Manufacturing Skills Queensland - Leadership Excellence Series - Futuremap

Futuremap® for Manufacturing is a structured business diagnostic and capability‑mapping course designed specifically to support Australian manufacturing and advanced manufacturing SMEs as they navigate ongoing industry transformation. In a post‑COVID operating environment, manufacturers face increasing pressure from digitisation, new business models, regulatory sustainability reporting, skills shortages, energy costs, supply chain disruption and rising transport and logistics expenses.

This course supports manufacturing business owners and senior leaders to assess their organisation’s current maturity and future readiness across critical capability areas, including digitisation, Industry 5.0, adaption, servitisation, sustainability, global supply chains, market opportunities, innovation, and leadership, strategy and change management. Participants are guided through a point‑in‑time self‑assessment that compares where their business is today with where it aspires to be over the next two years, providing a clear and practical view of capability gaps and development priorities.

Futuremap® challenges manufacturing businesses to re‑think traditional processes, operating models and workforce structures, encouraging honest reflection on competitiveness, productivity and resilience. The assessment process highlights where targeted investment, workforce reskilling or external support may be required to support sustainable growth and future‑proof operations in a rapidly changing manufacturing landscape.

Participants receive an individual Futuremap® report summarising their results and areas of focus, along with access to relevant educational resources and a broader ecosystem of government programs and industry support organisations aligned to the advanced manufacturing sector. All information remains confidential, with any broader analysis undertaken only in aggregated, de‑identified form to identify sector‑wide capability development needs.

Participant Profile

Typically, participants will be small to medium-sized business owners and senior executives.  

Participant Eligibility

To qualify as an eligible participant, individuals must meet the following criteria:

• Be an employee within a small, medium, or large manufacturing business in Queensland.
• Work in an industry where manufacturing involves the transformative process of converting a resource or commodity into another product or consumable item.
• Manufacturing capabilities include, but are not limited to:  
  • General Manufacturing and Engineering
  • Aerospace and Defence
  • Food and Beverage
  • Chemicals, Hydrocarbon, and Refining
  • Furnishings and Other Products
  • Meat and Seafood Processing
  • Textiles, Clothing, and Footwear
  • Printing and Graphic Arts
  • Pulp, Paper, and Packaging
  • Polymers, Plastic, and Rubber
  • Pharmaceuticals and Medical Technology
  • Renewables and Low Carbon
  • Timber and Wood
  • Supporting Capabilities including Laboratory Operations, Sustainability, and Process Plant Operations

• Not be an apprentice or trainee.

Eligible Participants: no cost

Non-Eligible Participants:$250

Presented in partnership with Manufacturing Skills Queensland and Australian Industry Group 

The Leadership Excellence Series is an initiative of Manufacturing Skills Queensland, designed to support emerging and current leaders in manufacturing. The Leadership Excellence Series is funded by Manufacturing Skills Queensland through the 2024-25 Annual Training Plan.