Big week of training here in our decorating centre in Dartford. Lots of new students coming to complete qualification and short decorating courses with us and they’ve got off to a fantastic start as they begin preparing surfaces for painting and wallpapering. Here at Able Skills, we run a variation of painting & decorating courses […]
We’ve seen the construction industry go up and down over the past view years with Brexit looming and output has been low across the industry in 2018. However, starting in January 2019 there has been positive news within the industry. Construction Contracts value was up on figures from December. Reported on SPECFINISH, Construction Contract values […]
Since July last year our centre in Dartford has been rammed with 18th Edition Courses. Every week we’ve been running one, if not, two courses a week with demand for this course extremely high. We are only two months into 2019, but we’ve already had over 100 students in our centre to get their 18th […]
Some Positive News? The construction industry is always in the limelight whether the country’s skills shortage is the topic of discussion or whether it’s the UK’s housing shortage. Whatever the reason, the construction industry continues to receive more attention as Arcadis’s head of market intelligence, Will Waller predicts a ‘Brexit Bounce’ as he states the […]
Having a CSCS Card is vitally important for any worker when looking to get work on a building site. Without the correct card you will not be able to get work on-site in your chosen trade. The Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) has decided to launch an online service to make the card application process […]
New Careers always sound great but making them happen isn’t always great. The thought of starting something new is a great start but actually getting started is the hard bit and when training you will need to find a way of doing it. Fitting it around your normal lifestyle might not be so easy. If […]
Another week, another busy Able Skills. We are once again looking forward to a busy week here at our centre in Dartford, especially in our plastering centre. Our courses are looking very busy with students on a range of courses with us this week. From City & Guilds Courses to short courses and NVQ Qualifications. […]
It was a moment of truth in our Bricklaying Centre today. One of our students completed a fantastic arch during his training and today found out whether or not it will stand up on its own. You can see for yourself whether is hardwork had paid off or not: You can complete this among […]
Bricklaying might just be the door that needs opening for your new career. If you are sitting around and looking for a career change then look no further than our bricklaying courses. When starting the journey to a new career you will need to make sure you are training at the right centre and achieving […]
Every day we are getting more and more calls about our electrical courses, especially our weekend and full-time training options. However, we are now fully booked for the City & Guilds Level 2 Electrical Course until September. Due to the such high demand we have decided to add in more dates for the summer. Each […]
What a fantastic start to 2019 here at Able Skills and we cannot believe that we are already into our second week of February. New students and new courses up and down our training centre here in Dartford and we are seeing students progress every week on their courses. This week is no different to […]
Whether you’re an existing Gas Engineer or looking into Gas Courses, one thing your clients want is an energy efficient home. The main reason obviously being a huge saving in money which can particularly help young families. It’s reported that only 3% of homes in the UK have an EPC rating of A-C. When taking […]
