For immediate release September 23, 2004

Kelowna, B.C - Bridges Transitions Inc. ("Bridges" or "the Company") (TSX: BIT), a leading provider of products and services used by schools, universities and agencies to help people achieve education and career success, announced that it will now be providing Bridges' new testGEAR® test prep products to every Vermont student in Grades 8 to 12, as well as adult learners throughout the state.

This new arrangement has been added to the final year of an existing three-year agreement with the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC), which was already providing students with Bridges' Choices Explorer product and Bridges' newly launched Choices Planner product.

Over 61,500 students registered at 88 Vermont public and private schools, as well as adult learners throughout the state, will now have access to Bridges new test prep products for the ACT, SAT and PSAT. VSAC's purchase of these test prep products for the state of Vermont is the first state-wide application of Bridges newly launched testGEAR product line.

Bridges testGEAR offers each student a personalized study plan based on the results of a brief diagnostic. Students are then guided through a 50+ hour instructional program that strengthens content skills, introduces test-taking strategies and builds confidence with many short practice tests and full-length exams.

"VSAC is a great example of a successful sponsorship model whereby a corporation has provided a full range of exploration, planning and test prep products for students throughout the entire state," says John Simmons, Chief Executive Officer of Bridges.

About VSAC
The Vermont Student Assistance Corp. was created in 1965 as a public nonprofit agency to help Vermonters who want to go to college or other training after high school. VSAC provides grants, loans, scholarships, career and education planning, and general information about how Vermonters can get the education they want.

About testGEAR
testGEAR products assists students to improve test scores on U.S. college entrance exams such as the SAT ®, PSAT, ACT™ and High School State Exit Exams. testGEAR test prep provides every student the same advantage to adequately prepare themselves and demonstrate their true potential as they prepare for their post secondary educational experience. testGEAR online test prep courses offer students a personalized study plan based on a brief diagnostic test that strengthens content skills, introduces test-taking strategies and builds confidence with many short practice tests and full-length exams.

About Bridges
Bridges is a leading provider of products and services used by schools, universities and agencies to help people achieve education and career success. Over 13,000 schools and agencies use Bridges' products and services. Bridges serves the needs of millions of people seeking educational or career planning assistance.

For more information, visit http://www.bridges.com. The Company is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol: BIT.

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