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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 […]

Anyone looking to work within the electrical industry should take 17th edition courses in order to demonstrate awareness of the latest wiring regulations.

People thinking of taking plumbing courses can take inspiration from the story of injured soldier Paul Bennett. Paul overcame serious injuries suffered in combat and returned home to Britain to embark on a successful career as a plumber after completing the appropriate plumbing courses, reported the Heating and Ventilating Review. Paul Bennett was on his […]

Achieving a qualification with Able Skills can be just the first step towards an exciting and rewarding career in construction.

Able Skills are back from our Christmas break and are happy to welcome new and existing groups of electrical courses trainees.

Able Skills has entered 2012 with an Electrical Courses Training Centre dilemma!

Training centresacross the UK have received notification from City & Guilds regarding an extension to current end registrations dates of certain electrical courses qualifications. The C&G 2357 – Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment was introduced in 2011 and was supposed to replace the existing C&G 2330 at levels 2 and […]

If you want to become a fully qualified electrician, you need to train to achieve JIB gold card status. Achieving this status requires you to complete a progressive sequence of electrical courses qualifications which, when completed, will provide you with separate but complimentary skills in a specific electrical area. This progressive sequence includes the electrical […]

Able Skills starts back in 2012 on Monday 02nd January – Bank Holiday!

Learning how to install a bathroom is invaluable practical knowledge for those wanting to enter the industry for the first time.  Able Skills provide is a very challenging week of plumbing courses which offers the opportunity to put your skills to the test in a simulated environment where you can see just how good a […]

Able Skills is happy to announce the opening of our new Gas Training and Assessment Centre in Bradford, West Yorkshire.