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Digital Skills for Digital Manufacturing Future

This series of webinar shares the findings of our new report in partnership with Sage on how and why manufacturers should be focusing on attaining digital skills as we move to an-ever increasing digital future.

Audience

  • HR managers / directors
  • Training mangers

Why attend?

  • A clear understanding of what digital skills are and how they can benefit your business, from the pov of a manufacturer
  • How you can attain these skills either through recruitment or training and development of staff, practical examples and tools to support manufacturers
  • Hear from directly from Government (DfE) on what they doing to support manufacturers in attaining these digital skills.

Webinar 1

The importance of digital skills

Join this exclusive series webinar in partnership with Sage, where Make UK will be sharing the key findings from their new report, Digital Skills for a Digital Manufacturing Future. This first webinar in a series of three, will explore how manufacturers that have invested in digital skills thrived during the covid-19 pandemic. Hear directly from Warren Services a manufacturer who has invested in digital and taking advantage of the benefits it brings.

  • 3rd November, 12 – 12.50pm
  • Key findings from the report with a focus on how companies that invested in digital skills thrived during the pandemic
  • Speakers: Make UK (Verity Davidge, Director of Policy), Sage (TBC), Warren Services (William Bridgeman, Chairman)

Format: Panel

  • Introduction and overview of findings from Make UK (20mins) 
  • Q&A with Warren Services, Make UK to ask questions (15mins) 
  • Comments and reactions from Sage (10mins) 
  • Questions from audience and close (5mins) 
 

Webinar 2

Acquiring digital skills – best practice and practical solutions

Join this exclusive series webinar in partnership with Sage, where Make UK will be sharing the key findings from their new report, Digital Skills for a Digital Manufacturing Future. This second webinar in a series of three, will explore the practical solutions on how manufacturers can acquire the digital skills they need, whether basic or advanced. We will be in conversation with CEO of Enginuity, Sector Skills Council, Ann Watson and Chief Executive of the High Value Manufacturing Catapult and leader of the Ventilator Challenge, Dick Elsy.

  • 5th November, 12– 12.50pm 
  • Practical solutions on how manufacturers can acquire the digital skills they need, whether basic or advanced.
  • Speakers: Make UK (Bhavina Bharkhada, Senior Campaigns and Skills Policy Manager), Enginuity Sector Skills Council (Ann Watson, CEO), High Value Manufacturing Catapult (Chief Executive, Dick Elsy), and Sage (TBC). 

Format: In conversation chaired by Make UK 

  • Introduction from each speaker and opening remarks (15mins) 
  • Q&A session, directing questions to Ann and Dick (20mins) 
  • Comments and reactions from Sage (10mins) 
  • Questions from audience and close (5mins) 

Webinar 3

Title: Making a digital future reality

Join this exclusive series webinar in partnership with Sage, where Make UK will be sharing the key findings from their new report, Digital Skills for a Digital Manufacturing Future. This last webinar in a series of three, will explore the report’s recommendations to discuss how key stakeholders must come together to deliver on these, including the role of Government. We will be joined by Department for Education to discuss what more can be done to support manufacturers on their digital journey. 

  • w/c 9th November, time TBC
  • Exploring the report’s recommendations to discuss how key stakeholders must come together to deliver on these, including Government
  • Speakers: Make UK (Verity Davidge, Director of Policy), DFE Spokesperson (TBC), Sage (TBC)

Format: In conversation with chaired by Make UK 

  • Introductions and opening remarks (5mins) 
  • Recap of Make UK / Sage recommendations from the report (15mins) 
  • Remarks and reaction from DfE on existing work being done (10mins) 
  • Q&A with DfE and Sage on what the future holds for adapting workforces to a digital future (15mins)