts Council ?

Arts Council Goal no. 4

• “We will encourage skills development, collaborative working and knowledge sharing, including enabling the arts to realise the potential of technological change”

• “We will seek to ensure that mainstream funding for learning and skills development supports the training needs of the arts”

• “Professional development is regarded as essential to the health of the arts”

Technician Council“When people think about Technicians, I don’t want their first thought to be of Prince Albert and the Great Exhibition – of the past. I want it to be of CERN, the NHS and Glastonbury. Of Formula 1, iPads, google, and any number of innovative products and services that will be developed in the future.”

“ Professional bodies and technician registration are at the heart of the Technician Council’s agenda.”

Dr Graham Spittle, Chairman of the Technician Council. Address to the All Party Parliamentary Group for Skills and Employment, 22nd Jan 2013

HEaTED and the Arts: What can we offer our members?

Steve CarrollFaculty Technical Manager

Faculty of ArtsPlymouth University

HEaTED Conference 9th January 2013

Areas for discussion:• Training• National Network of Arts Technicians

• Professional Registration for Arts Technicians

HEaTED and the Arts outcomes• NNAT’s co-ordinator(s)• National Survey• Online Arts Group on HEaTED website

• Funding for networking visits to other institutions

• Support for NNAT’s events

Survey Results• Responses from 21 HEaTED Member Institutions.

• Anglia Ruskin, Derby, Dundee Contemporary Arts/Dundee Rep Theatre, Edge Hill, Edinburgh, Falmouth, Huddersfield, Middlesex, Newcastle, Northumbria, Plymouth, Sheffield, University for the Creative Arts, Suffolk, Central Lancashire, Cumbria, Hertfordshire, Salford, Stirling, Strathclyde, Westminster.

Survey Results• Wide Range of disciplines supported• 3d Design, Fine Art, Architecture, 3D printing and rapid prototyping, Vector Graphics, Animation, CNC Machining, Software Training, Photography, Art Conservation, Painting, AV and Media, Website Content Management, IT support, Ceramics, Glass, Plaster, Civil Engineering, Cabinet Making, Silversmithing, Digital Art, Digital Embroidery and Textile Printing, English, History, Languages, Drama, Music, Exhibitions, Fashion Pattern Cutting

Survey Results• Scanning, Servers, Networking, Apple Computers, Primary and Secondary Art, Knitwear Design, Language Labs, Letterpress and Typography, LX SX FX Stage Management, Radio, Product Design, Furniture, Professional Development Support, Resource Management, Rigging, Lighting, Health and Safety, Sound Engineering, Soundstage Technician, Garment Construction, TV and Broadcast Production, Interior Design, Event Management, Trend/Innovation research, Wood and Metal work, CAD/CAM

National Network of Arts Technicians

• Networking Opportunities• Sharing Best Practice• Collaboration• Skills Development• Knowledge Sharing• Professional Registration

IST and the Arts

National Network of Arts Technicians

• arts@heated.ac.uk• Online group via HEaTED website• Facebook National Network of Arts Technicians

• HEaTED annual conference 16th January 2014