Elevate your Leadership – MAA’s Mentorship+ Returns for 2026
Does your success depend on effective management?
If standard training falls short but a Master's is too demanding, enhance your team with Mentorship+
We all know how critical effective leadership is to success, so the MAA has designed a powerful solution to address the challenges many face in developing functional managers, department heads, and those in influential roles.
"I’d 100% recommend this programme... the skills taught by Tim and the opportunity to see other sites are fantastic tools to improve… even though our businesses are different we still encounter the same problems… Mentorship+ has shown if you share your problems with peers they are much easier to solve...”
Daniel Garner – Teconnex
Mentorship+ is an innovative six-month programme designed to empower aerospace leaders. Designed by our Manufacturing Specialist, Tim Holmes, a Fellow of the Chartered Quality Institute with over 30 years of experience and a track record of supporting 150+ businesses, with many achieving national awards, Tim has crafted a dynamic agenda that combines:
- Collaborative Learning: Your managers will work alongside peers from other businesses, tackling real-world challenges together.
- Best Practice: A blend of training, workshops, and site visits to master the tools and techniques needed for everyday success.
- Comprehensive Support: Participants benefit from 6 in-person events and 6 individual mentor sessions
Supplemented by ongoing support, access to the MAA's team of experts, and a practical peer to peer network.
“Tim's unrelenting enthusiasm is his biggest strength. An experienced professional with an enviable track record of successful delivery, always leaving organisations much better than before his intervention.”
“Mentorship+ is a very good programme, the content is aligned with the needs of its participants with effective learning & personal skills to use going forward… I’m starting to think of how can “we” be better & more effective on a daily basis…”
Paul Taylor - Extrude Hone
Building Networks and Bridging Skills Gaps
This focussed program offers a unique alternative to traditional training courses or a master's degree, boosting individual’s confidence, enhancing existing talents, and providing the crucial skills to help your organisation achieve its goals.
“It’s a great learning opportunity... providing tools which can be used straight away in the workplace... a chance to connect with other professionals across the industry, learn from them and share experiences. I think Mentorship+ is valuable for anyone, no matter what stage they’re at in their career…”
Oliver Varley – Teconnex
Using a blend of training, workshops, and site visits, this purpose-built curriculum will unlock newfound confidence, enhance existing talents and develop crucial skills to help your organisation achieve its goals.
Mentorship+ enables participants to set personal goals and address local business challenges, supported by core modules focusing on:
- Solving problems effectively: Dealing with common, repeat, and one-off issues
- Strategy implementation: Delivering objectives and structured planning
- Daily operations: Meeting cascades, visual planning, and monitoring performance
- Continuous improvement: Applying Lean Six Sigma tools, running projects, with a bias for action
- Managing people: Building effective teams, developing talent, and managing performance
- High Performance Culture: Motivation, behaviours, and leading by example
Investing in leaders won't cost the earth but makes a world of difference!
“Tim built an immediate rapport with the team through his pragmatic and professional approach. Tim is insightful and able to swiftly work through complex analysis providing value added feedback and direction.”
On completion your leaders will have:
- A set of templates and practical tools to address any issue.
- Enhanced team management skills to drive better results.
- Renewed inspiration to boost productivity.
- Clear understanding of their strengths and personal development plans.
- A valuable network of industry peers for ongoing support and insights.
Only 12 places each cohort - two cohorts per year!
Costs: MAA members £2,100 per participant, non-members £2,700
Under £12 a day over the course duration, just £263 per contact day - prices excl VAT.
For more info contact tim.holmes@midlandsaerospace.org.uk and watch out for an online drop-in session coming soon.
