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The Manufacturing Institute provides high-impact training, consultancy services and events to inspire manufacturing professionals and organisations of all sizes to be the very best.
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As a small team of passionate experts, we help manufacturers successfully overcome challenges and thrive. We’ve been around for over a quarter of a century, and in that time we’ve supported some of the largest global organisations and even become the first European-licensed affiliate of the Shingo Institute. Now let us help you.
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Self Study Online Lean Practitioner - Start Now
Can be started where and when you like
Course Duration: 8 online modules studied at your own pace
Investment: £500
Six Sigma Black Belt - October 2021
Warren Bruce Court, Trafford Park, Manchester. M17 1LB
Course Duration: 6 days (2 blocks of 3 sessions)
Investment: £1900
Leadership Development Programme – October 2021
Carrington Business Park, Carrington, Manchester, M31 4DD, 20th October 2021
Course Duration: 8 weeks at 1 day per week
Investment: £2250
Leadership Boot Camp – November 2021
Delivered Virtually, 18th November 2021
Course Duration: 8 weeks at 1 day per week (3.5 hr sessions)
Investment: £895
MSc in Manufacturing Leadership - January 2022
Delivered Virtually, 27th January 2022
Course Duration: 6 modules and dissertation over 33 months
Investment: £9500
How we can help
Bespoke support
When we say ‘bespoke’, we mean it. Our training isn’t ‘off the shelf’, and you can trust that we’re not a traditional consultancy either. You won’t find us upsetting the apple cart. Instead, we’ll help you make sustainable changes – and reach your goals.
Industry leaders
We partner with industry leaders who’ve overcome the same challenges you’re facing. Plus, we’ve even worked with the UK’s first manufacturer (and world’s first newspaper manufacturer) to achieve the Shingo Prize. So you can be confident you’re in good hands.
World-class events
Our appetite for innovation enables us to host world-class events, time after time. Just one example is the Festival of Manufacturing Excellence 2020, which was the first virtual conference of its kind for our sector.
Access to funding
Everyone should be able to access our support. As well as payment plans, we have a free digital levy matchmaking service so that employers with unused apprenticeship funds can support SMEs with the associated payment for apprentice training.
You can learn and thrive
All of our courses are delivered by experts who share best practices and unique insights so you’ll accomplish even more. The programmes are varied – from lean to leadership, and Six Sigma to Shingo. There’s a session focused solely on coaching and mentoring or, if you want to level up your knowledge, you can try our dedicated MSc in Manufacturing Leadership.
With virtual and face-to-face training available, you can even shape your learning to suit your business or team – so you’ll always get the most out of each session.
Our free digital service matches levy payers throughout England with smaller Greater Manchester and Essex businesses that need support for apprenticeship training costs.
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