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Demand for skilled construction labour workers continues to surge, as job vacancies hit record levels again.

Spanners, radiator keys and tube cutters. A complete list of all the tools a gas engineer will need to carry out work.

Get your career off to the best possible start. Five things to keep in mind when choosing your training provider to learn a trade.

Discover more about the variety of employment opportunities that exist for qualified plumbers in the UK.

With this year’s Gas Safety Week underway, it’s more vital than ever to ensure we all undertake the necessary precautions and procedures to keep our colleagues and customers safe.

Running from the 13th – 19th September, the annual event—coordinated by the Gas Safety Register—has been raising awareness of the life-saving importance of gas safety since 2010.

Able Skills’ Directors, Angela Wright and Gary Measures recently welcomed BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw to their impressive training centre in Dartford, Kent. Neil is touring BPEC’s main UK training partners to share recent developments and discuss mutual plans for solidifying training and assessment relationships. As a leading construction training and assessment organisation, Able […]

Become a qualified tiler with a weekend tiling course. Work towards an NVQ certification with flexible training programmes tailored to your schedule.

Bricklaying courses built and taught by experts. Whether you’re an experienced bricklayer or just starting out, find the perfect programme for you.

Today we are catching up with Andrew from Surrey who is finishing off his 7th week of his 8-week NVQ Level 2 in Plastering. Why Able Skills? “So, when I was looking at providers, I narrowed it down to a choice of 2. From there I actually paid a deposit to start with another provider […]

Today we sit down with Connah & Ostin, 2 brothers from Portsmouth, scaffolders by trade who are currently half way through their 8 weeks of practical training working towards their NVQ Level 2 Bricklaying qualification. Why Able Skills? Speaking to the pair I asked why they chose Able Skills to undertake their training with? “ […]

At Able Skills we have been teaching Gas Engineer courses to our students for 20-years! We have some of the best facilities out there, fantastic instructors and offer a great learning environment. You may know that throughout 2021 the trades industry has been growing drastically. Earnings and opportunity is on the rise, however, there simply […]

As Emma’s City & Guilds Plastering Course draws to a close today, we caught up with her to find out what she has planned for the future and how she has found her time with us at Able Skills. Emma today completed her City & Guilds Plastering Course with us and had nothing but good […]