There is a palatable eagerness, almost urgent-ness, in the air to move on, move forward, and catch up with the time and opportunities that feel lost. Neil Diamond’s song, Beautiful Noise, sums it up for me. With excitement and joy, I join the busier traffic commute in the mornings because people are working again. With the rhythm of trucks moving around, goods being transported, people rushing to work, new buildings rising, and the acceleration of digital transformation, it feels like the economy and world around us are healing. Things are getting better.

Ironically, the song ‘Beautiful Noise’ was featured on Neil Diamond’s 10^th album, which was also labelled as a comeback album at the time of its release. Again, a parallel can be drawn when comparing this new and productive phase for the artist with the new phase we are entering, a phase for us to come back and make noise while we rebuild and redefine our world.

Our students have always been at the core of our operations. Every policy and process has been created with our students in mind and around the purpose of serving our students to the best of our ability where they are. Where “where they are” refers to more than just the physical distance in distance education. It refers to where they are academically, where they are financially, where they are in their careers, and where they are in their ability to take on this opportunity to study further and make a success of their studies.

We get that individuals march, work and study to the beat of their drums. We understand that not everyone is in the same space. Our academics are prepared to support you where you are. If you need more support individually, then our academics are equipped to provide you with additional assistance. If you need support financially, then our administration team can advise you. We can guide you if you need support with your time or career. Wherever you are, whatever you need, we can help you succeed and make your own noise to contribute to society.

And I promise you, your preparations for a better career and more opportunities are worth it. We experience that at every graduation. That buzz of excitement. That beautiful noise of graduates celebrating their achievements, their success. Like Neil Diamond said, “It’s a beautiful noise made of joy and strife, like a symphony played by the passing parade, it’s the music of life…… and it is begging for me, just to give it a tune.”

And this beautiful noise gives me hope.

Welcome to BMT College.

Jako Poolman

Vice-Principal: BMT College