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Able Skills are delighted to announce the opening of our brand new carpentry and bricklaying training centres.

On completion of a 24 year career in the Armed Forces, I decided to embark on a new career within the gas industry. After weeks of research into training centres I came across Able Skills in the Quest magazine. As a service leaver I was drawn towards Able Skills as they are an Enhanced Learning […]

If you are looking to retrain to become a electrician, finding an electrical courses learning structure that suits your life can be difficult. Chances are that you will already be in full-time employment and will only be available to attend electrical courses in order to achieve an accredited qualification during the evening or at weekends. […]

The start of this year was quite a difficult time for most electrical courses training providers with the launch of the QCF and all of the new qualifications which were being introduced to fit in with the framework of the QCF.

Well lads, it looks like the ladies have finally sat up and taken notice of the wealth of job opportunities the electrical trade. Electrical courses have seen a big jump in the number of women getting involved, and several training schemes have been set up to help females get into the industry.

Able Skills were delighted to give Gareth Johnson MP a tour of our training centres recently.

The City & Guilds 2357 electrical courses qualification is available in various forms at most private training centres but many further education colleges are yet to commit to providing flexible learning times. If you already have a job but want to change career and enter the electrical industry taking part time or evening courses may […]

Able Skills are delighted to publish the testimonial of Harry Leadbeater, a trainee who overcame the odds to complete his electrical courses with flying colours.

The Department for Transport’s indicated that it’s keen on rolling out a network of electric car charge points – a move that could create thousands more jobs for skilled solar, electric and renewable contractors. Train now and make sure you’re in the front seat for the rev in renewables with our electric, renewable and solar […]

If you are looking to become an electrician next year, there are a number of electrical courses qualification changes to be aware of. The City & Guilds 2357 Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment is an alternative qualification route that trainees can now take in order to enter the electrical industry. […]

It is advisable that wiring tests are carried out at least every ten years by a qualified engineer, which means that an electrician will always have a steady line of working coming in from these tasks. Other jobs that electricians do include fuse box upgrades in order that they meet the regulations set out in […]

The government is getting ready to launch new special priority projects to help get industry in the UK moving, bringing new and exciting construction projects for all trades up to the horizon. Meaning now is the perfect time to train or retrain in the trades and put yourself in a position to find work on […]