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Another Monday and another group of excited tiling students ready to get some new skills and possibly start a new career… Week after week at Able Skills we have many students looking to make a big change in their life and change their career after spending years in the same job. As the weeks […]
Over the past few months at Able Skills hundreds of different students have been in and out training and gaining qualifications for a new career. However, up in our carpentry centre we regularly see some great projects from students on carpentry and joinery courses. A regular carpentry student at Able Skills will begin their first […]
Over the past year Steve has been away travelling the world and since September he has been in Australia, but now he is back to train as a Bricklayer at Able Skills. Whilst Steve has been away his dad has been extremely busy with us at Able Skills. He has completed training in various trades […]
James is no stranger to the construction industry, he has been working in property maintenance for a few years now, however, he feels the time has come for him to venture out on his own and become self-employed. Only last week James finished the first course of his Handy man courses, he had just […]
Today our new plumbing centre has opened to a new set of plumbing students who are raring to go and pick up some new skills. Over the past two months everyone has worked extremely hard to help develop the new plumbing centre and it looks fantastic. After all the hard work, the plumbing centre is […]
Our new plumbing centre is due to open this coming Monday and everyone is chipping in to help it get ready, even Able Skills director, Gary Measures is picking up a paint brush to help out! A new group of Level 2 Plumbing students will be the first to use the facilities within our […]
Our longest serving member of staff at Able Skills is plastering instructor, Spencer. From the very beginning Spencer has been a vital member of the team here at Able Skills. Spencer is a fantastic plasterer and after 14 years of teaching at Able Skills, I think it is fair to say he hasn’t lost […]
Surely you all remember our Christmas enthusiast and carpentry instructor Tim, well he is back at it and has this time completed the London Marathon! He certainly didn’t have his Christmas jumpers on for London Marathon, but he was in high spirits before the race after successful preparation and training. Everyone at Able Skills […]
Most students at Able Skills will be looking to train in one particular trade, however, Danny has other ideas and wants to complete multiple courses in the search for a new career. Danny came to Able Skills with the idea of wanting a complete career change, his current career path had become very boring […]
It can be a long journey to becoming a fully qualified Electrician, however, it is a journey that will certainly be worth it! Starting with the Level 2 qualification all the way to the NVQ and AM2, it is a journey that will reward you with ‘Approved Electrician’ status and you will be a […]
There are many options for you to take if one day you wake up and decide that you want to be a plumber. There are courses at colleges, courses with private providers, courses on line, distance learning options – a huge variety out there. Some training options are good; some are great and some not […]
Lucas has made a change to his future and he done it with Able Skills he started with economics and now to electrics. This is exactly what Lucas done, after a few years studying economics, he decided that it wasn’t the career for him and he saw a gap within the electrical industry and […]
