When talking with every student here at Able Skills we find that they come from all walks of life to train with us. Whether it is a new career or just an upgrade of skills, they all come from different backgrounds for the same purpose, to learn. Our electrical courses are without doubt our most […]
Our student stories here at Able Skills gives us a great insight into what path our students are taking and what path they have come from before beginning their journey. Starting a new career can be a daunting experience especially starting in something completely new. Jamie has done exactly that and is now training towards […]
Remember our two students from Gibraltar? Well they are now working towards the Electrical NVQ. Jordan and Zhane are now almost complete with their electrical training and will soon be fuly qualified Electricians. They are now working on the electrical NVQ and our NVQ assessor Clive will be flying out to Gibraltar to undergo their […]
Russell had been working in the city for many years, doing the same journey and the same work, day in day out. However, earlier this year he decided it was time for a change and he wanted to have a new career. Describing his old career as standard 9-5 office job, Russell could not wait […]
During the summer months we were extremely busy here at Able Skills with lots of students completing courses across our centre. Two of these students were Sister In-Laws, Kate and Ella, they are now back and ready for more training. Kate and Ella were first at Able Skills back in August when they completed an […]
This year has seen a lot of HGV Drivers take a new turn in life and join the Construction Industry. For many reason and mainly for a fresh start in life. As the skills shortage continues they have seen the opportunity to gain work in all trades. Andrew saw this as an opportunity to finally […]
Although we are based in Dartford, we have students from all over the world train with us at Able Skills. Most recently we have had students from Canada, Chile and France. Training across many of our courses we have students from all areas of life. Sembe is currently training with us in our plastering centre […]
It is well known that lot of people are deciding to come out of the everyday office job to learn a trade and this is exactly what Jack done. He has been working as an Accountant since he was 18 when he completed an apprenticeship. 12 years down the line he is fed up working […]
Over the last few years we have seen lots of London Black Cab drivers turning to the construction industry as they look for a new career. It started with a few deciding to train and it has excelled since as the word has gotten around. We are now regularly seeing black cab drivers training here […]
Students at Able Skills come from all over the world, with students regularly coming over the channel from France and students from Ireland. However, we currently have a student over from Canada. Deborah has travelled all the way from Canada to train here at Able Skills. She currently works in healthcare in Canada and is […]
We have new students all over our centre this week as lots of new course begin and people are looking to change their careers. Every Monday at Able Skills is extremely busy with students continuing courses across our centre as well as lots of new students starting their courses. This week was no different with […]
Tiling Courses are very popular and in high demand, but we want to know, what makes you choose a new career in tiling? We have asked a few of our students currently on tiling courses, why they chose tiling out of all the trades. Students across all trades at Able Skills have many different reasons […]
