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Build UK have run a recent survey that has said that 25% of contractors have had to turn down work in Q3 of 2016 due to worker shortages. This being reported on The Construction News has highlighted the ongoing skills shortage within the construction industry. The survey carried out by Build UK has noted that […]
Throughout the year at Able Skills we are busy with lots of students taking courses in various trades for lots of different reasons. Whether they are looking to get a basic skill set or start a new career, the courses are available. There are plenty of different student stories at Able Skills… Many of our […]
Working in the same job and career for such a long time can become tedious and lots of people will often consider a new career, but very few will ever take the chance to start again. Workers will give excuses such as, ‘they are too old to retrain’ or ‘they can’t afford to retrain.’ Many […]
Have you recently finished a plumbing qualification? Or are you an experienced Plumber that wants to become Gas Safe? Come to Able Skills and get started with your training in 2017. Starting with the three week Managed Learning Programme that gives you three weeks of practical and theory based training. Over the last few years […]
If you are a Bricklayer or Carpenter who is ’industry ready’, having completed your City and Guilds Diploma or City and Guilds Certificate and NVQ training with Able Skills here is a fantastic opportunity not to be missed. Able Skills students who have undertaken qualification and NVQ training with Able Skills in the subjects of […]
Able Skills Centre Manager Angela Wright found herself in an unusual situation when one of her sons decided one day that he wanted to learn to be an Electrician. Up to this point, her son had done a variety of mundane jobs from working in Leisure Centres to being a delivery driver. He had just […]
A career change can be a very big step in anyone’s life and even bigger if it is something completely different to what they used to do. However, a career change should not be feared because lots of students prove every week that it can be very easy and life changing. Joe is proving exactly […]
Christmas is just around the corner and it is that time of year when people being to decorate their homes just in time before all the family come over. However, the skills to complete various jobs often escape some people and that’s why the results aren’t always great. You could learn to tile a kitchen […]
Everyone will be able to relate to small, annoying plumbing problems at home, such as, a leaky tap, a toilet that will not flush and much more. These problems are regular and can be very expensive to find a Plumber to come and fix it. What about learning how to fix it yourself in just […]
Over the last year our plastering courses have become extremely popular and more and more students are choosing plastering as a new career path. With the construction industry in need of more workers, our plastering courses have become very popular. Plastering courses at Able Skills have been running for nearly 15 years and was one […]
The thought of a new career can frighten a lot of people and the thought of having to retrain can be quite daunting. However, lots of people have made life changing choices by changing their career and they are a lot happier because of it. Tom was a bit worried that he was told old […]
Gas Safe have been raising awareness of the dangers the can come with gas appliances that have been fitted incorrectly and unsafely by unqualified Gas Engineers. Gas Safety is very important because unsafe gas appliances can cause gas leaks, carbon monoxide poisoning, fires and explosions. Over the last two years’ lots of homes have been […]
