Practical Training & Development That Delivers Real Performance Results

Leadership, management and operational training for manufacturing and engineering organisations. Built around your people, your pressures and your outcomes.

Optima Training Division works with manufacturing and engineering organisations across automotive, aerospace, precision engineering, FMCG, energy and logistics.

 

We deliver practical, performance-focused training for managers, team leaders, HR teams and operational staff at every level, from first-line supervisors to senior leaders.

We don’t do off-the-shelf. Every session is built around what your people are actually dealing with: managing performance under pressure, handling difficult conversations, reducing absence risk, building leadership capability and getting operational delivery consistently right.

Available 1:1, in small groups, or as longer development programmes both online or face-to-face, at your site or ours.

Sound Familiar?

 

If you’re dealing with any of these, you’re in the right place:

  • Managers avoiding difficult conversations or lacking confidence with their people
  • First-line supervisors promoted for technical ability but given no people management training
  • Inconsistent performance standards across teams, shifts or sites
  • Employment law risk creeping up through inconsistent HR processes
  • High absence, disengagement or turnover you can’t seem to get ahead of
  • Senior leaders burning out under sustained pressure with no structured support

We work with HR Directors, Heads of People and L&D Managers who need practical interventions that actually stick, not a day out of the office with no lasting change.

Training Across

 

  • Performance & Pressure Management
  • Leadership & Management Capability
  • People Management Fundamentals
  • Operational & Delivery Excellence
  • Employment & Workforce Compliance
  • Personal Development & Workplace Skills

How It Works

 

We’re flexible. Sessions are designed to fit around your operation, not disrupt it.

1:1 Sessions: For individuals needing targeted, confidential support. Online or face-to-face, most sessions 2 hours. From £295 + VAT online.

Group Workshops: Half day or full day for teams, cohorts and organisations. From £2,000 + VAT.

Development Programmes: Modular programmes and leadership pathways for sustained capability development. Leadership Mastery Series from £6,500 + VAT.

Team Boost Sessions: 1-hour online sessions for all-hands meetings and lunch-and-learns. From £495 + VAT for up to 25 people.

We’ve got you covered

Get in touch today

T: 0116 303 3560 | E: trainingcourses@optima-uk.com

Leadership &

Management Capability

People Management Fundamentals

Operational &

Delivery Excellence

Employment &

Workforce Compliance

DISC Profiling &

Performance Communication

Neurodiversity &

Performance Capability

Personal Performance

& Pressure Management

Leadership Mastery Series

Individual & 1:1 Support

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