Future-proofing NSW Manufacturing - Central Coast

Future-proofing Regional NSW Manufacturing is brought to you in partnership with the NSW Department of Education, the University of Technology Sydney, SkillsLab, Ai Group and Central Coast Industry Connect.

A unique opportunity to reset your strategy and upskill your workforce!

Manufacturing business leaders face many challenges today including talent shortages, technology – what to invest in and when, transitioning to a green economy and broken supply chains to name a few.

Attending this complimentary event is a great way to re-assess your strategic priorities through the futuremap® diagnostic tool, identify your skills gaps, and access free micro-credential courses to train your workforce.

Our mission is to assist you to accelerate your growth with practical solutions that add value.

Following this event: you will have a clearer idea of where to focus over the next 2 years, access to knowledge, capital and human resources to help you get there. More specifically and practically, you will get:

• A 2-year strategic roadmap/report with recommendations & resources
• Hear about advanced manufacturing technology insights & case studies
• Support for the development of your workforce with access to free micro-credentials
• Meet industry peers, exchange ideas & make new connections

About futuremap: Feedback tells us 92% of the businesses that attend will review the futuremap roadmap report and its recommendations. 98% would recommend the workshop, and 80% found the workshop thought provoking and would accelerate their adoption of technology.

In total, more than 1200 industry leaders have used the futuremap tool which is uniquely designed to assist manufacturing businesses to assess and map their maturity levels and capabilities in the areas of:

• market positioning
• leadership, strategy and change management
• innovation and use of technology
• digital manufacturing (Industry 4.0)

Who should attend and how to prepare:

Bring your leadership team responsible for strategy, culture, human resources, operations and customer experience.
Please bring a fully charged wifi enabled laptop or tablet (essential) and charger for each person attending.

Agenda:

• 8:30am registration, breakfast, networking
• 9:00am Welcome, housekeeping, agenda
• 9:05am Official host welcome and acknowledgement of country
• 9:15am futuremap workshop (90 mins)
• 10:45am Coffee break
• 11:00am futuremap continues (60mins)
• 12:00am Driving Digital Skills free training opportunity
• 12:10am SME@UTS Pathways
• 12:20am Questions and feedback
• 12:30pm Networking

Location:

The Boardroom, Business Incubator
Loop Rd Ourimbah
Located on the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle
*Parking instructions and campus map with venue to be provided after registration.

What happens after the event?

futuremap® is delivered as part of the Driving Digital Skills Program which offers a holistic approach to workforce development fully funded by the NSW Government. Following on from this event we will assist you to tap into skills, talent, capital, expertise, and advanced manufacturing R&D lab facilities aligned to your priority needs.

Privacy notice

To attend scheduled events, you will need to register. Information collected from you as part of your participation in the futuremap workshop will be used to manage the event and your participation. Information will also be used for quality improvement and planning, including review the event’s success and outcomes. Your information will usually be collected directly from you. Your information collected as part of the futuremap workshop may be shared with the event partners but will not be disclosed to other third parties unless required by law, or with your consent. You can request access to or correct any inaccurate information. To make a request, or for any other questions around this notice and privacy, contact events@uts.edu.au. Depending on the event, you may be provided the option of opting in to subscribe to or receive further information about UTS research, news or events. If you chose to subscribe, you will receive further email communications from sme@uts.edu.au and can unsubscribe by contacting sme@uts.edu.au at any time.  Further information on privacy can be found at Privacy at UTS. 

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