Moving directly into employment or self-employment accounted for 8% of students from BOA in 2024.

Many of our students, freshly equipped with a multitude of skills and knowledge gained at BOA, move directly into the world of work. The experience of working alongside our partner organisations also leads to a range of employment and self-employment opportunities for our students.

Over the years, students from BOA have found permanent jobs within the music industry, the theatre industry including at the New Alex and Old Rep, communication, education, the leisure, hotel, and tourism industries including at Birmingham Airport and on cruise ships, retail at companies such as John Lewis and Waitrose, the military as part of the RAF and British Army, and the engineering sector at BMW.