Able Skills offers training in:

• Tiling
• Bricklaying
• Plumbing
• Plastering
• Carpentry
• Kitchen Fitting
• Electrical Installation

Able Skills Construction Training Centre has worked for many years with service leavers arranging training packages to suit every individual and fitting in with the requirements of a resettlement training allowance.

Whatever your building needs, Able Skills are able to tailor a course that suits you. You can choose whatever subjects interest you the most and we will cost and tailor the course for you.

Able Skills Residential Resettlement Packages are available to all servicemen and women.

Resettlement:

Firstly, the service person who has lived in rented accommodation (married quarters) and has never acquired any home maintenance skills and finds themselves ready to move into their own property but are reluctant to pay expensive labour charges. To cater for this, Able Skills offers a Multi skills course which covers Plastering, Tiling, Bricklaying and Plumbing that provides the student with all the skills required to maintain or renovate their own home. This is our basic package which doesn’t suit everybody and so we are prepared to make changes to this package to suit the individual. Additionally, we have an Electrical package available which includes 3 recognised qualifications enabling you to have a career as a domestic installer.

The second category, are those who are interested in pursuing a career in the lucrative building trade. The individual can undertake specialised training in a core subject, leading to City & Guilds or CAA Certification. We can train you to qualification standards in Tiling, Plastering, Bricklaying, Carpentry, Plumbing or Electrical Installation.

Able Skills offers all of this training for the purposes of resettlement, with little or no cost to the individual except for those wishing to pursue City & Guilds or CAA Certification. This may require a small contribution from the student.

We understand that the resettlement process can be lengthy and sometimes complicated but we have staff in place to guide and help you and try to make the whole transaction as smooth as possible. We can arrange the required invoices for you and we will deal with all faxed forms immediately they arrive, starting with MOD Form 1746.

We can cater for service leavers regardless of the time which has been allocated to them. Whether you have 20 days or 35, we are confident that we can provide you with quality training to prepare you for life outside the MOD.

Some of our staff are ex-servicemen who have also taught within the services, all staff are Assessors and Internal verifiers and this ensures that the standard of training provided is second to none.

“We don’t pretend to have ex servicemen working for us – we really do!”  Jim Singleton – Royal Engineers – Plumbing Tutor/Assessor/ Internal Verifier”

Able Skills provides you with a spacious and friendly environment. We have successfully trained many service leavers over the years and our feedback from them has been amazing. We pride ourselves in the comfortable environment we provide and we are keen to ensure that everyone training with us feels at ease.

All of Able Skills courses are also available over weekends. This offers you the option to do intensive or advanced short courses or to gain qualifications even if you have other ongoing commitments

City & Guilds and CAA courses generally have longer training periods, Please visit the relevant links on all City & Guilds and CAA pages for full details of courses and content.

We are aware of your need to find suitable training and accommodation in a package that falls within your training budget, and we feel confident that we have now perfected this.

For more information or advice on construction training or available resettlement packages, please ring Angela at Able Skills on 0808 100 3245

These are hands-on, practical courses and you will be involved at every stage and will be participating throughout the course. It is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety, steel capped footwear is essential. We will provide all tools and materials throughout your course, with the option to buy new tools when you have finished so that you can begin work immediately.

Accommodation

Able Skills accommodation is within walking distance of the Training Centre and provides excellent facilities.

You will have your own room equipped with a TV. Additional facilities are also provided in the shared kitchen areas. There are shower room and WC facilities.

For more details please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245

Able Building Skills Centre are giving £ 1.00 to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity for every course booked.