British Institute of Learning Disabilities
We are a national charity working to promote and protect the rights of people with learning disabilities.
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Our Courses
Our courses help those supporting people with learning disabilities or autistic people to empower and enable people to thrive, provide excellent support and continually improve practice.
I couldn’t recommend this course enough. It was worth every minute and has allowed us to focus on so many areas of practice leadership.Bild learner Explore our programmes
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Qualifications
Gain a practice-based qualification to expand your skills and understanding
Organisational development
Explore our Organisational Development Framework and see how we can support your organisation
CAPBS
Explore the work of Bild's Centre for the Advancement of PBS.
Practice Leadership
Develop the skills and confidence to support your team to improve practice
Bild Diploma
Our sector-leading diploma in practice leadership offers learners a choice of pathways.
Open programmes
Looking for a opportunities for just one or two learners? Book onto our open programmes.
CAPBS Coaches
The established CAPBS Coaches programme offers learners a first step in practice leadership.
Bild for the Future
Bild for the Future is an advisory group of people with learning disabilities and autistic people. They make sure our work is rooted in people's real-life experiences.
Our Impact
Bild works to improve support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
It gave me the knowledge and deep understanding about how my son saw the world, how he experienced the world and therefore an understanding of why he would do the things he would do. Once I had that understanding, it gave me strategies to know how to create a capable and supportive environment for him.Seema, parent-carer and peer educator Read about our learning opportunities
of line managers
felt learners had implemented positive change in the workplace following a Bild Coaches programme
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on our foundation course were confident using their learning in practice
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could demonstrate how to use coaching to improve practice
Bild Membership
Bild membership offers the opportunity to join a community passionate about improving quality of life for people with learning disabilities, with access to exclusive resources and a host of member benefits.
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Connected Care – Highlights and insights from the 2026 Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference
Highlights and insights from this year's Growing Older with Learning Disabilities (GOLD) online conference.
First look at the International Positive Behaviour Support Conference programme!
We are delighted to share the keynote programme for this year’s International Positive Behaviour Support Conference
