The Inn provides training for pupils and practising Barristers, based on the requirements of the Bar Standards Board (BSB). Courses available include:

• Pupil Courses courses providing experience and meeting BSB requirements for advocacy training and practice management. Most of these are two week courses.
• NPP (New Practitioners' Programme) for practitioners in their first three years of independent practice. Advocacy courses are accredited with 9 hours of advocacy plus 3 hours of CPD; Ethics courses are accredited with 3 hours of ethics plus 1 hour of CPD. 
• CPD (Continuing Professional Development). Practitioners are requird to undertake at least 12 hours per calendar year
• Training the Trainers, based on the Inns' formula of advocacy training ("Hampel method"). Practitioners interested in becoming advocacy trainers will attend a series of courses to familiarise themselves with this process.