Birmingham City Council

BCDA training and courses

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Training Providers

bcda works with a variety of training providers who deliver qualifications and short courses at different venues. These training providers go through a rigorous process before being accepted as a provider for bcda. We are willing to work with other training providers requested by our members.

Below is a list of training providers that we currently use:

Birmingham Learning Disability Academy
Bournville College
GB Training
Solihull College
Sutton and Josiah Mason Colleges
Bordesley Management and Leadership Centre
South Birmingham College
Matthew Boulton College


Partnership Forms

Every new member of bcda will need to complete a partnership form, which requests details of your organisation. If there is more than one establishment within the organisation, you will need to complete a form for each one before you are eligible to receive funding training from bcda.


Short courses

bcda runs approximately twenty short courses throughout the year at different venues. We ask employers for a contribution depending upon which sector they are from:

  • private and independent sector organisations £40 per person;
  • charities and voluntary sector organisations £20 per person.

For more information about courses or to request a partnership form please contact us:

by phone on 0121 303 0887

or by email: bcda@birmingham.gov.uk