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BMet is highlighting the importance of Learning Disability Week, by showcasing the experiences of its students and staff with inclusive support needs, across its social media channels. From today (Monday 19 June) until Sunday 25 June, the awareness week theme “Living Life with a Learning Disability” will be brought to life at BMet with a […]

The Greater Birmingham Professional Services Academy (GBPSA) celebrates its tenth anniversary this evening (Wednesday 7th June 2023) with a special event at Deloitte. Nearly £4million, in equivalent billable hours, has been invested in the Academy by partners through in-kind support from partners. The GBPSA, part of Birmingham Metropolitan College (BMet), was created in 2013 as […]

BMet College and the Inspire Activity are pleased to announce a new partnership to promote healthy living and sports education in the local community. As part of this partnership, BMet College has become a Gold Sponsor of all Community Games events this year. Community Games events bring together families and local sports providers to participate […]

A successful skills and employment partnership which has provided training and jobs for over 1,000 unemployed people since 2016 in Birmingham has been recognised for its impact at this year’s West Midlands Adult Learning Awards. Nominated by the city’s BMet College, outsourcing provider Sigma Connected was awarded the title of Best Large Employer at the […]

A short film exploring the racism and microaggressions experienced by young people in Britain was launched in May. The film was created by the Student Commission on Racial Justice and discusses the types of racism and microaggressions experienced by young people from minoritised ethnic groups, and how more needs to be done in calling it […]

Students at BMet College have officially proven that the environment and sustainability are top of their agenda, by gaining a third-place finish in the national Planet Earth Games. The annual competition challenges students from across the UK to test their knowledge of the environment and sustainability, by looking for activities to reduce our impact on […]

BMet has cooked up high-quality buffets, afternoon tea and a menu of “royal activities” this week for locals in the community, ahead of King Charles’s Coronation. The events took place across BMet’s main James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield colleges. It is all part of a wider community-focused initiative in the west midlands, endorsed […]

Students across BMet expressed their views on a range of “equality and diversity” topics today, at a special workshop designed to support an anti-racist strategy at the college. Following over a thousand student responses to a “Have Your Say” survey by award-winning youth focused social enterprise, Leaders Unlocked, the event gave students and staff the […]

BMet College has published a FinTech Skills Framework April 2023 which it describes as a ‘Blueprint for Further Education in Birmingham and the West Midlands.’  The report was launched this morning (Thursday, 20th April 2023) at a joint BMet/SuperTech breakfast event (Studio venue, Birmingham) which featured many of the industry stakeholders who participated in the research. […]

Digital creatives at BMet’s Matthew Boulton College are officially top of the class when it comes to innovation and skills, after being crowned double team winners in a national youth-focused competition. The students beat off stiff competition from college students across the country, to win the annual industry-led Amazon Web Services (AWS) ‘Digital Skills Project’ […]