Able Skills are delighted to announce the official opening of our state-of-the-art Renewables Centre.Mayor of Dartford Patrick Coleman was on hand to cut the ceremonial ribbon in front of a crowd of assembled members of the press, key industry partners and college faculty directors.The Mayor was incredibly impressed with the quality of equipment, training rigs […]
The drive to reduce the UK’s carbon emissions over the next ten years, by introducing renewable energy systems such as solar heating and ground source heat pumps, is increasing the demand for trained electricians and plumbers qualified to be competent installers across the domestic residential market.Many new builds and property renovations have been also turning […]
Able Skills are looking forward to welcoming a host of dignitaries to the official opening of our Renewables Centre tomorrow.Mayor of Dartford Patrick Coleman will be in attendance along with college faculty directors and numerous members of the local and national press as the red ribbon is cut at the state-of-the-art facility.It promises to be […]
Able Skills are delighted to welcome a new addition to our team who will help us maintain our excellent standard of teaching.Ron Wilks has joined Able Skills as our newest internal verifier and brings with him a wealth of experience in construction training having worked as an external verifier for both City & Guilds and […]
An approved and accredited course for electrician training will show the trainee electrician how they can be of help to the domestic householder with providing advice on energy efficiency and reducing costs. This can translate to replacing obsolete and inefficient electrical appliances and heating systems under the various schemes now available, with the installation of […]
Did you know that the entire electrical market now accounts for 3 per cent of the UK’s Gross National Product ? The complete dependence on electricity and the electrical industry for just about every appliance and working system that humans use increases all the time through to the latest development of renewables technology for example, […]
Learning to tile in order to add to a trade skillset has always been a sensible move by those already working as a fulltime plasterer, bricklayer or painter and decorator. There are endless occasions when the ability to offer an extended range of services is seen as convenient and cost effective, without the necessity of […]
A two year pay deal has just been agreed for the 10,000 for workers employed under the Joint Industry Board (JIB) for plumbing and mechanical engineering services. A 3 per cent increase to rates and allowances from January 2011, repeated from January 2012, together with improved holiday pay and overtime hours, is aimed at increasing […]
The economic downturn has claimed another victim of the construction training industry leaving numerous students out of pocket.Diamond Training Group, providers of tiling courses and plastering courses, went into liquidation on Friday meaning many students are unable to complete qualifications despite already having handed over their money.One NVQ student revealed on a tiling forum that […]
Surviving the current changes to the UK’s working economy may mean now seriously looking to retrain on an entirely new career path. The current demand for green energy technology driving the renewables sector is set to increase as Government carbon reducing initiatives in both the private and public sector continue to be rolled out.Key to […]
It was recently forecast that the demand for Solar PV panels will accelerate by ten times in the next two years as a result of the Government’s Clean Energy Cash Back scheme. Put side by side with news that the UK has achieved the world’s fastest rate of growth in PV solar panel installations, it […]
Latest news that private sector, non-residential construction has increased by 7% in the three months up to September compared to the same period last year, reflects improved business confidence, according to work analyst reports.While retail and hotel construction has been strong over the first half of 2010, industrial and office based projects have seen a […]
