Join us for an innovative high impact programme designed to support manufacturing and engineering companies across the East of England.

The Made Smarter Leading Change for Digital Champions programme is a high-impact FULLY FUNDED training initiative designed to empower manufacturing businesses across the East of England to innovate, boost productivity and adopt digital technologies.

The course includes 2 x in-person days.

The programme Tailored for any team member looking to support digital change in the business. The programme is delivered by the University of East Anglia in collaboration with leading industry experts from the region.

By the end of the programme, those taking part will able to understand the context of digital transformation and why its important in manufacturing, the driving forces of change, the psychology of how to manage change well, team management, and the process management skills to deliver on budget and on time.

The full schedule of the programme can be viewed below.

Got questions? Please contact madesmarter@norfolk.gov.uk to find out more!

This programme is fully funded by Department for Business and Trade as part of Made Smarter Adoption, East of England Programme.

Please also note:

Spaces are limited to one representative per organisation

There is a strong expectation that you will be able to attend all sessions

Made Smarter Adoption is only able to support Manufacturing SMEs across the East of England. If your organisation is part of a larger group, eligibility data is captured at group level. So, if your organisation exceeds 2 or more of the following, unfortunately your organisations falls outside of scope of support: More than £36m turnover; Exceeds £18m total balance sheet; Exceeds more than 250 staff.

Dates for the sessions are 19-20 November 2026

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