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One year after its successful launch during Birmingham Tech Week 2023, BMET’s Digital Learning Academy is celebrating continued growth and success, with over 5,400 learners engaging with industry-recognised digital skills training through the iDEA (Inspiring Digital Enterprise Award) platform. Over the past 12 months, the academy has gone from strength to strength, with students actively […]

BMet students have proved that they have the winning formula for creating technical solutions to tackle environmental, societal and governance (ESG) focused issues in a “Hackathon” event. The innovative event was held at The Mailbox this week in collaboration with leading technology company One Advanced , as part of Birmingham Tech Week. Learners from James […]

Skills West Midlands and Warwickshire (Skills WMW) is proud to be a bronze sponsor of Birmingham Tech Week 2024. Skills WMW, is a collaboration of further education (FE) training providers and colleges across the region working together to forge links between the regional business community and FE sector. This is the first time that Skills […]

Companies across the West Midlands who have led efforts to create career opportunities for young people with disabilities have been praised by education leaders at a special awards ceremony. The inaugural West Midlands Supported Internships Event, held on Monday at Shoosmiths in Birmingham, brought together colleges and some of the region’s biggest employers for a […]

BMet’s longstanding commitments to fulfilling the needs of its ethnically diverse students, staff and wider community have been officially recognised with a coveted “Best Large Business” Award. The outstanding achievement was received at The Black Talent Awards, held at the prestigious International Convention Centre (ICC) in Birmingham. The special annual ceremony celebrates and honours outstanding […]

BMet law students are set to further bolster their career opportunities, following the launch of a work experience programme with Bila Law Academy and Irwin Mitchell Solicitors. Held at BMet’s Matthew Boulton College, the insight event enabled aspiring legal professionals to learn about the journeys of key people at Irwin Mitchell, alongside Bila Law Academy […]

Skills West Midlands + Warwickshire (Skills WMW) will be this week exhibiting at the UK Construction Conference, held at the NEC in Birmingham. This marks the first time Skills WMW has exhibited under its newly launched brand, uniting a collective of education and training providers across different industry sectors. Flying the flag for Skills WMW […]

BMet is supporting Black History Month this year, by enabling their students and staff to express why “reclaiming narratives” is important. Throughout October, BMet is giving a voice to its African Caribbean Community across its James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield Colleges – through its internal and external communication channels. This year’s “Reclaiming Narratives” […]

BMet’s longstanding commitment to providing career-enhancing opportunities for students and the community at large is set to bolster, via a new partnership with West Midlands Fire Service. The collaborative BMet Pre-employment Training Programme has been specially designed to equip jobseekers with experience and skills that will be advantageous for a firefighter role and a variety […]

We are happy to once again be able to celebrate our students’ positive achievements and successes on GCSE Results Day. Today is another opportunity to hear from our hardworking and talented learners, who are studying courses across our BMet College sites. Here is what some of our amazing students had to say on the special […]