The Sunday Times wrote yesterday that graduates are finding it hard to find jobs in their chosen career path and that a lot of University graduates are finding they never actually work in their chosen career and end up changing in the future. Official figures from have shown that 29% of graduates are actually earning […]
NVQ Bricklayers at Able Skills are given fantastic training by instructors Simon and Steve. The skills they leave Able Skills with are clear to be seen when Simon goes to see them during their on-site assessments. One student who has done extremely well in the bricklaying industry is Marcin, he came to Able Skills […]
The bricklaying centre at Able Skills is easily one of the most popular area for short and long courses. Every week we have new students looking to help bridge the gap in the bricklaying industry. Occasionally, Simon, our bricklaying instructor loves to give out the hardest tasks for his students that like the challenge. […]
Over the past year Steve has been away travelling the world and since September he has been in Australia, but now he is back to train as a Bricklayer at Able Skills. Whilst Steve has been away his dad has been extremely busy with us at Able Skills. He has completed training in various trades […]
Here is one student that has recently finished his Level 2 Bricklaying Diploma: Mark Stewart: “I couldn’t have asked for anymore from Able Skills during my Bricklaying course, they were fantastic, from everyone in the office to the instructor Simon. I was stuck in a deadend job and I wanted a change and after a […]
Chris and Hoyol are nearing the end of their 8 Week Bricklaying course and they have now taken on the difficult task of constructing a Decorative Wall. This is a very complexed structure and involves a lot of measurements that have to be correct for the construction of the wall to work properly. Chris […]
On-Site Assessments are a vital part for anyone that wants to achieve an NVQ. This is the final stage for any hopeful tradesman/woman to become qualified in their chosen trade! At Able Skills, once the students have completed a set amount of weeks of training they will then move onto assessments that are carried out […]
Bricklaying is one of the most popular trades about and it has been expanded even larger in recent months due to increased building work being planned across the UK. Put aside the bricklaying robots, because it is now time for more people to join an industry that is booming and an industry that has the […]
James has just finished his NVQ Level 2 Bricklaying course at Able Skills and he had extremely high praise for the course and his instructors. He is another happy student who has left Able Skills with excellent skills and a great qualification. Before Able Skills, James didn’t know the first thing about laying a brick […]
A UK wide brick shortage which left many in the construction industry paying a premium for basic materials is finally easing according to August’s figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Recent shortages have caused costs to escalate, while depriving many contractors of the choice they want from suppliers, resulting in less-than-perfect, over budget […]
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It was reported this week that Britain is being forced to fill gaps in its labour markets with overseas workers. Construction firms are hiring Portuguese bricklayers to fill a shortfall in supply in the UK market. Due to the lack of skilled British workers, these foreign brickies are able to demand wages of up to £1000 […]
