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Students from BMet and South and City College Birmingham led the way in conversations about racial justice and equality earlier this week at a pioneering further education “world café” summit, specially designed for young people. Held at Aston University, the BMet and South and City College partnership was facilitated by national Youth Charity – Leaders […]

The latest `Security Operations Centre’ (SOC) to join the CyberHub Trust network has now been launched at BMet’s Matthew Boulton Campus. This pioneering, national initiative aims to provide talented young people with the advanced digital skills they need to become Cyber Security and Cloud experts – tackling the skills gap in this rapidly expanding sector […]

Aspiring legal professionals from underrepresented backgrounds at BMet are closer to realising their dreams, thanks to an innovative partnership with the college and Bila Law Academy. Launching at the college’s Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield sites, the Professional Legal Skills Programmes (PLSP) will give law students access to many career-focused opportunities. Bila Law Academy was […]

BMet has joined forces with colleges from across the region to sign a Safer Students Charter, affirming its commitment to creating a culture of safety for all students. The charter, developed by the Colleges West Midlands network, contains five safety elements to support students and help them to learn and develop by: Treating all students […]

BMet has a new look front page on the website – specially created with students and staff to give users a more unique, relevant and bespoke experience. From today, school leavers, apprentices, adult students and employers can navigate the new site in a much more accessible way, with the addition of prominently placed user-friendly tabs. […]

A rising engineering scholar from BMet could officially gain the “Apprentice of the Year” title next month, after being selected to win a leading regional award. Owen Miles, who successfully completed a level 3 engineering apprenticeship and foundation degree at James Watt College, is now a contender for the “Made in the Midlands” top accolade. […]

A kind-hearted engineering student at BMet College is doing a sky dive to raise money for the Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, which helped save his brother’s life. Keaton, from BMet’s James Watt College, is hoping that donations will continue to soar for the leading regional charity when he does his heroic jump this September. He […]

A BMet student and former refugee’s unique cycling experience led to a feature on this year’s Comic Relief. Nada Mohamed, who studies at Matthew Boulton College, was part of the popular BBC “Red Nose Day” live extravaganza. She was chosen for the voluntary work that she does at The Bike Project, based in Birmingham and […]

We had an International Cultural Awareness Day at our Matthew Boulton College, to raise money for The British Red Cross. The inclusive event was organised by Level 3 Business students, under the direction of Business Lecturer and culture and diversity advocate, Angelina Barrett. The aim was to raise funds for the British Red Cross humanitarian […]

Three art and design students at BMet College have been rewarded for successfully bringing creativity and culture to a Barclays wall in Birmingham’s city centre hub. Alisha Masani, Deepika Chumber and Lucie Rolph, who have just completed a level 3 extended diploma at BMet’s Sutton Coldfield College, were chosen as the winners of the virtual […]