5th March 2026 | 09.00-11.00 | Scottish Engineering office, Glasgow

We are delighted to be supporting Scottish Apprenticeship Week again this year and we’re holding a networking event on 5th March to celebrate. The theme for Scottish Apprenticeship Week this year is Working for Scotland. The goal of the campaign is to demonstrate how Scottish Apprenticeships are critical to help grow and expand the nation’s workforce, giving people skills to thrive. The week will show that apprenticeships are made for business, people and Scotland’s economy, after all apprenticeships are created in partnership with employers, for employers, making skilled individuals that benefit their businesses.

Join us for the chance to network with industry peers, hear from our incredible speakers and celebrate the next generation of our sector.

Register interest.

Confirmed Speakers

Nairn Moffat – 2025 Graduate Apprentice of The Year and Design Engineer at Torishima 

Nairn left school in 2021 and began his career as a Graduate Apprentice with Torishima while studying an Honours degree in Engineering (Design & Manufacture). During his apprenticeship, Nairn gained extensive hands-on experience working on projects across the UK and internationally, contributing to pump design and complex engineering projects across a range of industries, including applications within the water, energy, and oil and gas sectors. He graduated with a first class honours degree in November 2025 and was awarded Scottish Engineering Graduate Apprentice of the Year 2025. He is now a Design Engineer at Torishima, continuing to develop his career in engineering.

Katie Wallace – 2025 Modern Apprentice of The Year and CNC machining apprentice at Hydrasun

Katie Wallace is a CNC machining apprentice at Hydrasun and the proud winner of Scottish Modern Apprentice of the Year 2026. She began her CNC journey learning on basic machines and can now independently run multiple advanced CNC machines. She has developed strong skills in CNC turning and precision engineering. She is passionate about continuous learning and pushing herself beyond her comfort zone. Katie enjoys sharing her experiences to inspire others, particularly young women, to consider a career in engineering.

Angus MacInnes – 2025 Runner Up Graduate Apprentice of The Year and Apprentice Mechanical Engineer at Thales

Angus MacInnes is a Mechanical Engineering Graduate Apprentice at Thales UK, currently in his fourth year of BEng Engineering: Design and Manufacture Graduate Apprentice course at the University of Strathclyde. In 2025, Angus was awarded runner-up in the Scottish Engineering Graduate Apprentice of the Year Award. He has worked on a variety of precision optical and laser systems, working on the design, development and verification of mechanical parts and systems used in cutting-edge technology. His commitment to engineering also earned him the Thales OME “Barr and Stroud Rising Start Award” at their annual award ceremony.

We are delighted to announce that places are now available for the January – March instalment of our Scottish Engineering Leadership Forum (SELF) programme, now into its ninth cohort, this time taking place at the Fife Fabrications office in Glenrothes. The SELF programme encompasses six face-to-face facilitated workshops, covering the range of leadership skills, and with a focus on your development as a leader. Feedback from our previous sessions has been fantastic.

Specifically designed for and targeted at the Engineering and Manufacturing sector in Scotland, SELF provides face-to-face learning with structured modules, development goals and time and space to implement the learning between sessions. This programme is also a fantastic opportunity to build and develop a network across our membership, connecting participants to Scottish industry.

The structured modules will enable Managers and prospective Leaders to make the step from day-to-day management, to developing their skills across both tactical management and strategy. The modules will enable you to get the best from your people through an in-depth examination of performance management, delegation, coaching and how to help their teams develop and grow. It will also develop your personal skills – making you a better communicator, improving your presentation skills for maximum effect, and improving your ability to influence others.

Above all, these sessions will enable you to understand yourself better, understand the leadership role and give you the tools and support to enable you to continue to grow as a manager, and as a leader.

Watch the video below to meet our Trainer, Gordon Robb, and let him introduce himself and the SELF programme to you – he explains it the best!

SELF is suitable for:

• Middle to Senior Managers
• Junior or First Level Managers or Supervisors with potential to develop
• Those whose roles are widening or changing and will require leadership skills
• Graduates, Graduate Trainees and Graduate Apprentices
• Any other staff who would benefit from developing their leadership skills

Cost

Members – £1200 + VAT
Non-members –  £1350 + VAT

Sessions will run 0930-1630 and will include lunch.

To book your place on this course, please contact [email protected]

Trainer

Gordon Robb

Thanks to our partnership with Gordon, we can offer these six sessions and masterclasses. Gordon is a hugely experienced trainer, facilitator and coach with international experience. He will help develop your skills and competence to make you and your company better. 

To book your place, contact [email protected]

We are delighted to announce that places are now available for the January – March instalment of our Scottish Engineering Leadership Forum (SELF) programme, now into its ninth cohort, this time taking place at the Fife Fabrications office in Glenrothes. The SELF programme encompasses six face-to-face facilitated workshops, covering the range of leadership skills, and with a focus on your development as a leader. Feedback from our previous sessions has been fantastic.

Specifically designed for and targeted at the Engineering and Manufacturing sector in Scotland, SELF provides face-to-face learning with structured modules, development goals and time and space to implement the learning between sessions. This programme is also a fantastic opportunity to build and develop a network across our membership, connecting participants to Scottish industry.

The structured modules will enable Managers and prospective Leaders to make the step from day-to-day management, to developing their skills across both tactical management and strategy. The modules will enable you to get the best from your people through an in-depth examination of performance management, delegation, coaching and how to help their teams develop and grow. It will also develop your personal skills – making you a better communicator, improving your presentation skills for maximum effect, and improving your ability to influence others.

Above all, these sessions will enable you to understand yourself better, understand the leadership role and give you the tools and support to enable you to continue to grow as a manager, and as a leader.

Watch the video below to meet our Trainer, Gordon Robb, and let him introduce himself and the SELF programme to you – he explains it the best!

SELF is suitable for:

• Middle to Senior Managers
• Junior or First Level Managers or Supervisors with potential to develop
• Those whose roles are widening or changing and will require leadership skills
• Graduates, Graduate Trainees and Graduate Apprentices
• Any other staff who would benefit from developing their leadership skills

Cost

Members – £1200 + VAT
Non-members –  £1350 + VAT

Sessions will run 0930-1630 and will include lunch.

To book your place on this course, please contact [email protected]

Trainer

Gordon Robb

Thanks to our partnership with Gordon, we can offer these six sessions and masterclasses. Gordon is a hugely experienced trainer, facilitator and coach with international experience. He will help develop your skills and competence to make you and your company better. 

To book your place, contact [email protected]