The increasing demand for qualified skills in key green energy technology is once again in the news. At a major European Union ‘Promoting Green Jobs’ conference held in Brussels it was highlighted that increasingly, women are being called upon to train to fill the skills gap.It was also stated that the ‘future of green innovation’ […]
The ever increasing importance of Skills training centres in providing the crucial qualified trades personnel for the electrical, plumbing and gas industries has been recently highlighted. The Home Builders Federation (HBF) has warned that the construction industry could face a skills shortage as a result of a very challenging economic period ahead, especially as some […]
Whether you want to learn how to tile your own bathroom or kitchen or are seriously thinking of training properly to be a qualified tiler, you need to understand the basic theory knowledge and practical skill requirements first. Otherwise you could incur much needless expense and frustration! Using the right adhesives and grout for every […]
A home’s consumer unit – or fusebox, as it used to be known – is at the very heart of the house electrical supply circuit. It’s absolute ability to provide a safe and secure control to both prevent and minimise risk from any possible electrical supply discontinuity, malfunctioning or overload is crucial to home and […]
Recently, secretary of state for education, Michael Gove announced that an independent review of vocational education for 14 to 19-year-olds is to be carried out. It had been suggested that when it comes to Higher Education training, there needs to be a balance in vocational courses between teaching practical skills and building job competencies.In other […]
About this time, every year, the advice is given out to all property owners to conduct a timely house health check up as the first signs of autumn appear. Sadly, all too often the sensible words of advice are not always heeded and inevitably, another hard winter sees the depressing list of statistics of people […]
Ontime Trades have recruited two Able Skills plumbing students to join their experienced and highly skilled team.Andy and Martin are set to put their heating and drainage skills to the test for Ontime Trades after completing accredited plumbing courses, gas training courses, commercial gas courses and renewable energy courses with Able Skills.Both men started training […]
At this time of the year, many men and women will be looking to find good trade skills courses, and electrical courses, especially an Electrical NVQ, are always a much in demand qualification. With cutbacks certain for some public sectors, advance action to switch careers or update skills is increasing.Finding the right approved and accredited […]
Able Skills are delighted to announce that two of our graduates are now working as fully qualified electricians.Russ and Clive only recently completed their electrical education with Able Skills and were soon snapped up by Ontime Trades, a new company offering plumbing and electrical services in the Kent area.The two sparks are completely qualified to […]
Cutbacks are happening across the public sector with implications for the private sector as well. For some, this might mean looking for fresh opportunities whilst for others, the need to diversify their skillsets and service provision. Construction industry projects continue to revive after the period of recent recession as new development schemes are announced almost […]
Not a week passes now when we don’t hear great news about another Solar PV project adding to the rapid rise of the ‘must- have’ green energy technology around the UK. Recent studies show that the UK is now the world’s fastest growing market for Solar PV with over 40,000 panels now adorning residential and […]
The likelihood of seeing some real effects of post election cutbacks across the public sector impacting on the private sector, means many men and women will be looking to their future prospects and perhaps thinking of career switching to a more promising and stable path.There is a big revolution occurring in the construction trades industry. […]
