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Prospective BMet students can now find out about the diverse and dynamic range of opportunities available to them at the college, via a new interactive digital prospectus. The launch of the prospectus coincides with Birmingham Tech Week, a festival of digital, technology and innovation across Birmingham. BMet is proud to be a sponsor. The new […]

BMet students have proven to be first class innovators after creating healthy award-winning solutions to tackle a Fujitsu regional team challenge. Operation Innovation is a project-based learning programme delivered by leading technology company Fujitsu, who are at the cutting edge of tech innovation in Japan. Talented Computer Science, Cyber security and IT scholars at the […]

BMet has teamed up with cutting edge company Cognassist, to work together to provide further support to the learning needs of apprentices. By partnering with Cognassist, the college is now able to further embrace neurodiversity and cognitive learning principles, through a unique and innovative approach. The Cognassist platform is specifically designed to understand how learners […]

Remit Training are on a mission to create 250 opportunities for local people and businesses in the region IT & Digital skills will be essential for futureproofing growth and employment in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Talent and jobs in the creative and digital industries don’t need to be limited to major cities Remit Training is […]

BMet College has been officially and nationally recognised for its outstanding careers work this week and to top it off, has achieved the highest possible accolade – a Gold Level Award. The organisation, made up of James Watt, Matthew Boulton and Sutton Coldfield colleges, has been awarded the national Quality in Careers Standard under licence […]

Students at BMet College can now help drive forward a push towards eco-friendly vehicles in the UK, by enrolling on a forward-thinking electrical vehicle charging installation course. The two to four day nationally recognised, City and Guilds accredited programme – Level 3 Award in Domestic, Commercial & Industrial Electric Charging Equipment Installation, is being delivered […]

BMet GCSE students have received a set of record grades, in the second year of Covid disruption to exams. GCSE Maths and English achievement rates have improved significantly for the 2nd year running across the college with 1,100 students gaining the highest grades (9-4). To mark the occasion, a selection of students came into Matthew […]

This year, hundreds of learners studying a range of courses at the college’s A Level Centre, achieved an impressive 99% pass rate, with 57% high grades – of which 155 were A* and A. The results mean that the college’s hardworking A Level students are now one step closer to realising their dreams, despite the […]

BMet helped lead the way at a global virtual research conference recently, held to highlight existing and possible pathways for young people’s futures through employer partnerships. Suzie Branch-Haddow, Vice Principal of External Development at BMet and Professor Prue Huddleston, Member of BMet’s Corporation and Conference Co-chair, joined around 300 education representatives from local, national and […]

BMet’s expertise in the Business Professional Financial Services (BPFS) sector has been credited in a key report addressing skills challenges to delivery growth in UK regions. The college’s specialist and professional input helped shape the content of the aptly named UK-based “Skills for Future Success” report. Suzie Branch-Haddow, Vice Principal of External Development at BMet, […]