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Construction company Careys and BMet College today launch a brand-new Groundworks SWAP (Sector based Work Academy Programme) aimed at unemployed people looking to pursue a career in the construction industry. The three-week course, starting on Monday 21 November, provides candidates with a range of skills including: Extensive practical training at a purpose-built outdoor construction site […]

Students across BMet’s Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield Colleges experienced an early viewing of Zara McDermott’s BBC “Disordered Eating” documentary this week – ahead of the official public airing on 22nd November. The screening by the Young Reporter Team at BBC 3, allowed students to explore the effects of social media’s impact on eating disorders. […]

BMet students from underrepresented backgrounds are gaining career boosting opportunities with leading employers, after creating winning solutions to help combat the cost-of-living crisis. The innovative learners impressed judges and employers at a recent forward-thinking Digital Skills Collaboration Event, organised and hosted by Dan Rodrigues at The Brum Muse CIC – which was part of Birmingham […]

BMet students and staff were inspired by influential leading legal expert, Grace Ononiwu CBE, at a special event held as part of the college’s “Race Equali-Tea and Talks” this week. Launched last academic year, the tea and talks have proven to be very effective in exploring issues relating to equality, diversity, and inclusion. The college […]

A report highlighting racial injustices currently experienced by young people from minoritised ethnic groups was launched across the country in October by the social enterprise Leaders Unlocked (www.leaders-unlocked.org). The Student Commission on Racial Justice is a student-led initiative which aims to generate insights and solutions to challenge racial injustice in England.  Leaders Unlocked has brought […]

Key construction industry workers joined forces with BMet this month at a pioneering regional breakfast employer board meeting, held at James Watt College. The first of its kind event in the Midlands under the Career College model, attracted representatives from a range of leading organisations including Careys, McCarthy Group and Winvic. The aim was to […]

Three BMet teachers’ recent graduations have further cemented their bond and interchangeable career roads to success in construction and engineering. Affectionally referred to as “the three amigos”, lecturers Jim Haywood, Toni Oakley-Tulk and Garry Hearne have all just obtained their Certificate in Education at Wolverhampton University. The learners, who have collectively completed the latest part […]

Key education figures joined forces at BMet’s Matthew Boulton College today (13 October) for the Birmingham Schools Race Summit, held to explore issues of race equality within the school system. The special event, which is part of the Birmingham Race Impact Group (BRIG) Summit, attracted around 100 people, including pupils, teachers, educators, school leaders, teaching […]

We are pleased to be supporting Black History Month throughout October again this year with a variety of planned activities – both internally across our colleges and externally through our social media channels. The theme for this year’s special date in the diary is Time for Change: Action Not Words. Hear our students from across […]

BMet is welcoming apprentices to the first ever “Apprenticeship Meet-Up: Birmingham” event for the region this October, that’s set to spark an array of connections, networking and development. Held at the Matthew Boulton College site, on October 4 between 4-7pm, in collaboration with The Association of Apprentices (AoA), the one-of-a-kind opportunity will give likeminded apprentices […]