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We love getting feedback from our students here at Able Skills. It is great to know that our students are gaining everything they need from their courses and are also picking up some skills they never had. This is some feedback that one of our previous Gas students, Steve left on Google Reviews: “I’ve […]
Gas Safe has estimated that around 1.1 million homes are affected every year by illegal gas fitters carrying out illegal and unsafe work in people’s homes. This is putting people at risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, gas leaks, explosions and fires. There are still too many unqualified gas engineers working within the gas industry and […]
As summer is almost here, more and more people are deciding now is the time to get their homes decorated and give it a fresher look before the sun is out. This has opened up an opportunity for painters and decorators to gain more work this summer. Overall, Decorators have been very popular recently as […]
New plumbing and gas instructor, Bob has really fitted in well at Able Skills and he has got straight into action with his plumbing students. He has a very good bond with his students and he makes sure they all get the maximum from the course. They all have high praise for Bob and Del […]
Stewart has been a regular student at Able Skills over the last six months and he has done extremely well, as he plans for a new career after deciding to change from being a policeman. Over the past six months, Stewart has completed all his plumbing training on level 2 and level 3 training […]
The bricklaying centre at Able Skills is easily one of the most popular area for short and long courses. Every week we have new students looking to help bridge the gap in the bricklaying industry. Occasionally, Simon, our bricklaying instructor loves to give out the hardest tasks for his students that like the challenge. […]
The construction work continues on our New Electrical Centre at Able Skills and it is now starting to take shape of what will be a fantastic new practical training facility. Everyone is working very hard to get it completed so our students can start working in our brand new facilities straight away. It will […]
For anyone looking to work in the construction industry or currently working in the industry and you are planning to take the next step, then why not achieve a construction NVQ. An NVQ will allow you to work on-site in one of the many different trades and will allow you to take your career […]
Plumbing is one of the biggest trades right now and lots of plumbing work is being needed all around the world and especially in the UK. In the UK the shortage of skilled Plumbers is on the rise, as more people are deciding to make a career change and a lot of them are […]
One of the most popular career paths right now is within the electrical industry, many people are deciding to train or even re-train as an Electrician as the industry is really booming. However, for those that decide to switch from their current careers, they will find it hard to make the time available to […]
Monday saw the beginning of a new group starting the three week Gas Managed Learning programme and this is being taught by one of our excellent gas instructors, Richard. After a week of pipe-skills training for some of these students they are now ready to begin their gas course. They will be learning the […]
Keith has been one of many effected in the fall of the iconic black cabs in recent years, and him, like so many others have decided to take precautions and train in a new trade if work is limited in the famous London cab. Lots of black cab drivers has turned to the construction […]
