Students ' achievements celebrated at graduation ceremony

BMet College held its annual Higher Education graduation ceremony - honouring the achievements of more than 100 students.

This year 's event took place at two locations - Matthew Boulton College and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.

A celebratory drinks reception was held at Matthew Boulton College followed by the graduates making their way together for the main ceremony at the Conservatoire.

Alumni, fellowship, resilience, and outstanding achievement award winners were honoured with certificates of success alongside the graduates at the uplifting event. Level 3 students were also recognised for outstanding achievements.

In addition, this year, BMet staff who had completed their Level 6 Careers Development Professional Apprenticeship joined the abundant occasion.

Other key features of the ceremony included a keynote speech from Dr Tru Powell, an award-winning personal brand expert, creative entrepreneur and podcast host and performances from current performing arts students and acclaimed spoken word artist Raza Hussain aka “Wuzzamill ”.

Pat Carvalho Principal and CEO at BMet presided over the event and presented the high-achieving graduates with their certification scrolls.

Pat Carvalho said: “Today 's event had the feel-good factor, marking the culmination of months of hard work for our students. Congratulations to all involved and I wish everyone well in their future careers.

“It was also great to see so many of our own staff continuing their learning journey via the completion of the Level 6 professional apprenticeships. The HE graduation is a highlight of our academic year and today was no exception. ”

Here is what some of the graduates had to say about their special occasion:

Natasha, who is now a CIPD Level 5 Human Resources Management Graduate said: “Despite experiencing a few challenges during my course, I am so proud of what I have achieved today on this special occasion.

“I am now looking to furthering my career in a sector that I am really passionate about and am looking forward to the future! ”

The college runs a range of higher education courses in partnership with Birmingham City University, The University of Wolverhampton and the University of Worcester including, Art and Design, Business Law & Accounts, Cloud Computing, Engineering & Manufacturing, Health & Social Care, HN Flex Business, Public Services, Science, Sport, Teaching & Learning and Travel & Tourism.

To find out more about the range of higher education courses provided at BMet, please visit our website.