Independent travel training (ITT)
Independent travel training (ITT) builds your skills to travel safely and confidently on public transport.
It is your first step on your journey to independence.
Benefits of independent travel training
ITT gives people with special educational needs and disabilities the confidence and skills to travel safely by bus, train, tram and on foot.
Being able to travel independently is an important life skill. It allows you to make choices and opens up opportunities for the future.
Skills you can develop
Our training covers:
- confidence to use buses, trains and trams
- personal safety
- road safety
- what to do if things go wrong
Experiences of independent travel training
An ITT coordinator said:
We have successfully trained many students this year to become independent travellers and held school bus experience days to build students' confidence in travel.
A representative from Hive College told us:
Since first meeting with Bobby, we have referred a number of young people into the service who have already been trained and are now travelling independently to and from their work placements. Not only that but they are beginning to transfer these skills into their free time, getting the bus to meet up with friends and accessing more community facilities. The work that the travel training team have done has empowered these young people to begin to live much fuller and more fulfilling lives.
Learn more about independent travel training
These videos explain what independent travel training is, how it works and the support available.
For young people
For parents and carers
Page last updated: 25 September 2026