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Sheffield Business School to train SME manufacturers in Yorkshire & Humber on how to lead digital change

Leaders across the Yorkshire & Humber are invited to take advantage of a new Leadership & Management programme that is being delivered across the region, with 50% of the programme funded through Made Smarter.

Sheffield Business School has been selected by Made Smarter to design and deliver leadership & management training to SME manufacturers in Yorkshire & Humber. As part of the £4.9m Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber Digital Adoption Programme, the training will take manufacturers through approximately 40 hours of specialist change leadership development through a blend of online and face-to-face workshops. Three groups of manufacturing leaders will begin training this Autumn in locations over the Yorkshire & Humber region.

Enquiries for Made Smarter Leadership & Management training can be submitted online here, a representative from Made Smarter will then provide you with a full training brochure and help you to find your nearest training group and start date.

Associate Professor of Change Leadership at the Business School; Vincent Traynor stated: “We’re really looking forward to working with SME manufacturers on this exciting programme. As an applied business school with deep expertise in transformation we are sure you will gain the necessary skills and confidence to lead and support productivity-driven change in your firm.”

Whether you need to overhaul your operations or make crucial digital modifications to your manufacturing set up, the Made Smarter Leadership & Management training will provide the knowledge and support you need.

The course is suitable for experienced leaders as well as those new to change leadership. You don’t have to be a technology specialist; people from any business function will benefit from the programme providing they have an interest in digital transformation and a focus on improving the business using IT.

The eligibility criteria are as follows:

• Work for a small or medium-sized enterprise based in the Yorkshire and Humber region
• Employ between 5 and 249 employees in the business.

Benefits

• By investing in your development on this course you will accelerate and de-risk the implementation of digital technology in your manufacturing firm
• You will create a tailored plan to transform your current operations into a new, digitally-enhanced and more productive operation
• You will be expertly tutored by practitioner-academics from Sheffield Business School
• You will build a close network of like-minded leaders and industry peers for sharing experiences, mutual support and encouragement
• As 50% of the training is funded by Made Smarter you will only pay £1,250.

To enquire about the Made Smarter Leadership and Management training course in Yorkshire & Humber, please email madesmarter@oxin.co.uk for more details or click here to complete our quick enquiry form.

Made Smarter Yorkshire & Humber Digital Adoption Programme is funded by the Department for Business & Trade, delivered in partnership with Oxford Innovation Advice, Brook Corporate Developments, HEY Growth Hub, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub.

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