Steve Briggs is an extremely popular electrical instructor at Able Skills and all of his students speak very highly of him. They all praise him for his great teaching style and the great detail he goes into when demonstrating and teaching. One student said ‘Steve is a great tutor, I have learnt more from him […]
Plumbers are in demand more now than ever. The industry is in desperate need for qualified and highly skilled Plumbers that are able to carry out a range of different plumbing work across the UK. All companies are looking to employee plumbers that have the skills and qualifications to complete the high amount of work […]
Gas courses at Able Skills are extremely popular and they fill up very quickly, Sam Colley and his brother James were lucky enough to grab two spaces on the Gas Managed Learning Programme. Sam and James make the journey from Strood each day to train and they show great motivation and dedication to their learning. […]
2015 has been a flash and the New Year is slowly creeping up on us yet again. Just like everyone else you are dreading returning to work after the Christmas period. Why not start a new career? Construction could be the one for you and where’s a better place to start than Able Skills. We […]
Rebecca is working through her NVQ Level 2 Tiling course, so far she has produced some fantastic work and Max, her instructor, has been very impressed with what she has achieved. When Rebecca came to Able Skills, she was already a qualified Plumber and she was looking to become a qualified Tiler. After 5 weeks […]
Large construction firms across the UK are having to turn away work due to the huge skills shortage which currently exists; many companies have reported that they are struggling to find skilled workers to carry out the work they are being offered. Currently in the UK there is a massive amount of building and construction […]
More and more, there are reports of illegal gas work being undertaken in domestic properties across the UK. Unqualified gas engineers who haven’t undertaken any training at all simply put people’s lives at risk and the penalties for such dangerous undertakings are on the rise. The disregard for the rules imposed by Gas Safe Register […]
It is now that time again to get your house ready for the big Christmas get together. Are you looking to get your house looking like a home for Christmas and you need the right skills to get you going? Look no further than Able Skills Painting & Decorating short courses, we have the perfect […]
London Hotel owner needs to fix up his rooms! James, who has now completed our Introduction to Plumbing course, wanted to get an insight into how certain aspects of plumbing work. So he started off with the introduction course so he could begin with the basics. Unlike a lot of our students James hasn’t […]
The Able Skills team are very pleased to wish you a very happy National Women in Engineering Day! This is the second year the fledgling event has been held to help encourage women from all walks of life to pursue a rewarding career in engineering. Created to celebrate the Women’s Engineering Society’s (WES) 95th birthday in 2014, […]