Monday, 9 November, 2026
Manufacturing Educators Summit
⚲ MTC, Coventry
A one-day CPD summit for educators delivering practical insight into emerging manufacturing technologies, real-world applications, and future skills
Manufacturing Is Evolving Fast, Is Your Teaching Keeping Pace?
The Manufacturing Educators Summit is a one-day Continuing Professional Development (CPD) event designed for educators involved in manufacturing, engineering, and technical education.
The summit provides insights into modern and emerging manufacturing technologies, showcasing how cutting-edge research and innovation are being applied in industrial environments. It aims to strengthen the connection between education and industry, ensuring teaching remains relevant, future-focused, and aligned with workforce needs.
What Makes This Different
Unlike traditional training conferences, this summit goes beyond theory to deliver real, industry-led insight you can apply immediately.
By connecting you directly with cutting-edge research, real-world manufacturing applications and future-facing innovation, the experience is designed to bridge the gap between education and industry, helping you bring relevant, up-to-date knowledge straight into your teaching, curriculum and learner outcomes.
A Day Designed for Insight, Application and Collaboration
Learn from Industry Leaders at the Cutting Edge
Hear directly from experts working at the forefront of manufacturing, research and innovation. Gain first-hand insight into how technologies are evolving and what that means for the future of skills, roles and education
See Manufacturing in Action, Not Just Theory
Move beyond concepts and explore how emerging technologies are being applied in real-world environments. These practical examples will help you confidently translate industry insight into meaningful teaching content.
Explore the Technologies Shaping the Next Decade
Discover both current innovations and early-stage developments that are set to transform manufacturing over the next 5–10 years, helping you future-proof your teaching and curriculum.
Turn Insight into Practical Teaching Strategies
Take away ideas you can apply immediately, from curriculum design to classroom delivery. Every session is designed to help you connect industry developments directly to learner outcomes.
Connect with a Community of Forward-Thinking Educators
Engage in meaningful conversations with peers, researchers and industry specialists. Share challenges, exchange ideas, and build relationships that extend beyond the event.
Build Valuable Connections Over Dedicated Networking
With structured opportunities including a dedicated networking lunch, you’ll have time and space to form relationships that support collaboration, curriculum development and future opportunities
Hosted at the Manufacturing Technology Centre
Manufacturing Educators Summit takes place at the Manufacturing Technology Centre in Coventry, one of the UK's leading centres for manufacturing innovation.
Designed to help manufacturers develop, test and adopt new technologies, the MTC provides a fitting backdrop for a conference focused on digital transformation, automation, data, connectivity and AI.
