About Skills Bridge

Skills Bridge was set up in 2004 to help businesses overcome obstacles to training their workforce by:

• Providing information about training that is publicly funded
• Providing information about training providers in the area
• Assisting training providers to plan their provision to better meet the needs of businesses
• Assisting to channel public funds to training that is required by businesses

Skills Bridge project has been funded by the European Union under Objective 2 European Social Funding (ESF) and is local to Bradford and surrounding districts. The project is hosted by Shipley College on behalf of the Bradford District Learning Partnership, and involves a range of partners including:

• Shipley College
• Bradford College
• Keighley College
• University of Bradford
• Bradford Chamber of Commerce
• Bradford City Metropolitan District Council (Bradford MDC)
• City Training Services (CTS)
• Business Link West Yorkshire (BLWY)
• West Yorkshire Learning and Skills Council (WYLSC)
• Confederation of British Wool Textiles (CBWT)
• West Yorkshire Training Access Point (WYTAP)
• Invest in Bradford (IIB)