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Twenty-five key local employers attended a breakfast meeting earlier this week to help BMet shape its strategic plan. The planned new strategy will set the future direction of BMet and its three Birmingham based colleges – James Watt College, Matthew Boulton College, Sutton Coldfield College. The strategic breakfast meeting was hosted by BMet Principal Cliff Hall and […]

The focus for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) is to “look beyond” traditional routes to employment.  Now in its 13th year, NAW is a celebration of apprenticeships bringing the whole apprenticeship community together to reflect on the positive impact of apprenticeships on individuals, employers and the economy.  Taking place between the 03 to 09 […]

The success of a leading business professional multi-service enterprise – led by BMet – is set to take new heights following the appointment of its new Chair. After six years’ impactful service, Andy Argyle from KPMG has stepped down as Chair of The Greater Birmingham Professional Service Academy (GBPSA) and will be succeeded by Vicky […]

A former student and current employee at BMet has received a special award to officially recognise her positive contribution and progression at the college. Natalie Alleyne was presented with an Alumni Award at the college’s graduation event, held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on Wednesday 18 December 2019. She was rewarded for continually demonstrating a […]

The manager of an Aston-based family manufacturing company has been officially rewarded for his impactful relationship with BMet students. Lee Cattermole, the Learning and Development Manager at Salts Healthcare, received a Fellowship Award at the BMet HE Graduation Ceremony, held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 18 December 2019. The award signifies Lee’s strong and […]

Alan Lusty, the CEO of leading specialist engineering business, adi Group, has been presented with a special award to highlight his positive relationship with BMet. The Fellowship award was presented to Alan at this year’s BMet HE Graduation Event, held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 18 December 2019.   The award recognised Alan’s outstanding […]

Welcome to the wintery page, home of BMet’s very own festive advent calendar! Here you can see a range of fun and educational images and videos that will get you all set for the festive season! Who knows what you’ll find… A new door will be available to open everyday for you to enjoy (along […]

Graduates from a range of higher level courses at BMet College were officially rewarded for their academic accomplishments at a special ceremony last week (18 December). The prestigious annual event, took place at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. BMet welcomed over 200 former students, to the celebration, who received their awards alongside their family and friends. […]

As the year is fast coming to an end, we thought we would take a moment to reflect on the last academic year. We hope you find this an interesting read as we share with you some of our highlights and also some of our challenges from the academic year 2018/2019. Year Book 2018/2019

BMet’s Chief Financial Officer has been officially recognised as having the highest level of financial prowess and expertise in the region after winning a highly sought-after industry award. Martin Penny beat off stiff competition to obtain the Finance Director of the Year award (not-for-profit) at the annual 2019 “West Midlands Finance Awards”, after impressing a […]