Secretary of State for Education visited the new Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology Hub located at Aston University The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP met with West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and GBSIoT partners to find out more about the skills opportunities for the region The GBSIoT Hub for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering […]
The ninth Tomorrow’s Engineers Week returns this year from 8 to 12 November 2021. GBSIoT recommends Tomorrow’s Engineers Week Schools COP on Monday 8 November as Schools and young people around the UK come together to discuss the importance of net zero and explore how engineers are at the heart of tackling the climate crisis. The Schools […]
Aston University teams up with Aurrigo to unveil its own autonomous vehicle Named the ‘Auto-Pod’ it will be used for research and teaching purposes within the Aston Institute for Urban Technologies and the Environment (ASTUTE) The launch of ‘Auto-Pod’ coincides with Birmingham Tech Week 11 to 15 October. A state-of-the-art autonomous vehicle, called the Auto-Pod, […]
Thousands of working adults will be offered free courses to rapidly upskill in STEM sectors including engineering, digital and construction – building on the Prime Minister’s pledge to get more people into higher wage, higher skilled jobs Sixty-five courses to be available from later this month at 10 Institutes of Technology, supporting up to 4,000 […]
Birmingham City University has made a million pound investment into new hi-tech engineering and computing equipment – thanks to funding secured by a city-wide technology partnership. The £1.1 million financial boost was secured through the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT), in which the University is an anchor partner and which is one […]
Solihull College & University Centre united motor vehicle industry experts at its Woodlands Campus recently for a Train the Trainer session. Approximately 30 delegates and automotive industry heads attended the session which was part of the Emerging Skills Project. Training was provided on delivery of 3 electric and hybrid vehicle modules by Solihull College & […]
On Thursday 8th July a nationwide celebration will take place marking the launch of the initial wave of 12 Institutes of Technology. Institutes of Technology (IoTs) are collaborations between further education (FE) providers, universities and employers. They specialise in delivering higher technical education (at Levels 4 and 5 – equivalent to the first and second year of a degree) with a […]
Salts Healthcare has created a number of career pathways to help production workers upskill to become fully qualified engineers through a combination of on and off the job learning. On top of this, the development of their Engineering Apprenticeship Programme has partly led them to be recognised among the top 100 apprenticeship employers in the UK. Staff learning is a key part […]
Building work on a new state-of-the-art Institute of Technology (IoT) for Greater Birmingham and Solihull has begun on Aston University’s campus in Birmingham city centre. Construction started on The Hub at the Aston University based site in May and is expected to be complete by December 2021, ready to open in January 2022. In March […]
Opportunities for STEM talent promoted in virtual event on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
