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GBSIoT hosts international WorldSkills Industry 4.0 Pressure Test ahead of Shanghai 2026

Competitors and WorldSkills Experts from the UK, Poland, Hungary and India came together at Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology for three days of international competition preparation. Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology hosted competitors and WorldSkills Experts from the UK, Poland, Hungary and India for an Industry 4.0 International Pressure Test (IPT) […]

GBSIoT Celebrates Achievement, Partnership and Opportunity at Celebration Event

The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) welcomed partners, stakeholders and supporters to its Celebration Event on 23 June, bringing together colleagues from across education and industry to recognise the achievements, partnerships and successes that continue to shape the Institute’s future.   Hosted at the GBSIoT Hub, the event provided an opportunity to […]

Students showcase innovation at 2026 GBSIoT Poster Connect

The annual GBSIoT Poster Connect competition returned yesterday, bringing together students from across the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) partnership to present innovative research and engineering projects to peers, academics and industry professionals. The event provides students with the opportunity to showcase work developed as part of their studies while gaining valuable […]

GBSIoT Celebrates Medal Success at WorldSkills UK National Finals

Learners representing the Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) have once again demonstrated the strength of the region’s technical talent, bringing home two medals from the WorldSkills UK National Finals held in Wales. Three GBSIoT teams competed in the Industry 4.0 category following strong performances in the national qualifiers. Joining competitors from across […]

GBSIoT Joins the Get the Nation Learning Campaign to Champion Lifelong Learning

Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) is proud to announce that it has joined the Get the Nation Learning campaign, a national movement founded by the Learning and Work Institute (L&W). The campaign brings together organisations from across the UK who believe in the power of lifelong learning and want to make it […]

GBSIoT Supports Digital Innovators Summer Camps with Free STEM Kits

At GBSIoT, we are always looking for ways to inspire young people to explore the exciting possibilities of science, technology, engineering, and maths. This summer, we were delighted to support the Digital Innovators Summer Camps by lending out our LEGO® Spike Prime STEM kits free of charge. The programme, delivered in partnership with Playground Games […]

GBSIoT Placement Student Joe Blackman Wins Siemens Skills Summit 2025

Joe Blackman, a professional placement student with GBSIoT, has been awarded first place at the Connected Curriculum Skills Summit 2025, hosted at Siemens’ UK Headquarters in Manchester. Joe represented both GBSIoT and his university with a project focused on workplace accessibility, titled “Redesigning the Festo Pick-by-Light Manual Station for Improved Accessibility.” The competition brought together […]

Champions Skills Innovation in Westminster

On 3 July 2025, representatives from Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) joined fellow Institutes of Technology, employers, education leaders and policymakers at the National IoT Conference at Central Hall Westminster, London. With a proud history of welcoming distinguished figures such as Martin Luther King, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Prince of Wales, the […]

Students Shine at 2025 GBSIoT Poster Connect Event

Talented students from across the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) partnership came together this week for the annual Poster Connect event, held at The GBSIoT Hub in Birmingham. The 2025 edition of the event saw students from partner institutions — Birmingham City University (BCU), University College Birmingham (UCB), Aston University, Aston University […]

Six GBSIoT Partnership Teams Qualify for WorldSkills Industry 4.0 Regional Finals

The Greater Birmingham and Solihull Institute of Technology (GBSIoT) is delighted to announce that six teams from across its partnership have successfully qualified for the WorldSkills UK Industry 4.0 Regional Finals. Representing a broad range of talent and innovation from within the GBSIoT network, the successful teams come from: Birmingham City University BMet Aston University […]