An eight-year BMet and Sigma Connect collaboration is providing rewarding and sustainable career pathways for job seekers across the West Midlands. Since 2016, the award-winning partnership has enabled employment-related opportunities for over 800 unemployed people, through the launch of a Sector-Based Work Academy programme (SWAP). The partnership, which is part-funded by the Department for Work […]

Leading employers across the West Midlands joined forces at BMet’s Matthew Boulton College this week, to discuss work-focused opportunities for young people and young adults with disabilities. BMet hosted the Employer Roundtable Event on “Supporting Internships and Accessible Apprenticeships for Students with Disabilities” to collectively explore how businesses can adapt to meet the needs of […]

BMet students have created winning solutions for current youth focused issues, through a leading national Digital Skills Project Challenge. “Solve Nexus” from BMet’s Matthew Boulton College beat off stiff competition from fellow college groups to triumph in the Best Overall Project (awarded by Wavemaker) and Best Refection (awarded by Hanover Communications) categories. Creative Computing and […]

Come along to our interactive Mayoral Hustings – on Thursday 11 April from 4.30 – 6pm – at BMet’s Sutton Coldfield College (in the Theatre Hall). At this event, you’ll get a chance to meet some of your election candidates and hear from them on how they’re going to address key priorities for our area if […]

Students at Sutton Coldfield College A Level Centre and at local and Malawi schools, are set to benefit from thousands of history books left by former teacher Mark Stretch, following his recent passing. This week, A Level staff brought and distributed the cargo of literature to the college alongside Mark’s brother, Graham Stretch for students […]

Following on from a successful, Careers Employability Event held last November at our Matthew Boulton College, we are pleased to be able to announce again that our event held this week at our Sutton Coldfield College, was a truly inspiring and rewarding occasion for everyone who attended. Here is a video to showcase the captivating […]

Business acumen and creativity have been in full focus for BMet students joining “garment designing” masterclasses with local community interest company, Free 2 Dream In The Community (F2D-ITC). The impactful interactive sessions have enabled circa 50 students at Matthew Boulton College to develop a range of career-enhancing skills, which will be invaluable for a variety […]

Students at BMet’s Sutton Coldfield College had the opportunity to attend an interactive anti knife crime awareness session this week, delivered by acclaimed local hero, Malachi Nunes. Malachi is the founder, director and behaviour mentor at Ambitious Lives – a youth service provider for disadvantaged young people with challenging behaviours. The celebrated local community ambassador […]

Foundation Learning Students at BMet have been equipped with key information and skills to give them access to a range of local apprenticeships and traineeships, thanks to a partnership with ASK. Representatives from the leading national careers support provider, came into BMet’s Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield Colleges today, to provide students with unique sessions […]

BMet is set to widen and diversify its student opportunities and pathways, by joining forces with the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Economic Zones Development and Management Company (KPEZDMC) in Pakistan. Key delegates from the leading organisation in Pakistan came to BMet’s James Watt College to mutually share their skills-based knowledge with business development and engineering representatives. The […]