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Here is yet another fantastic review that was left on our Able Skills Facebook page. A happy tiling student left to go and complete some tiling work on her kitchen. “I recently attended the introduction to tiling 5 day course and feel that it was very thorough and helped to ground me in the basics […]
The Level 2 Electrical Home Study course is a fantastic alternative to the standard Level 2 course for practising Electricians that have other commitments. The home study is the perfect option for people that are looking to start their new career or want a complete change around, but can’t get the time off work […]
We have a well established tiling centre at Able Skills that offers training to beginners and experienced Tilers! Max has been our tiling instructor for 11 years now and he has been providing students with first class tiling training every single week. Whether it is from short beginners courses or long qualification courses, our […]
Expansion is upon us once again, there really is no stopping Able Skills….. The demand for electrical courses over the years has seen the facilities we have here regularly undergo refurbishment to keep them in good working order but this time we are paving the way for a brand new electrical training facility. The […]
Carpentry has been around for a long, long time, in fact it is one of the oldest trades around and it is still vitally important to all building work. However, tools have developed along with technology and power tools have become extremely popular, but which are better hand tools or power tools? There isn’t […]
February marked the worst performance in the UK’s construction industry for 10 months and the worst performance since the rise in housebuilding in the UK in the summer of 2013. Construction companies and other contractors are growing in concern that the industry is starting to slow up due to the difficulty to find skilled […]
We receive some fantastic feedback from our students at Able Skills and this is just one from a happy student that has recently finished his Introduction to Tiling course. “I just wanted to give you some feedback from the tiling course I completed at the weekend. I was really impressed with the course it offered […]
Shen has really achieved something at Able Skills and he has made a complete career change as he has headed into the Tiling Industry. He is now coming towards the end of his 8 Week Tiling course at Able Skills and he is fully set up to start his tiling career as he has […]
Jamie has just completed our 3 Week Gas course at Able Skills and he has benefited hugely from his time here. When he left school, Jamie went into central heating work but, it never progressed into a full career. However, he decided to take a gas course at Able Skills to get a qualification […]
With the lack of skilled workers in the construction industry and a growth in construction work across the UK, it is meaning that construction companies will need to employ a quarter of a million new workers over the next five years. The construction industry is set to see its biggest growth since the financial […]
We are very pleased to be awarded with the Gold Trusted Merchant accreditation 2016 from Feefo, who are The Global Feedback Engine. Feefo is a trusted ratings and reviews platform that holds genuine feedback from paying customers. Students at Able Skills will be offered the chance to give feedback to Feefo based on their […]
Are you an experienced Carpenter? Carpentry is one of the oldest trades around and it is a trade that will never be replaced by machine. Carpenters are always busy at work, either on-site or in people’s homes and they are always in high demand. Many experienced Carpenters, which have been working in the […]
