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Leading Digital Transformation (North West Adoption Leadership programme)

Leading Digital Transformation is a funded support programme for senior leaders of small and medium-sized manufacturing businesses based in North West England.

Run by Made Smarter North West · funded by Made Smarter

Checked against the official page (madesmarter.uk) on 16 Oct 2026.

A funded programme for senior leaders and managers in SMEs, mixing online and face-to-face sessions on digital strategy, identifying priorities and where digital tools can help.

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Status and deadline

Status

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Deadline

Next cohort: January 2027

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How much

Described as funded; no amount stated.

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Who can apply

Senior leaders of North West based SME manufacturing businesses can apply for this funded programme.

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Business size

Small (10 to 49 staff), Medium (50 to 249 staff), Micro (under 10 staff)

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Sectors

manufacturing

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How to apply

Use the 'Register your interest in a Made Smarter Leadership Programme' link on the page.

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Where it is open: the North West

North West England

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HartlepoolMiddlesbroughRedcar and ClevelandStockton-on-TeesDarlingtonHaltonWarringtonBlackburn with DarwenBlackpoolKingston upon Hull, City ofEast Riding of YorkshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth LincolnshireYorkCounty DurhamCheshire EastCheshire West and ChesterNorthumberlandCumberlandWestmorland and FurnessNorth YorkshireBurnleyChorleyFyldeHyndburnLancasterPendlePrestonRibble ValleyRossendaleSouth RibbleWest LancashireWyreBoltonBuryManchesterOldhamRochdaleSalfordStockportTamesideTraffordWiganKnowsleyLiverpoolSt. HelensSeftonWirralDoncasterRotherhamNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideSouth TynesideSunderlandBradfordCalderdaleKirkleesLeedsWakefieldGatesheadBarnsleySheffield

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Things we could not confirm

  • Whether businesses can apply directly is not stated; the page asks for registration of interest.
  • Exact eligibility area and funding amount not stated.
  • Next cohort date given only as January 2027, no specific day.

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Source and last checked

Local Landscape gathers this information automatically from the pages below, then checks the key details against the official page. Checked against the official page (madesmarter.uk) on 16 Oct 2026. Its details last changed on 16 Oct 2026. No person has checked it, so confirm the details with Made Smarter North West before you apply.

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