Student Stories

Find out why sign painter and mural artist Abbi decided to do a painting and decorating course, what she’ll do with her new skills and what’s next for her career.

Find out why retiree Victor chose Able Skills for his tiling course, how he’s found the training and facilities and what project he plans to do with his newly-learned skills.

Find out why Kim chose Able Skills for her City & Guilds Multi Craft Diploma (6219-07), what she gained from doing the course and what she plans to do next in her construction career.

Find out how Suzanne is learning new skills in plumbing and tiling to help with landlord property maintenance on her buy-to-let portfolio.

Find out why Richard is doing a bricklaying course, his experience of training with Able Skills and what he plans to do with his new qualification.

Continuing our Student Stories series, we caught up with two tiling students last month to hear about how they are getting on with their courses.

Find out why Patrick is learning plastering at Able Skills, what he plans do once he’s finished his plastering course, and what’s next for his learning journey.

Find out why Jack chose Able Skills for his City & Guilds Tiling Course and how his newly learned skills will help with his new career.

Discover why Alex chose Able Skills for his City & Guilds Handyman course and how his new skills helped him plan for a career change.

Able Skills student Gavin has just finished his City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing Course with us. We caught up with him to find out why he was doing the course, how he’s found the experience and why he chose Able Skills. This is the latest in our student stories, where we interview current and […]

We see hundreds of students come through the Able Skills Construction Training Centre every month, each with their own story and reason to learn new construction trade skills. For some, it’s motivation to learn DIY skills so they can work on home projects. For others, it’s about developing skills or even embarking on a whole […]

Discover how Able Skills student Lucy is changing her career with a City & Guilds painting and decorating course.