Gina Akpe-Moses recently won her first gold medal at the European Athletics Championships and now she is getting back to the business of college study. The 18-year-old is returning to Matthew Boulton College to complete the second year of her applied science course. “I’ve always been able to balance life at college with life on […]
Business studies student, Sharandeep had a great time seeing the education world through the eyes of a chief executive. She spent the day shadowing Career Colleges, Ruth Gilbert during their third annual conference in London. “The conference was a busy time and I got to see a lot of the things Ruth was involved in,” […]
A student footballer has hit the big time after signing a one-year contract with Birmingham City Football Club as a defender. Remeao Hutton scored his big break while playing for Hednesford Town FC’s Academy, a training programme delivered by Sutton Coldfield College. “I want to keep getting better as a player,” said the […]
Creative digital and business students at BMet have proved to be pitch-perfect after winning a competition set by Amazon Web Services (AWS) and homeless charity, The Roberts Centre. Five students who are part of BMet’s Career Colleges, an employer-led education programme, developed a website, YouTube film and a game to promote the launch of a […]
BMet has teamed up with training provider, Succeed, Prospects Birmingham and JobCentre Plus to provide a helping hand to a Birmingham insurance broker carrying out a major recruitment drive. LifeSecure Financial Services is recruiting 150 telesales staff throughout 2017. LifeSecure Financial Services sell life, mortgage and health protection insurance to families across the UK. To […]
Sutton Coldfield College’s Ability Counts football team has scooped their second silver medal of the season after becoming finalists in two national college events. The team took silver at the Association of Colleges’ (AoC) national championships and at the Association of Colleges’ national college finals. The team has also enjoyed an unbeaten run in the […]
A young musician is the first person to receive an award from Stourbridge College set up in memory of a former student. Liam Cook was presented with the Joseph Tennant Award for outstanding achievement. The award recognised Liam’s exceptional progress on his music performance course. The 18-year-old guitarist has learned to play a variety of […]
If you’ve applied for a course with us this year then why not join us at one of our forthcoming Taster Days? Taster Days provide you with an opportunity to find out more about the course you are interested in, meet the tutors and to get to know other students who will also be studying […]
Michael Parker took the overall title of Birmingham Young Professional of the Year (BYPY) last night (Thursday 18th May) as guests from the city’s business and professional services sector attended BPS Birmingham Future’s flagship awards ceremony at the ICC. Associate Director at construction consultancy Gleeds, Michael took the title in the Property and Construction category […]
In September BMet student, Monique Hall-Smith, will be taking her first steps on the path to a career in the property and construction industry with the help of the David Bucknall Scholarship. The scholarship was set up in memory of David Bucknall – one of Birmingham’s most influential property professionals. Funded by private donations from […]