Brief History

We have over a decade of experience of delivering services

Building Bridges Training was established as an independent social enterprise in 2008.


Our mission is to enable people with a learning disability to be fully included and have full and valued roles within their local community.

We have attended training events and conferences all over the UK

We have grown and expanded our range of services over the years

People with a learning disability are at the heart of Building Bridges

Some of our milestones

  • 2008 : Building Bridges Training started


  • 2009 : We became a registered Community Interest Company


  • 2011 : The Building Bridges Research Group started
  • 2014 to 2018 : Able to Include Project


  • 2016 : Started our easy read services


  • 2021-2022 : Co-delivered and produced materials for the Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training Trial

Research Group Presentations

The group have regularly delivered teaching about inclusive research and presentations of their research findings at the Social History of Learning Disability conference at the Open University in 2011, 2014 and 2015 and Lancaster Disability Studies Conference in 2016.


They also presented at the WIDeN Conference at the University of Wolverhampton in 2015, and contribute to the regular WIDeN meetings.

What else we do

As well as training, we can also carry out research projects, consultancy, group facilitation and user-led monitoring and evaluations.


We are based in Sandwell in the West Midlands. We can travel to venues which take one hour travel time.


Please contact us for an individual quote, which depends on the number of people we train, plus our travel costs.

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Quick Link: Good Practice Resources


Building Bridges Training has developed a range of good practice information and other resources.


Visit our Resources page for details.

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