the UK training index

Independent trainers and coaches across the UK, indexed by subject and location.

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Currently listing 96 independent trainers across 16 categories.

Browse by subject

Leadership & Management
13 trainers
Coaching & Mentoring
6 trainers
Sales & Account Management
8 trainers
Marketing & Communications
9 trainers
Finance & Accounting
5 trainers
Operations & Project Management
5 trainers
HR & People
9 trainers
Wellbeing & Mental Health
6 trainers
Health & Safety
9 trainers
Compliance, Ethics & Inclusion
9 trainers
AI & Digital Skills
6 trainers
Technical & IT Skills
5 trainers
Personal Effectiveness
7 trainers
Customer Service & Experience
4 trainers
Strategy & Business Growth
5 trainers
Team Development & Away Days
4 trainers
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London18Birmingham6Glasgow9Leeds10Sheffield9Manchester13Liverpool9Bristol15Newcastle3Nottingham7Cardiff6Leicester6Edinburgh9Belfast2Coventry3Brighton6

Browse by region

South West36South East23London20Midlands12North West14North East4Yorkshire16East5Wales12Scotland9Northern Ireland2

Browse by format

In-person20Online75Onsite8Bespoke38E-learning0

A better way to find training that fits

Skillyard is a national directory of independent training and coaching businesses across the UK. Every listing is reviewed by a person before it goes live, so what you find here is a curated set of real, checked providers rather than an endless unfiltered list. You browse, you find the right fit and you contact them directly.

Find trainers by subject and location

Browse sixteen categories covering the breadth of business training, from leadership and management, sales and HR to wellbeing, AI and digital skills and health and safety. Within those sit more than a hundred listed specialisms and if your exact need isn't among them you can search freely for it. See the full list of categories to start.

Wherever you are and however you want it delivered

Trainers on Skillyard work right across the UK. You can find providers who deliver in your area in person, come to your premises, or run sessions online, so where you're based is never a barrier to finding the right person. Filter by how you want the training delivered, from in-person workshops to online and e-learning.

Contact trainers directly, with no one in the middle

When you find someone who fits, you reach out to them directly using the contact details on their listing. Skillyard doesn't sit between you and the trainer, doesn't broker the conversation and takes no cut of any work that follows. There's no account to create and no sign-up to browse or get in touch. If you'd like a narrowing things down, the finder can suggest categories and trainers based on what you're trying to achieve.

Every listing checked by a human

The value of a curated directory is that someone has done the filtering for you. Every trainer on this site here has had their listing reviewed by a person before it appeared. We check that the listings are valid and that they have been submitted by real people and real businesses, which keeps the quality up and the noise down. It's why you can browse with a bit more confidence than you'd get from an open search. More about how Skillyard works.