Four BMet champions have been officially chosen as Batonbearers for the Birmingham 2022 Queen’s Baton Relay, joining thousands of inspiring individuals in carrying the Baton. The Baton is touring all 72 Commonwealth nations and territories before returning to England and later arriving at the opening of the Games in July. The BMet Batonbearers will be […]

A kind-hearted BMet lecturer and training assessor has been officially rewarded for his hard work and dedication to apprentices, after gaining a top award at a prestigious ceremony. Stephen Whiting, who is based at the MINI Plant Oxford, secured the “Training Provider Individual Award” at this year’s regional Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards. The award is a […]

A rising electrical engineering student at BMet was given a royal welcome at Buckingham Palace when he was celebrated for achieving a Gold Standard Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE). Charlie Stevens joined around one thousand other upstanding young people who were invited to the special Reception, held in the landmark gardens. It was held by […]

Students from BMet and South and City College Birmingham led the way in conversations about racial justice and equality earlier this week at a pioneering further education “world café” summit, specially designed for young people. Held at Aston University, the BMet and South and City College partnership was facilitated by national Youth Charity – Leaders […]

The latest `Security Operations Centre’ (SOC) to join the CyberHub Trust network has now been launched at BMet’s Matthew Boulton Campus. This pioneering, national initiative aims to provide talented young people with the advanced digital skills they need to become Cyber Security and Cloud experts – tackling the skills gap in this rapidly expanding sector […]

Aspiring legal professionals from underrepresented backgrounds at BMet are closer to realising their dreams, thanks to an innovative partnership with the college and Bila Law Academy. Launching at the college’s Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield sites, the Professional Legal Skills Programmes (PLSP) will give law students access to many career-focused opportunities. Bila Law Academy was […]

BMet has a new look front page on the website – specially created with students and staff to give users a more unique, relevant and bespoke experience. From today, school leavers, apprentices, adult students and employers can navigate the new site in a much more accessible way, with the addition of prominently placed user-friendly tabs. […]

A rising engineering scholar from BMet could officially gain the “Apprentice of the Year” title next month, after being selected to win a leading regional award. Owen Miles, who successfully completed a level 3 engineering apprenticeship and foundation degree at James Watt College, is now a contender for the “Made in the Midlands” top accolade. […]

A kind-hearted engineering student at BMet College is doing a sky dive to raise money for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, which helped save his brother’s life. Keaton, from BMet’s James Watt College, is hoping that donations will continue to soar for the leading regional charity when he does his heroic jump this September. He […]

A BMet student and former refugee’s unique cycling experience led to a feature on this year’s Comic Relief. Nada Mohamed, who studies at Matthew Boulton College, was part of the popular BBC “Red Nose Day” live extravaganza. She was chosen for the voluntary work that she does at The Bike Project, based in Birmingham and […]