Ableskills recently had the pleasure of training a particular student who is looking to cross over into the Plumbing and Heating industry after a successful career in the police force. We had the privilege of speaking to Richie just as he finished the combined Plumbing and Gas Course. We even found out a little more […]
We’re back live with the latest training on our Gas Training Courses. Students shown in the above video are working on various gas appliances with the intention to successfully complete their 7 week Gas Safety Training. Able Skills Gas Training Courses have truly set the standard as far as Construction Course Training is concerned. Our […]
You may have read one of our recent articles about how one Landlord in particular hadn’t supplied a gas safety certificate for one of his tenants… Well following that article, it’s safe to say more people out there took note note of Gas Safety and what it means for landlords, tenants and of course the […]
It’s safe to say this weekend at Able Skills has been a busy one! In addition to our usual construction training courses, this weekend has been particularly busy amongst our Plumbing Courses, Gas Training Courses, Electrical Courses and Electrician Training. Students undergoing the above courses have different goals as well as different backgrounds. Some have […]
The latest facts and statistics tell us there are serious threats of a shrinking heating industry which could place the country in a whole heap of trouble. The latest report addresses the issues surrounding a generation of existing Gas Engineers who will soon be retiring and leaving huge boots to fill for the up and […]
Students currently undergoing one of our New Entrants Gas Training Courses are set to finally complete their 7 weeks worth of Gas Safety Training this Friday. The question is, what next? Speaking to some of the students earlier today, they were all so surprised at just how quick the past 7 weeks have been. They […]
Firstly, please don’t forget to click and drag across the above 360° pictures of the Gas Training Courses in action today! The students pictured are all on the New Entrants Gas Training Course and will be with us for just a few more weeks until they’re ready to undergo the second step to becoming a […]
Today brings us terribly sad news as a one year old baby suffers carbon monoxide poisoning at the hands of a lettings agent not doing what they were supposed to! The story goes as far back as January when the property initially fell victim to a gas leak caused by an old gas fire. After […]
The crack down on unregistered tradesmen carrying out work they’re not legally able to do continues to grow as the latest to get caught is an Essex based Plumber who clearly hadn’t undergone any Gas Training, let a lone be registered with Gas Safe… The Plumber had been working on a gas cooker and boiler […]
Even though we’re based in southern England, Able Skills regularly has aspiring tradesmen come from all over the UK to undergo one of our training courses. With our Gas Training Courses being no different, we have students that have come from Yorkshire, Birmingham, Liverpool and Leicester just to train with us. When speaking with them, […]
In today’s edition of the Able Skills blog we’ll be sharing our discussion with Julian who is currently undergoing one of our Gas Training Courses, the New Entrants Gas Training Course. We find out why he chose to go with gas, what he did before and what his future plans are going forward after he […]
Simply put, there’s a reason why you won’t be able to get onto one of our Gas Courses overnight. The demand for our training has come about since the country’s skills shortage came into affect which meant there was so much work but not enough tradesmen to match such high demand. There are several other […]
