EmployabilityUK, the Queen’s Award-winning charity recognised for its national impact on social mobility, has announced the launch of the first official National Employability Week™ (NEW), taking place 7–11 July 2025. NEW is designed as a coordinated national response to the UK’s youth unemployment crisis, skills shortages, and widening opportunity gap. With economic inactivity, skills gaps, […]

Secretary of State for Education visits Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology Hub (GBSIoT) located at Aston University The Secretary of State was joined by the West Midlands Mayor Andy Street, together with a delegation of learners, apprentices, employers and education partners, for a tour of the construction site of the new Greater Birmingham […]

Further education colleges across the West Midlands have joined forces to help get local people who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus pandemic back into work. Any adult living in the West Midlands can join short sector-based work academy programmes, which usually last up to six weeks. Sectors include construction, digital, health and social […]

A careers, advice and guidance apprentice at BMet is one step closer to reaching his career goals after being selected as a finalist at a regional awards ceremony recognising young professionals. Joel Harrison, who works as an employer contact officer at the college, will be joining 49 other young professionals this Friday (28 August) – […]

An engineering student at BMet College has been officially named as the “Apprentice of the Year” at a national online awards ceremony. Dean Robinson, a level 3 apprentice, who works as a technician at West Midlands Rail, was recognised for his great achievements at the National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR) Apprenticeship Awards. The annual […]

A Cleaning and Environmental Services apprentice from James Watt College, part of BMet, has been officially recognised for his top-class cleaning prowess and dedication. 20-year-old Liam Emanuel was honoured with a certificate to celebrate his achievements on March 2 at the City and Guilds London Institute Livery Company Awards. The event was held at Mansion […]

A Level 3 higher education student has been crowned as Apprentice of the Year at a highly respected national industry-standard food awards ceremony. Stephanie Williams, who is studying a Level 3 Multi-skilled maintenance engineering apprenticeship in food and drink at BMet, won Food Manufacture Apprentice of the Year at the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards. The […]

The manager of an Aston-based family manufacturing company has been officially rewarded for his impactful relationship with BMet students. Lee Cattermole, the Learning and Development Manager at Salts Healthcare, received a Fellowship Award at the BMet HE Graduation Ceremony, held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 18 December 2019. The award signifies Lee’s strong and […]

Alan Lusty, the CEO of leading specialist engineering business, adi Group, has been presented with a special award to highlight his positive relationship with BMet. The Fellowship award was presented to Alan at this year’s BMet HE Graduation Event, held at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire on 18 December 2019.   The award recognised Alan’s outstanding […]

A mum of two from Washwood Heath, a teenager with Asperger Syndrome and a 58-year-old who was out of work for several years are now on the pathway to an exciting career in archaeology. Just a year ago, the trainees had no idea they could get the opportunity to become archaeologists. Now they are playing […]