MCP Workshop - Closing Your Maintenance Skills Gaps with Effective Training
Schedule
Fri Oct 02 2026 at 09:30 am to 03:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
MCP Consulting Group Ltd. | Solihull, EN
About this Event
MCP Technical Training Workshop Day
Experience Hands-On Maintenance Training
We are excited to invite you to MCP Technical Training’s free Workshop Day at our facility in Solihull.
This is a unique opportunity for manufacturing businesses to experience our training first-hand, meet our expert trainers, and discover how to close skills gaps within your workforce.
What to Expect
Our Workshop Day is designed to be highly interactive, giving you the chance to try out real training exercises on our rigs and explore the benefits of structured technical development.
You will take part in four practical sessions:
- Maintenance Development Centre: Assess current skills levels and identify gaps within your workforce.
- Maintenance Best Practice: A taster of our City & Guilds approved training programmes.
- Electrical Skills Training: Get hands-on with our electrical rigs and explore essential skills.
- Mechanical Skills Training: Try out practical tasks on our mechanical rigs.
Why Attend?
✔ Meet our expert technical trainers
✔ Network with peers from other businesses
✔ Explore our new training rigs
✔ Enjoy a complimentary lunch
✔ Take away ideas and strategies you can use immediately in your business
Join Us
Whether you are looking to upskill your engineers, improve staff retention, or simply explore how hands-on technical training can support your business, this Workshop Day is the perfect opportunity to see MCP Technical Training in action.
We look forward to welcoming you to Solihull.
Agenda
🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Welcome Refreshments and Introductions
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Mini Maintenance Development Centre
Host: Sarah Matthews | Technical Sales Manager
Info: In this practical session, attendees will participate in a condensed version of MCP’s renowned Maintenance Development Centre. Through a structured skills analysis, participants will reflect on their team’s strengths, identify technical and safety-related skills gaps and receive tailored development recommendations.This hands-on diagnostic provides actionable insights into current competencies and immediate areas for improvement.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Maintenance Best Practice Taster Session
Host: Paul Deighton
Info: This concise, interactive taster simulates MCP’s renowned Maintenance Best Practice workshop. Drawing from the City & Guilds accredited programme, you will explore the core principles of effective maintenance, including strategic planning, reliability management, failure analysis and asset criticality within a practical, hands-on format. Designed to give you a snapshot of how structured maintenance strategies can improve reliability and reduce costs, this session offers a valuable glimpse into the full four-day course content without commitment.
🕑: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Electrical Skills Training Taster Session
Host: Matthew Reason
Info: In this practical session, participants will have the opportunity to work directly with MCP’s electrical training rigs under the guidance of our fully qualified trainers. Tailored for individuals new to electrical engineering, qualified electricians seeking to enhance their expertise or mechanical engineers pursuing multi-skilling, this hands-on experience showcases our industry-accredited approach to electrical skills training, delivered with real-world relevance and professional insight.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Mechanical Skills Training Taster Session
Host: Jim Lesser | Senior Technical Trainer
Info: In this hands-on workshop, participants will experience a condensed version of our industry-accredited mechanical maintenance training, delivered by fully qualified trainers. Whether you're new to mechanical engineering or expanding your existing skills, you’ll work with our training rigs to explore essential mechanical tasks such as pulleys, belt drives, chains, bearings, and pump maintenance. This taster session will demonstrate key techniques from MCP’s Mechanical Maintenance Skills programmes and offer valuable insight into how structured mechanical training can bolster your team’s competence and operational reliability
Where is it happening?
MCP Consulting Group Ltd., Blythe Valley Innovation Centre, Solihull, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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