Free Courses for Job Seekers

BMet offer an exciting selection of short free courses supported by local job centres, leading to accredited qualifications. We teach skills that are valuable to local employers and help you back into work. Our teachers use a wide range of well-planned teaching, learning and assessment activities to help you achieve your best.

Your course is free if you are aged 19 years and over and receive Universal Credit (UC), Job Seekers’ Allowance (JSA) or Employment & Support Allowance (ESA).

An in-depth interview and assessment will be conducted to ascertain your level of English and suitability for the programme of study. These courses are offered in partnership with DWP – learners will need to have Job Centre approval prior to starting a course.

Read here about the partnership between BMet and West Midlands Fire Service

Courses for Adult Learners

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Sector Based Work Academy Programmes

If you are unemployed you can sign up for a Sector Based Work Academy Programme. Affectionally called SWAPs!

Sector Based Work Academy Programmes can accelerate your return to employment. Completing a SWAP will help you apply for a job in a new area of work.

Programmes are designed to offer work placements and employer support. This will help you develop your immediate and future skills needs, enabling you to gain employment.

You could be back into work in no time and, whilst you are retraining, you will not lose your benefits!

Construction – Bricklaying, Carpentry, Plastering
Construction – General Construction (Groundworks)
Customer Service
Health Care
Horticulture
Rail

Free Courses for Unemployed

BMet has a range of FREE* training courses for anyone aged 19 or over and live within the West Midlands Combined Authority area.

*Your course is free if you are aged 19 years and over and live in the West Midlands Combined Authority area.

Cleaning
Construction
Digital and Life Skills
Functional Skills – Maths and English
Health Care
Rail Engineering
Welding

….and many, many more.

These courses are run throughout the year.

Online Learning Courses

We offer a range of free Online Learning Courses which can be studied from anywhere in England. These popular online courses enable you to study for and gain recognised accreditation that is of value to your work and personal development.

Online Learning

You have the flexibility to complete the course in your own time online in the comfort of your own.

You are allocated up to 26 weeks depending on the number of assessments the course has to complete, and assessment is via completion of answering questions online or in workbooks.

Digital and Life Skills
Business Management
Health & Social Care
Mental Health

View Course Information Here

: SWAP Groundworks

: SWAP Plastering

: SWAP Cleaning Technician

: Railway Engineering

: SWAP Domiciliary Care

: SWAP Health Care Assistant

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To find out more about any of our free courses, email your details to adultskills@bmet.ac.uk or call us on use 0121 362 1174.

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