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We are delighted that our commitment and contribution to Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) has been recognised in the shortlist for the 2025 Belfast Telegraph Business Awards.

Support staff Belfast Met’s Springvale campus recently took part in a hedgerow planting initiative organised as part of the Belfast Hills Partnership and Belfast City Council’s “One Million Trees project”.

Belfast Met has today published an ambitious and comprehensive 2030 Sustainability and Climate Action Framework. The framework takes Belfast Met’s long-held commitment to sustainability to a new level by embedding it across every aspect of the College’s operations.

The Department for the Economy has launched a public appointment competition to recruit a new Chair for the governing body of Belfast Metropolitan College.

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has met graduates of the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) first Skills Academy at Belfast Met's e3 campus.

The Open University (OU) has reached a significant milestone in its mission to expand access to higher education across Northern Ireland by establishing validation partnerships with all six Further Education (FE) colleges.

Economy Minister Conor Murphy has launched a Tourism Vision and Action Plan to grow the sector over the next 10 years.

Belfast Met is celebrating seven nominations at this year’s Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Awards.

Twenty students have celebrated completing their data analytics training in the latest Digital Skills Academy delivered by Belfast Metropolitan College and funded by Bank of America.

Belfast Met was delighted to welcome representatives from the local further education sector along with participants from across the UK and Ireland to the College Alliance International Conference that took place recently in our Titanic Quarter campus.

For Grace, returning to education to study an HLA Foundation Degree in Hospitality, Tourism and Events has opened so many doors, both professionally and personally. 

India Robinson has worked in the family business – JBR Services – from a young age. After discovering full-time education was not the pathway for her, India immersed herself in JBR Services, working full-time with her dad and two brothers.

Studying an Higher Level Apprenticeship in Event Management has been a life-changing experience for second year student, Isabel Mills.

Meet Caoimhe Sherlock, a Level 3 student studying an apprenticeship in Carpentry and Joinery at Belfast Met. The apprentice is currently working as a Joiner at Combined Facilities Management, enabling Caoimhe to gain industry experience and put her learnings into action.

Swapping careers may feel like a big step, but for Nicole Cameron, it allowed her to follow her passions. After years of working in Occupational Therapy, Nicole began her new career with a Higher Level Apprenticeship in Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management.

On Thursday 20 February, the A-Level department within the School of Academic and Continuing Education (ACE) hosted a visit by global human rights activist, Stuart Milk.

Meet our talented second year student, Matthew Ciesla. The Level 3 BTEC Digital Art & Animation student competed in the most recent World VFX Day Art Competition and achieved third place with his incredible 10 second animation clip.

After graduating in November 2024 with a Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling Practice, Nicole Patterson looks back on her time at Belfast Met fondly.

In January 2025, The Belfast Data Analytics Academy was launched, an innovative apprenticeship programme delivered by Belfast Metropolitan College in partnership with Citi and fully funded by the Department for the Economy.

"Whether you’re at the start of your career or, like me, looking to upskill or change direction, an apprenticeship at Belfast Met is a brilliant opportunity!" Currently in her second year studying a Higher-Level Apprenticeship in Business Data Management, Pamela Dunseath's career has skyrocketed since beginning her Apprenticeship journey.