Leadership and management

Essential Management Skills 2025

Managing people, projects, or teams requires more than a high degree of technical knowledge; like any skill, becoming an effective manager and leader takes effort and attention.

3 days

Course	Location & Date
Essential Management Skills 2025	N/A

Members:
£1,350.00 Plus vat

Non Members:
£1,750.00 Plus vat

Summary

Managing people, projects, or teams requires more than a high degree of technical knowledge; like any skill, becoming an effective manager and leader takes effort and attention.

In order to support aspiring engineering managers, The IMechE's Essential Management Skills conference comprises of three days of workshops, networking and site visits to equip you with the knowledge to make the step up.

Essential Management Skills will return on 8-10 April 2026

Essential Management Skills overview:

Presents management competencies as learnable skills, in a structured and interactive manner, putting these on the same footing as technical skills
Encourages early-career engineers to engage in activities to foster teamwork and think in different and innovative ways
Features high-profile plenary keynotes sharing their wealth of experience leading in industry
Puts attendees on the path to excellence in their careers.

Join Essential Management Skills 2026

How will I benefit?

Develop managerial skills which will prepare you to take the next step in your career, and look great on your CV
Network with experts from a breadth of industries, forging relationships that could last throughout your career
Have fun! Take part in social activities with other early-career engineers

Contributes 21 CPD hours

In-house and bespoke training

Tell us your team's CPD needs and we'll come to you with a specialised training programme, customised for your engineering sector.
Contact our advisors if you need help finding the most appropriate training for your team.

At a glance

Duration:

3 days
CPD Hours:

21
UK-Spec:

A, B, E

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New engineering manager + CMI Level 3 Award in Principles of Management and Leadership

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Mentoring skills

We have designed this programme for managers and experienced engineers working with mentees or supporting professional registration applicants.

Train your team

Tell us your team’s development needs and we’ll come to you with a specialised training programme, customised for your organisation.

What options are available?

Off the shelf – we can deliver any of our training courses at your chosen location, providing you with a cost-effective and efficient solution
Tailored courses– our personalised programmes can help you work through issues specific to your team or sector and equip you with the practical tools you need to move forward
Blended programmes – we use a range of delivery methods, development subjects and performance resources to ensure your team have the knowledge and skills they need to help your business thrive

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