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  1. 3 new tiling students started today!

    3 new tiling students started today!

    Another Monday and another group of excited tiling students ready to get some new skills and possibly start a new career…   Week after week at Able Skills we have many students looking to make a big change in their life and change their career after spending years in the same job. As the weeks […]

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  2. Amazing Carpentry & Joinery projects!

    Amazing Carpentry & Joinery projects!

    Over the past few months at Able Skills hundreds of different students have been in and out training and gaining qualifications for a new career. However, up in our carpentry centre we regularly see some great projects from students on carpentry and joinery courses. A regular carpentry student at Able Skills will begin their first […]

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  3. Handy man course for James!

    Handy man course for James!

    James is no stranger to the construction industry, he has been working in property maintenance for a few years now, however, he feels the time has come for him to venture out on his own and become self-employed.   Only last week James finished the first course of his Handy man courses, he had just […]

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  4. Plumbing students enjoy the new centre!

    Plumbing students enjoy the new centre!

    Today our new plumbing centre has opened to a new set of plumbing students who are raring to go and pick up some new skills.  Over the past two months everyone has worked extremely hard to help develop the new plumbing centre and it looks fantastic. After all the hard work, the plumbing centre is […]

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  5. The hard work continues for Monday’s opening!

    The hard work continues for Monday’s opening!

    Our new plumbing centre is due to open this coming Monday and everyone is chipping in to help it get ready, even Able Skills director, Gary Measures is picking up a paint brush to help out!   A new group of Level 2 Plumbing students will be the first to use the facilities within our […]

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  6. Tim battles the London Marathon!

    Tim battles the London Marathon!

    Surely you all remember our Christmas enthusiast and carpentry instructor Tim, well he is back at it and has this time completed the London Marathon!   He certainly didn’t have his Christmas jumpers on for London Marathon, but he was in high spirits before the race after successful preparation and training. Everyone at Able Skills […]

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  7. Danny is in need of a career change...

    Danny is in need of a career change...

    Most students at Able Skills will be looking to train in one particular trade, however, Danny has other ideas and wants to complete multiple courses in the search for a new career.   Danny came to Able Skills with the idea of wanting a complete career change, his current career path had become very boring […]

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  8. Work your way to a JIB Gold Card

    Work your way to a JIB Gold Card

    It can be a long journey to becoming a fully qualified Electrician, however, it is a journey that will certainly be worth it!   Starting with the Level 2 qualification all the way to the NVQ and AM2, it is a journey that will reward you with ‘Approved Electrician’ status and you will be a […]

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  9. The high demand for skilled Plumbers with NVQ is being targeted by Able Skills

    The high demand for skilled Plumbers with NVQ is being targeted by Able Skills

    There are many options for you to take if one day you wake up and decide that you want to be a plumber. There are courses at colleges, courses with private providers, courses on line, distance learning options – a huge variety out there. Some training options are good; some are great and some not […]

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  10. From Economics to Electrics… Lucas’ journey to becoming an Electrician

    From Economics to Electrics… Lucas’ journey to becoming an Electrician

    Lucas has made a change to his future and he done it with Able Skills he started with economics and now to electrics.   This is exactly what Lucas done, after a few years studying economics, he decided that it wasn’t the career for him and he saw a gap within the electrical industry and […]

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  11. Student Stories - Said

    Student Stories - Said

    ‘No better place to come and train’ – These were the words of a regular student here at Able Skills. Said has completed multiple courses in many different trades.   After years of working as a Taxi driver in Kent, Said thought it was time for a change and to start off fresh with a […]

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  12. Our new Electrical & Plumbing centre is looking good!

    Our new Electrical & Plumbing centre is looking good!

    The construction of our new Electrical and Plumbing centre is in full flow…   With the centre due to be open at the end of April, the construction is coming along very nicely and it is starting to really take the shape of a first class training facility for Able Skills to run more fantastic […]

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