Develop your digital leadership

The fantastic thing about the Leadership Programme was that it forged an impressive bond of trust between the cohort early on, which meant I felt I could talk about the company and our challenges openly. I believe that during the crisis we stayed in touch more than I suspected we would, talking about the challenges and sharing ideas about how to navigate it.

Dan Smith, technical director of Twinfix

• East Midlands

  Made Smarter East Midlands offers a leadership development programme focussed on equipping leaders to lead the digital transformation of their business.
  
  Programme details are as follows:

  • 3 Month programme
  • 6 Bite-sized workshops
  • Peer group cohorts of 12 Manufacturing leaders – All leading digital transformations
  • Content covers:
    • Leadership challenges of digitalisation
    • Managing digital change
    • Digitalisation strategy
    • Sprint methodology for implementation
• North East

  If you are a small or medium-sized manufacturer based in the North East, you can access: 

  • A one-to-one digital health check 
  • Digital transformation workshops 
  • Guidance from an industrial digital technology (IDT) specialist 
  • Support in identifying possible funding routes to help with the purchase of new technology and equipment
  • A leadership training programme  

  The programme is delivered by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) and Tees Valley Combined Authority.

• North West

  The North West Adoption Leadership programme is delivered through a blend of workshops, site visits to SME manufacturers who are already on the journey of adopting digital technology, facilitated-learning sessions, and special project sprints to test new ideas. 

  You’ll adopt a holistic view of your enterprise and how to implement hi-tech and digitally-based manufacturing techniques into production processes. 

  Perform an audit to determine the ‘digital readiness’ of your SME, measure the value of any adjustments made to processes, and ensure all stakeholders embrace the digital journey. 

  Special project sprints will enable you to experiment with and learn new ideas in a safe digitalisation environment. 

• West Midlands

  Leadership and Management training is on offer to businesses who have completed the Digital Transformation workshops through the Made Smarter Programme.

  The course is delivered by Made Smarter partners at Coventry University, who are experts in this field. The overall programme is valued at £2,500 however as the training is subsidised through the Made Smarter programme, the investment for your business is reduced to a cost of only £500 per delegate.

  With up to 30 hours of prescriptive learning, you’ll be able to transform your business, enhance value creation, create efficiencies and engage your employees to deliver better results. With our Made Smarter leadership skills training, we’ll help you discover new and innovative ways of developing and managing your people.

  What you can expect from the course/Areas of learning:

  1. Up to 12.5 hours of face-to-face training
  2. Up to 17.5 hours of self-learning
  3. Round table discussions
  4. Business resilience and sustainability
  5. Marketing
  6. Team engagement
  7. Productivity
  8. Style/visioning/purpose
  9. Change management
  10. Onboarding
  11. People
  12. Agile
  13. Other LEAN tools

  The registration form for the course is available through your Made Smarter account. Please contact your DTS or madesmarter@cwgrowthhub.co.uk with any queries.

  There are only 20 places available, you’ll need to sign up fast to guarantee your place.

  Made Smarter West Midlands Digital Management and Leadership Programme Course Guide

• Yorkshire and the Humber

  The Y&H Adoption Leadership and Management programme is delivered through a blend of workshops, site visits to SME manufacturers who are already on the journey of adopting digital technology, facilitated-learning sessions, and special project sprints to test new ideas.

  Starting September 2023, Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber is offering Leadership & Management Training

  The Leading Digital Transformation course has been designed and road-tested by industry experts to help you to deliver digital transformational change more effectively.

  Who is delivering the course?
  The course has been designed and will be delivered by expert practitioner-academics from Sheffield Business School. All have industry experience, are skilled at working with leaders of small and medium-sized businesses and are experts in their field.

  The programme has been designed to fit around your existing work and personal commitments and comprises:
  • 10 developmental workshops over 12 weeks (6 online and 4 face-to-face)
  • This equates to 40 hours of specialist change leadership training
  • Cohorts will run from September 2023
  • You’ll be able to join a cohort in locations across South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, North Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, York and Hull

  To express your interest in the course, use the quick enquiry form Or discuss with your DMA or DTS today.

  There now less than 45 spaces available, secure your place today!

• Other regions

  Made Smarter Leadership development is not currently available in your region, but there are a variety of other digital support programmes available across the UK. Please contact your local Business Growth Hub to see what else is available in your area.