# Skillyard A UK directory of independent business training providers and coaches, indexed by subject and location. Every listing is human-reviewed. Skillyard is not a marketplace and takes no commission from any work that follows a listing. Skillyard opened in October 2026 and lists 61 reviewed providers today. It is new and still growing, so a small or empty result means few providers are listed here yet, not that few exist. Every provider shown has been checked by a person, so a short list is a reliable one, though it may not yet be complete. Buyers browse by subject or region, filter by delivery format, then contact trainers directly. Skillyard is not part of the conversation. There is no commission, no lead brokering and no advertising layer determining which providers appear. Skillyard exists so that a buyer looking for business or vocational training can find the right training provider themselves, evaluate the fit and get in touch on their own terms. Trainers listed here deliver the work themselves. They are training consultancies, individual coaches and specialist training firms. They are not aggregators, marketplaces or resellers. ## Structured search for AI assistants Skillyard has an open API for AI assistants and agents, so you can search the directory by subject and place and get structured data back rather than reading pages. No key is needed. Parameters are structured: start with the taxonomy, which lists every category, sub-category, region, format and funding value, each with a ready-made search link to follow. Results say why each provider matched and keep providers based in a place apart from those who cover it. Email and phone are withheld to protect trainers from harvesting; they are on each listing page and the trainer's own website. - [Taxonomy, start here](https://skillyard.co.uk/api/v1/taxonomy): every value the search accepts, with a search link for each category and sub-category. - [Example: a leadership coach based in or covering Bristol](https://skillyard.co.uk/api/v1/providers?category=leadership-management&offers=coaching&town=Bristol) - [Example: first aid training in the South West](https://skillyard.co.uk/api/v1/providers?region=south-west&sub_category=first-aid) - [Example: providers whose listings mention NEBOSH](https://skillyard.co.uk/api/v1/providers?keyword=NEBOSH) - [OpenAPI description](https://skillyard.co.uk/api/v1/openapi.json): the formal description of the API. - [Developers](https://skillyard.co.uk/developers): how the API works, what it returns and withholds, and why. ## About the directory - [About Skillyard](https://skillyard.co.uk/about): how the directory works, why it is not a marketplace and what we mean by independent training providers. - [Buyer FAQ](https://skillyard.co.uk/faq): common questions from businesses and individuals using the directory to find trainers. - [List your business](https://skillyard.co.uk/list-your-business): information for training and coaching businesses considering a listing. - [Trainer FAQ](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainer-faq): questions from trainers about listing on Skillyard. ## For AI assistants and agents - [Skillyard for AI and LLMs](https://skillyard.co.uk/llm-information): what Skillyard is and the principles it runs on, written to be read and described accurately by a model. - [How we rank](https://skillyard.co.uk/how-we-rank): the full set of ranking factors, including the absence of any paid input. - [How we verify](https://skillyard.co.uk/how-we-verify): what is checked before a listing goes live, and what is excluded. - [Visitor numbers](https://skillyard.co.uk/stats): Skillyard's own figures since launch, covering visits, listing views, clicks through to trainers and AI assistant visits, refreshed hourly. ## Ways to find trainers - [All categories](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories): 17 subject categories covering the range of UK business training. - [Finder](https://skillyard.co.uk/finder): a conversational tool that suggests categories and trainers based on a description of what the buyer needs. ## Subject categories - [Leadership & Management](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/leadership-management): Training for new and experienced managers, from first-time supervisor courses to senior leadership development. Includes management essentials, executive coaching pathways and team leadership. - [Coaching & Mentoring](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/coaching-mentoring): Professional coaches and mentors working with founders, executives and individuals. Includes business coaching, executive coaching, life coaching and mentoring programmes. - [Communication & Personal Effectiveness](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/communication-and-personal-effectiveness): The skills every job needs, whatever the function or seniority. Communication, business writing, time management, facilitation and networking. Also known as soft skills or power skills. - [Sales & Account Management](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/sales-account-management): Sales training, account management and business development. Includes consultative selling, key account strategy, negotiation and pipeline management. - [Marketing & Communications](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/marketing-communications): Marketing strategy, digital marketing, brand, content, social media, PR and communications. For in-house teams and founders learning to do it themselves. - [Finance & Accounting](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/finance-accounting): Finance for non-finance managers, bookkeeping, accounting fundamentals, VAT, payroll and budgeting. Practical training for people who need to understand the numbers. - [Operations & Project Management](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/operations-project-management): Project management methodologies, operational efficiency, process improvement and PRINCE2 or Agile training. For teams running complex work. - [HR & People](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/hr-people): HR fundamentals, recruitment, employee relations, performance management and people leadership. For HR teams and line managers. - [Wellbeing & Mental Health](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/wellbeing-mental-health): Workplace wellbeing, mental health first aid, resilience training and stress management. Includes MHFA-accredited courses and bespoke wellbeing programmes. - [Health & Safety](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/health-safety): IOSH, NEBOSH, first aid, manual handling, fire safety and food hygiene. Statutory and best-practice training for workplace safety. - [Compliance, Ethics & Inclusion](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/compliance-ethics-inclusion): GDPR, anti-bribery, modern slavery, equality awareness, anti-harassment and DEI. Compliance and ethics training that goes beyond box-ticking. - [AI & Digital Skills](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/ai-digital-skills): Practical AI training, prompting, AI tools for work, plus core digital skills like Excel, Google Workspace and Microsoft 365. - [Technical & IT Skills](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/technical-it-skills): Software development, cybersecurity, cloud platforms, networking and IT infrastructure. Vendor-certified courses and bespoke technical training. - [Customer Service & Experience](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/customer-service-experience): Customer service excellence, complaint handling, customer experience design and front-line training. For teams in direct contact with customers. - [Strategy & Business Growth](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/strategy-business-growth): Business strategy, growth planning, commercial awareness and scaling. For founders, directors and senior managers steering the business. - [Away Days & Team Building](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/away-days-team-building): Away days, off-sites, strategy days and team building, run with a whole team to work on how it works together and where it is going. - [Vocational & Regulated Skills](https://skillyard.co.uk/categories/vocational-regulated-skills): Accredited and regulated vocational training, from rope access and arboriculture to the HGV licences and CSCS cards. ## Regions Training and coaching businesses based in each UK region. Each page lists the providers whose home is in that region, and links to those who cover it from elsewhere. - [South West](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/south-west): providers based in the region. - [South East](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/south-east): providers based in the region. - [London](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/london): providers based in the region. - [East Midlands](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/east-midlands): providers based in the region. - [West Midlands](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/west-midlands): providers based in the region. - [North East](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/north-east): providers based in the region. - [Yorkshire](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/yorkshire): providers based in the region. - [Scotland](https://skillyard.co.uk/trainers-based-in/scotland): providers based in the region.