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Electrical courses trainee Paul Hawker has taken time to praise Able Skills on the Electricians Forums website.

Intensive plumbing courses will not turn you into a qualified plumber but they will suit people who want to improve their knowledge of pipe work. Many private training providers and further education colleges offer five day plumbing courses which give people the opportunity to gain a bit of background knowledge in order to undertake simple […]

Able Skills are proud to announce that our new gas training centre in Bradford has been approved by Construction Skills.

People who believe plumbing is a man's job should think again as a couple of young female plumbers are already enjoying success. Hollie Webb is relishing reaching the final 20 of the BBC 3 television competition Young Plumber of the Year after being nominated by her bosses due to her excellent plumbing abilities. Ms Webb, […]

Able Skills are delighted to tell the story of one of our former students who has become a fully qualified electrician and NVQ assessor after completing our electrical courses.

If you have got a bathroom or kitchen home improvement project in the pipeline, you might want to improve your skills with one of our tiling courses.

Able Skills are currently looking for new instructors to teach some of our gas and electrical courses.

If you're tired of turning up to an unrewarding office job every day then a career in the construction industry could be for you. People interested in kick-starting a practical career will benefit from learning construction skills through accredited plumbing courses at respected training centres which are affiliated with the appropriate industry organisations. Emma Denmark, […]

Able Skills are looking forward to the grand opening our new Gas Training and Assessment Centre in Bradford next week.

Unemployed people are being warned off scam plumbing courses which take their money without providing a proper qualification. Calderdale Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) has said that rogue training centres are unfairly targeting unemployed people with promises of industry recognised qualifications at the end of crash plumbing courses The CAB reported that an increasing number of […]

Able Skills are keen to demonstrate our commitment to providing electrical courses at a time to suit our trainees by offering more qualifications at weekends.

A plumbing student has finally sealed an apprentice place in order to complete his NVQ Level 3 after hundreds of attempts, reports the Coventry Telegraph. Daniel Hayes, aged 17 from Coventry, was handed a lifeline by a local plumbing firm after his plight of being rejected over 500 times for an apprenticeship was reported in […]