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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 […]
Over the past few years the City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing course has been extremely popular and high demand has gone through the roof. And it looks to continue into 2018 as courses are already fully booked for the early part of next year. So much so that we have already added in some […]
Our Carpentry Courses on offer here at Able Skills are up there with the most popular courses we offer. Due to this we are extremely busy on our carpentry courses constantly. This year has seen a huge investment to our carpentry centre and we have invested in some fantastic new machinery and training space. Offering […]
Our Gas Training Programmes have recently been adjusted due to new regulations set by the IGEM in the Gas Training Industry. The gas programmes we run are extremely popular and we have people coming from all over the UK to train with us. Having been audited by BPEC, Able Skills has recently adjusted the duration […]
Have you always thought of yourself as a bit of a Decorator, how about getting an official qualification and starting a new career? A career should be about doing something you love, so why not try out a career as a Decorator and possibly even start your own business. We have students come from all […]
Have you always wondered what it would be like to start a completely new career? It’s now time to stop wondering and start a brand new career by training with us at Able Skills. We offer a variation of construction courses. If you are sitting in a standard 9-5 job with a horrible commute every […]
There has been a massive high demand for all our electrical courses the past few years. Next year looks no different from the very start, with all our Level 2 Electrical courses fully booked right through until late April. Our electrical courses here at Able Skills are extremely popular and we believe this is due […]
IGEM/IG/1: Standards of Training in Gas Work Changes to Domestic Gas Training Courses Able Skills has been delivering gas training programmes for a number of years now. We have seen ourselves provide training on behalf of CITB but for more than 5 years now, we have been delivering Bpec accredited gas training programmes and ACS. […]
It has been a well-known fact that for the past few years there has been a huge demand for Qualified Plumbers across the UK. This looks to continue into 2018 as more housebuilding is looking to go ahead meaning more workers needed. We see this a perfect opportunity for new career seekers to get cracking […]
The Electrical Industry is still very male dominated; however, this is slowly changing and the NICEIC are looking to encourage more women into the industry. At Able Skills we have had many women come and train to be Electricians and they have all been very successful. They are now out there working in the industry […]
Yesterday was the announcement of the 2017 Budget and a strong focus being on the push for more housebuilding needed across the UK. However, this has highlighted the skills shortage that is currently looming over the construction industry, especially in trades such as Bricklayers, Plumbers and Electricians. This is a piece taking from the Daily […]
Able Skills carried out a survey that asked 1,000 graduates how they felt about their new degrees. 36% of the recent graduates said their degree was a waste of time and 34% are actually embarrassed by their degree. Also, 35% told us that they wished they hadn’t gone to University at all and opted for […]
