1. Membership bodies

2. Entitlement

3. Career progression & skills gap

4. Registration process

5. Support

6. Funding

7. References

Membership bodies

With technician members across hundreds of workplaces in sectors ranging from defence and energy to heritage and telecoms, the union is working in conjunction with membership bodies including professional associations: the Engineering Council, Science Council, BCS - The Chartered Institute for IT and EngTechNow.^[1][2][3]

Entitlement

Technicians who successfully gain professional registration status through a relevant membership body have the right to display the appropriate letters after their name. In the case of RegTech this means either EngTech, RSciTech or RITTech. The title or “post nominal” provides a formal recognition of relevant skills and experience.^[4]

Career progression & skills gap

Prospect believes technician registration is a key means of supporting apprentices and other young professionals with structured vocational routes to career progression.^[1] While it is a valuable asset in its own right it can provide the foundation for achieving chartered status.^[5] More broadly the RegTech project is aimed at helping to address skills shortages, by raising the profile of technicians and attracting more recruits to the roles.^[2]

Registration process

Registration is not exam-based but rather is achieved by providing evidence of the required knowledge, understanding and experience. This varies according to the relevant professional awarding body but can often take the form of a written application or face to face interview, with supporting documentation.^[4]

Support

Prospect’s support for technician registration includes workplace surgeries, a dedicated online helpdesk and training for workplace RegTech advisers.^[6]

Funding

The RegTech project is funded by the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, one of whose stated aims is to strengthen science and engineering skills in the UK by developing innovative programmes and informing national policy in the UK.^[7][8]

References

• The Thermidor Reaction
• The thermodynamic arrow of time
• Thethi
• The Thicket
• The Thick of It (US TV series)
• The Thief and the Cobbler
• The Thief of Always (comics)
• The Thief of Bagdad (1952 film)
• The Thief of Bagdad (disambiguation)
• The Thief of Baghdad (1952 film)
• The Thief of Tibadabo
• The Thief of Tibidabo
• The thief of time
• The Thief of Venice
• The Thief & the Cobbler
• The Thieving Hand
• The thievish magpie
• The Thin Blue Line
• The Thin Dead Line (Angel)
• The Thin Executioner
• The Thing (1982)
• The Thing (2010 film)
• The Thing (2011 film)
• The Thing About Heroes (CSI: NY episode)
• The Thing About Jane Spring