Next Gen Makers Engineering Skills Conference 2026

Join us at The MTC in Coventry for a day of Insight, Best Practice Sharing and Networking.
About this Event

Get up to speed with ways to solve your Engineering Skills Shortage.

· Discover strategies to build your Early Careers Talent Pipeline

· Understand how to create the ultimate apprentice experience from our Apprentice Panel Discussion

· Learn how to leverage Inclusion to attract more diverse talent

· Uncover how other organisations are mentoring and developing their Apprentices

· Build your network with Industry and Education over lunch

Parking is available on site at MTC Training - A state-of-the-art facility with cutting-edge manufacturing technology at Ansty Park, just off junction 2 of the M6.

Agenda

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Arrival, Drinks and Networking
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:10 AM
Welcome and Introduction
🕑: 10:10 AM - 10:30 AM
Addressing the Skills Shortage: With Enginuity
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Talent by Design: Creating Future Workforce Pipelines at Schneider Electric
🕑: 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM
Beyond the Ride: Building Diverse Engineering Careers at Merlin Entertainments
🕑: 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM
Coffee Break
🕑: 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Olivia Lane: What makes a great Apprentice Experience at Amazon
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
Apprentice Panel Discussion and Q&A from the audience
🕑: 12:20 PM - 01:00 PM
Lunch
🕑: 01:00 PM - 01:20 PM
Attitude over Aptitude: Mentoring and Developing Our Apprentices at Cummins
🕑: 01:20 PM - 01:40 PM
How Knowledge Transfer Partnerships embed innovation: a BCU Case Study
🕑: 01:40 PM - 02:00 PM
Eplan Education: A Global Approach to Developing Future Engineers
🕑: 02:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Event Close
🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Optional Tour of The MTC