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  1. Gas Safety: Don’t put homes at risk with unsafe gas work

    Gas Safety: Don’t put homes at risk with unsafe gas work

    Gas Safe have been raising awareness of the dangers the can come with gas appliances that have been fitted incorrectly and unsafely by unqualified Gas Engineers. Gas Safety is very important because unsafe gas appliances can cause gas leaks, carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and explosions. Over the last two years’ lots of homes have been […]

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  2. Decorating Courses: New careers for our students!

    Decorating Courses: New careers for our students!

    Decorating courses at Able Skills are a popular option to take and lots of students will take one of our courses for a various number of reasons.   Some will take a shorter course just because they are looking for some basic skills and knowledge for personal projects. Other students will be looking to start […]

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  3. Bricklaying Courses: Bricklayers are needed across the UK

    Bricklaying Courses: Bricklayers are needed across the UK

    Bricklaying courses are becoming very popular due to the demand for Bricklayers across the UK. The ongoing skills shortage is affecting work across the construction industry and skilled workers are needed in all trades. However, Bricklayers along with Plasterers are the highest in demand. The shortage of Bricklayers has meant that the skilled bricklayers and […]

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  4. 12 Years of Carpentry Courses

    12 Years of Carpentry Courses

    Carpentry is one of the oldest and most popular construction trades and lots of people have enjoyed very successful careers as Carpenters. At Able Skills we are one of the biggest carpentry training centres in the UK. We run a variation of carpentry courses that are offered for adult learning. Our carpentry courses range from […]

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  5. More Electrical Courses

    More Electrical Courses

    There has been such a high demand for our electrical courses at Able Skills and all of our upcoming electrical courses are fully booked. For this reason we have decided to schedule in a new Level 2 Electrical course date to allow more students to begin their careers as Electricians. Our new date has been […]

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  6. Construction output increased due to housebuilding

    Construction output increased due to housebuilding

    The increase in housebuilding over the UK has meant there has been a rise in construction output and this is the first time this has happened in four months. Construction of new homes is showing a growth in the industry and this has helped with the ongoing housing crisis. A rise in the construction industry […]

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  7. Hardworking Plumbing students at Able Skills

    Hardworking Plumbing students at Able Skills

    Our plumbing centres are full this week with eager and hopeful plumbers learning the trade as they search for a new career. Each of our plumbing training facilities are full and every student is working very hard. Our newly refurbished plumbing centre at Able Skills has allowed our students to use new equipment and brand […]

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  8. Able Skills are helping the Electrician shortage

    Able Skills are helping the Electrician shortage

    Throughout the UK there is a shortage of skilled and qualified Electricians to cover a range of different jobs and as the work load increases more and more Electricians are needed. Able Skills are training lots of people in their pursuit of a new career in the electrical industry. Every year Able Skills run lots […]

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  9. A brand new career for Sam!

    A brand new career for Sam!

    Lots of students come to Able Skills to start fresh in a brand new career and this is exactly what Sam done. He decided that he wanted to start fresh and begin a new career and he chose to become a Plumber and Gas Engineer at Able Skills. Some students that change their career at […]

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  10. Plumbing Courses: Become a Plumber in 2017

    Plumbing Courses: Become a Plumber in 2017

    The start of the New Year always brings fresh starts and resolutions, each year people will set themselves goals and targets to start as January comes around for the year ahead. One of the most popular goals for the New Year is a starting a new career or learning a new skill. January is one […]

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  11. Able Skills are proud to open their New Electrical Centre!

    Able Skills are proud to open their New Electrical Centre!

    Today was the day that we opened our new electrical centre at Able Skills to offer brand new facilities to our electrical students. Our new training facilities will allow more electrical courses to be run at Able Skills on a regular basis. One of our current level 2 electrical groups were today the first to […]

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  12. Gas Safety Week 2016: Get the right Gas Training!

    Gas Safety Week 2016: Get the right Gas Training!

    Gas Safety Week is a national safety campaign to raise awareness of the dangers that gas appliances can bring if fitted incorrectly or dangerously. Every year there are poor fitted or maintained gas appliances in homes all across the UK and this is putting home owners at a serious risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning, gas […]

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