While the majority of employees in the electrical industry may be male, there are plenty of job opportunities for females. A growing number of women are looking to become fully qualified electricians due to the numerous employment opportunities available in the electrical industry despite the economic downturn. The credit crunch has hit women worse then […]
Electrical trainees need to be aware of how the introduction of the Qualification Credit Framework (QCF) has changed the way qualifications are achieved within the industry. Before the introduction of the QCF, the traditional route into the electrical industry was through completing the City & Guilds 2330 Electrotechnical certificates at both levels 2 and 3. […]
Trainees who complete solar photovoltaic electrical courses will be best placed to take advantage of opportunities in the renewable energy industry.
In news that will interest those looking to take solar pv electrical courses, the Court of Appeal has today ruled that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) acted unlawfully over planned cuts to the feed-in tariff (FIT).
Able Skills are delighted to tell the story of one of our former students who has become a fully qualified electrician and NVQ assessor after completing our electrical courses.
Able Skills are keen to demonstrate our commitment to providing electrical courses at a time to suit our trainees by offering more qualifications at weekends.
Anyone looking to work within the electrical industry should take 17th edition courses in order to demonstrate awareness of the latest wiring regulations.
Able Skills are back from our Christmas break and are happy to welcome new and existing groups of electrical courses trainees.
Able Skills has entered 2012 with an Electrical Courses Training Centre dilemma!
Training centresacross the UK have received notification from City & Guilds regarding an extension to current end registrations dates of certain electrical courses qualifications. The C&G 2357 – Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment was introduced in 2011 and was supposed to replace the existing C&G 2330 at levels 2 and […]
If you want to become a fully qualified electrician, you need to train to achieve JIB gold card status. Achieving this status requires you to complete a progressive sequence of electrical courses qualifications which, when completed, will provide you with separate but complimentary skills in a specific electrical area. This progressive sequence includes the electrical […]
Students wanting to take the City & Guilds 2357 electrical courses at weekends should anticipate learning for around two years as they will need to allow for around 50 inconsecutive weekends in total to complete the course. Undertaking training on a two weekend on and two weekend off basis allows students the opportunity for intensive […]
