The precursive institution to Eden Management, Business & Technology Institute (EBMT) was founded over two decades ago. The initial institution (Eden College) was set up in 1991 with the initial aim of providing custom specialist management and technical training for corporate clients. Delegates from a host of companies such as British Rail, British Telecom, The Royal Air Force, Barclays Bank, Shell, Barings and several financial institutions attended the courses. A notable achievement over this period was the running of a four-week residential high-level management course for the Ministry of Light Industries, Peoples Republic of China, in both Mandarin and English Languages.