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A big reason for all students training here at Able Skills are the qualifications on offer. Having a City & Guilds accreditation means they can come to our centre and achieve great training and industry recognised qualifications. In our tiling centre our most popular courses are the City & Guilds Tiling qualifications. From the standard […]
Able Skills are proudly a BPEC Approved Centre Our gas training courses here at Able Skills are up there with our most popular course on offer. We have students come from all areas to train as a Gas Safe Engineer. All the gas qualifications on offer here at Able Skills are BPEC qualifications and we […]
We have over 200 students here at Able Skills every week and we are always growing. This week has been as busy as ever with lots of new courses starting this week here in our centre at Dartford. The most popular course here at Able Skills is the City & Guilds Level 2 Electrical Course […]
We have a fantastic team of instructors here at Able Skills in all the trades. With the majority being here for a long period of time. Ian has been here at Able Skills for over 10 years now in our Gas and Plumbing department. He has successfully been teaching plumbing courses and gas courses. Ian […]
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 […]
The skills shortage in the building industry has been well documented over the last few years and it is still ongoing. With trades short of skilled workers, lots of new builds are slowing down due to lack of workers. It has been said that a lack of qualified Electricians is one area that needs to […]
When you are looking to start a career in any industry certain training is required to get the qualifications and meet the standards of that job. To become an Electrician there are many routes that can send you into the industry, depending on what you are looking to do. Many courses are required to become […]
Our electrical courses here in Dartford are extremely popular with lots of students training every week on a variety of different courses on offer. The newest of electrical courses we are offering here at Able Skills is the City & Guilds Inspection & Testing 2391 course. This has gone in the place of the 2394/2395 […]
A recent article in the Daily Mail has said how younger people should aspire for a career in the construction industry rather than Lawyers etc. The earning capacity of someone in the building trade is a lot higher than some other professions these days. This is down to the skills shortage along with the high […]
Without a doubt, the some of our most popular training courses here at Able Skills are our plumbing courses. From the Level 2 course to the shorter Introduction to Plumbing courses. You may have many reasons why you’re retraining and looking to become a Plumber; however…. How do you decide where to train? How do […]
“Electricians are earning £156,000 a year amid a shortage of skilled workers and a rise in demand for new homes” MailOnline 12th September 2017 What an excellent article in the Daily Mail today outlining not only the rise in construction work being undertaken in the UK at present but also the rise in earnings within […]
JIB/ECS Experienced Worker Cards with Able Skills Experienced Worker White with brown stripe Card Information The Experienced Worker (with brown stripe) card is issued to applicants that have a formally recognised technical certificate and/or 5 years provable electrical installation experience but not yet achieved NVQ level 3 – the full industry qualification. This card will only […]
