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  1. Inspection & Testing Demonstration!

    Inspection & Testing Demonstration!

    Steve Briggs is an extremely popular electrical instructor at Able Skills and all of his students speak very highly of him. They all praise him for his great teaching style and the great detail he goes into when demonstrating and teaching. One student said ‘Steve is a great tutor, I have learnt more from him […]

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  2. Plumbers are in very high demand!

    Plumbers are in very high demand!

    Plumbers are in demand more now than ever. The industry is in desperate need for qualified and highly skilled Plumbers that are able to carry out a range of different plumbing work across the UK. All companies are looking to employee plumbers that have the skills and qualifications to complete the high amount of work […]

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  3. Plastering instructor demonstrating

    Plastering instructor demonstrating

    Jo is one of our 2 plastering instructors at Able Skills and he always goes the extra mile to make sure all of his students get the best possible training and go away from us with the skills they came to get, plus more. All our plastering students come away from our centre with the […]

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  4. Student Stories - Sam Colley

    Student Stories - Sam Colley

    Gas courses at Able Skills are extremely popular and they fill up very quickly, Sam Colley and his brother James were lucky enough to grab two spaces on the Gas Managed Learning Programme. Sam and James make the journey from Strood each day to train and they show great motivation and dedication to their learning. […]

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  5. New Year, New Career!

    New Year, New Career!

    2015 has been a flash and the New Year is slowly creeping up on us yet again. Just like everyone else you are dreading returning to work after the Christmas period. Why not start a new career? Construction could be the one for you and where’s a better place to start than Able Skills. We […]

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  6. Rebecca's NVQ Level 2 Tiling course!

    Rebecca's NVQ Level 2 Tiling course!

    Rebecca is working through her NVQ Level 2 Tiling course, so far she has produced some fantastic work and Max, her instructor, has been very impressed with what she has achieved. When Rebecca came to Able Skills, she was already a qualified Plumber and she was looking to become a qualified Tiler. After 5 weeks […]

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  7. The Worst Skills Shortage in 30 years, but we can help!

    The Worst Skills Shortage in 30 years, but we can help!

    Large construction firms across the UK are having to turn away work due to the huge skills shortage which currently exists; many companies have reported that they are struggling to find skilled workers to carry out the work they are being offered. Currently in the UK there is a massive amount of building and construction […]

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  8. DIY Hacks of The Week: Power Banks & Standing Desks

    DIY Hacks of The Week: Power Banks & Standing Desks

    Welcome back, practical chaps and lasses. Whether you’re training as a plumber, carpenter or spark, it never hurts to keep your general practical skills active. If you’re searching for a weekend or evening project to keep you busy, we’ve collected three of our favourite Instructables to make sure the devil makes no work for idle […]

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  9. Epic Buildings: Courtyard Housing, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

    Epic Buildings: Courtyard Housing, London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

    Nominated on the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award shortlist, this elderly housing scheme by architect Patel Taylor is a breath of fresh air. In the face of ever lengthening waiting lists for social housing in England’s capital, and a million fewer affordable London homes predicted for 2018 compared to 1980, housing availability for older […]

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  10. Bouygues Inks UK’s Biggest Ever Building Contract

    Bouygues Inks UK’s Biggest Ever Building Contract

    French contractor Bouygues has inked a deal to deliver Battersea Power Station’s third redevelopment phase, making the contractor the linchpin in the UK’s biggest ever building contract. High bidders Bouygues beat shortlisted competition Balfour Beatty to land the £1bn+ construction contract. The French company will follow up the work of Carillion’s phase one, Sanska’s phase […]

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  11. Don’t risk your Gas Career or your life by getting the wrong training!

    Don’t risk your Gas Career or your life by getting the wrong training!

    More and more, there are reports of illegal gas work being undertaken in domestic properties across the UK. Unqualified gas engineers who haven’t undertaken any training at all simply put people’s lives at risk and the penalties for such dangerous undertakings are on the rise. The disregard for the rules imposed by Gas Safe Register […]

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  12. 3 Mistakes Almost Every Newly Self Employed Person Makes

    3 Mistakes Almost Every Newly Self Employed Person Makes

    It’s not easy going solo and taking on the working world single-handedly, especially when you don’t have any self-employed contacts to give you advice, or any experience of running your own “gig” to fall back on. In this article we’re going to assume you’ve got the basics sorted out; you’ve registered for self assessment, you’ve […]

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