Manufacturing Technology Centre Training - delivering engineers of the future.
Category: Recruitment
Publish date: 01/06/2023
MTC Training’s mission is to create the next generation of engineering talent through an inspiring apprenticeship programme, whilst upskilling and reskilling existing workforces with its bespoke training courses. The specialist training programmes, delivered by our exceptional training team, are designed to help close the skills gap and support industry to accelerate innovation through new technology - ensuring UK advanced manufacturing businesses have the expertise they need to succeed now and in the future.
Utilising its team of future skills experts, instructional designers and industry-experienced trainers, as well as key partnerships with Lloyds Bank, the UK Atomic Energy Authority and BPP, MTC Training provides the transferrable skills needed by the manufacturing sector across its three state-of-the-art training centres:
Plus, MTC Training can proudly say it has an overall Ofsted rating of 'Good' and was rated 'Outstanding' for its ability to develop positive behaviour and attitudes, and facilitate enrichment and personal development activities.
Why work for MTC Training?
Applying for a role at MTC could be a Service leaver’s first step towards building a long and fulfilling career in educating the next generation.
Trainers manage and develop a comprehensive and innovative teaching and learning experience in a variety of practical and theoretical skills, and Service leavers provide all the skills MTC Training desires in its trainers. Resilience, great communication, digital expertise, leadership strategy skills, problem-solving and practical experience developed from their time within the Forces are just some of the key qualities transferable to the engineering training profession.
Sharing that knowledge is extremely valuable to the next generation of UK engineers, which will be critical to the advancement of new technologies and solving of global issues.
Benefits of working at MTC Training
MTC Training offers a range of perks and benefits to its colleagues, including:
- Flexible working – To help colleagues manage personal responsibilities and interests, MTC offers a suite of flexi-working policies including flexi-hours, working remotely and career breaks.
- SMART Holidays - Providing the option to purchase, sell or carry forward up to five days of annual leave. MTC also provides 25 days paid holiday per annum if you work Monday to Friday (in addition to eight public holidays)
- Competitive Pension – Offering a highly attractive pension, provided by Scottish Widows, whereby it will contribute twice your own (up to a maximum company contribution of 8% of your salary).
- Rewarding dedication - MTC offers an additional day’s holiday after four years continuous employment and a further day’s holiday for each subsequent continuous year of service, up to a maximum of 6 additional days.
- Family benefits – A range of support and benefits to new parents or guardians alike, including enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay, alongside shared parental leave.
- Professional subscriptions and dedicated CPD hours and investment - Up to £350 a year for a professional subscription to a relevant institution, as well as dedicated time and budget for colleagues to upskill themselves and work on their career development.
- Private healthcare – MTC colleagues are provided with Vitality Health Insurance, giving them access to private healthcare and helping cover the cost of seeing private doctors, as well as surgery and treatment.
- Team building days – Teams are allocated budgets to organise team building activities and celebrate their successes.
- Clubs and societies - Colleagues from across the organisation meet socially, including within our affinity groups (Accessibility, Neurodiversity, LGBT+, Women at the MTC), the Tilly Shilling Initiative and in a range of sport and hobby clubs. If enough colleagues are interested, the MTC will financially support you in establishing new clubs!
All of this, plus financial support to set up clubs and societies, employee discounts available through a scheme called Lifeworks and O2 (in the last year, MTC colleagues have saved £20,000 in total) and a salary sacrifice car scheme through Tusker.
Case Study: The story of ex-Forces, James Wagstaff
This is the story of James Wagstaff, an ex-Forces employee, currently Programme Delivery Manager at the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre.
James started working for MTC Training as an Automation Trainer delivering training predominantly on Pneumatics and Hydraulics. He then diversified his training capability, delivering Robotics and PLC training after upskilling himself.
After 12 months, he was promoted to Senior Trainer responsible for a team of 10 trainers, looking after the day-to-day training requirements for the training centre.
In April 2022, he became the Programme Delivery Manager responsible for all technical training within the AMTC. He now has a team of 18 people delivering a range of Level 3 and 4 apprenticeships, as well as a HNC programme.
James shares his experience about working with MTC:
What inspired you to go into training apprentices?
The key thing that inspired me to move into training was to be able to not only provide the technical skills I have learned from my time in the military, but to have an impact on apprentices’ attitude and mindset to work. The military have a different mindset and imparting this onto an apprentice was an exciting opportunity.
What was it like transitioning from your military background to the role you’re in now?
"I found it strange leaving the Forces initially, as I had spent years having a structure to follow and my life had been planned out for me. Once I got into the civvy world, I found that there was less structure than I had been used to. This all changed when I became an Engineering Trainer, as I then had to provide a structure for the apprentices I was teaching. After 2 and a half years of feeling a little disjointed, becoming a trainer was when I felt most at home. A big part of feeling a sense of belonging was the amount of ex-military personnel working within the training team at MTC Training."
What do you enjoy the most about training engineering apprentices?
"I like working with budding engineers and being able impart knowledge which is going to develop them further. Due to the uniqueness of military training, it is great to be able to incorporate some of how I was trained with the apprentices."
What is your experience working with MTC (People, career progression, values, benefits etc.?
"My experience of working with MTC has been fantastic, they have supported and developed me technically as well as providing me with qualifications to become a trainer in the adult education sector. MTC has strong values and people adopt these on a daily basis. The people are friendly, supportive and there is always a positive atmosphere. MTC offers some fantastic benefits, which add to the feeling of being valued as an employee."