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 […]
BT’s David Maher has been named as Chair of BMet’s Digital and Creative Career College board. Leading a 14-strong group, Maher who is the company’s Major Corporate and Public Sector Deputy General Manager will help BMet respond to major skills challenges facing the sector and prepare students for employment. “I see this as a real […]
A talented BMet men’s hockey team came out on top against five other teams to win the gold medal at a national championships event in Nottingham. The students who are based at Stourbridge College and Sutton Coldfield College, battled against teams from across England and Wales during the three-day AoC (Association of Colleges) event at […]
Erdington MP, Jack Dromey visited Prince’s Trust Team 124 as they worked on transforming an overgrown garden into a community space at Oasis Academy in Short Heath. As part of the restoration of Oasis Academy’s garden, 10 team members had to cut away areas of overgrown bamboo, place paving slabs and create two large allotment […]
Principal and Chief Executive of Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet), Andrew Cleaves said: “I am delighted to announce that we have today been notified that BMet have been accepted on to the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). This means that BMet will continue to be one of the leading providers of apprenticeship training in Birmingham […]
BMet has pledged to meet the HS2 skills challenge with support from leading rail bodies. The College came together with the National College for High Speed Rail, the National Skills Academy for Rail and HS2 Limited to encourage businesses to explore recruitment, workforce development and HS2 tender opportunities. “Although the HS2 skills gap is one […]
A Walsall teenager who has gone from apprentice to factory floor manager in just two years is a finalist for one of Birmingham’s most prestigious professional awards. Zara Fortt is in the running for Birmingham Young Professional of the Year’s (BYPY) Aspiring Talent award. The 18-year-old studied a business administration apprenticeship at BMet. She has […]
Apprentices at a Brierley Hill insurance broker were at the forefront of celebrations for the opening of their new premises. Insurance Protector officially launched their new office space in Quay House on the Waterfront where plans are now in place to more than treble its workforce in the next five years. This includes the recruitment […]
A Sutton Coldfield apprentice has won the award for ‘Shop Assistant of the Year’ at a major photography company’s national conference. James Kidd, a 20-year-old retail apprentice studying at Sutton Coldfield College, picked up the award at Fujifilm’s national conference for his work with Frosts Photo Centre on Lichfield Road in Sutton Coldfield. When speaking […]
Six apprentices have earned themselves permanent jobs at Wesleyan’s Birmingham head office after becoming the latest group to successfully graduate from the mutual’s 18 month training programme. The apprentices are the sixth group to complete the scheme the specialist financial services provider runs with Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet). The course was designed to provide an […]