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There is a growing concern about the increase of unsafe gas work being carried out across the UK by newly qualified gas engineer. Research carried out by the Gas Industry Safety Group (GISG) and the Institution of Gas Engineers and Managers (IGEM) has shown an alarming number of poor training provided to gas engineer students […]
The Level 2 Plumbing Course at Able Skills has become very popular for full-time and weekends, so we have added a new weekend date for August! Our plumbing and gas courses are extremely popular here at Able Skills and the demand for courses has risen massively. The skills shortage has been a major factor in […]
Carpentry courses are in high demand and this is down to the need for skilled Carpenters across the UK. The demand for our carpentry courses is bigger than ever before and our centre is full with students eager to begin their new careers. For the last year, our carpentry courses have been booked up months […]
Travelling from Scotland can be seen as a long journey to Able Skills, however, this one student has travelled all the way from Chile in South America. Here at Able Skills we get students from all over the world to train with us at our training centre in Dartford. However, it isn’t every week that […]
Able Skills are sponsoring Betty’s Boxing event in Sydenham tonight! A boxing show including eight fights and some live music is looking to be a fantastic night of boxing. The promoter of Betty’s Boxing is Mason Wright, son of Able Skills centre manager. Mason trained with us and undertook a variety of electrical courses. He […]
Career Changes are a regular occurrence at Able Skills and we have five current students with five different stories. All year round we see lots of people going through career changes at Able Skills, with students in all trades training to begin their new careers. Whether they are looking to become Electricians or even Carpenters, […]
Full Time Electrical Courses at Able Skills are extremely popular and in high demand, we have just added in some more dates for 2017. Both the weekend and full time electrical courses at Able Skills have been extremely popular over the last few years and this year it has been no different. With all our […]
Thousands of homes across the UK have unsafe gas appliances and it is putting their homes and health at risk! It has been reported that thousands of homes across the UK have at least one unsafe gas appliance. This is extremely worrying and lots of people’s lives are being put a risk due to this. […]
Why train through the week when you can train at weekends? Our weekend courses are extremely popular amongst people seeking new careers. Training towards a new career can be difficult and time consuming, however, it doesn’t have to be that way. Here at Able Skills we understand the difficulties that come with starting a new […]
Due to such high demand for our electrical courses here at Able Skills this year we have added in one more date for the weekend Level 2 Electrical Course. With lots of building work being completed and planned throughout the UK, more and more Electricians are needed. Lots of people have seen this as a […]
It is a guarantee that hundreds of home owners acorss the UK will be looking to make improvements to their homes this summer, however, do they have the right DIY skills? Making improvements around your home can be a very daunting prospect with the fear of not meeting your own standards. DIY is huge in […]
Able Skills are an IET Centre of Excellence for all our electrical courses and we are 1 of only 3 in the UK to be recognised for our high quality of electrical training. Our high standard of electrical courses at Able Skills has given us IET recognition, meaning we are an IET Centre of Excellence. […]
