Archive for the ‘General’ Category

Able Skills Bradford To Launch Next Year

December 16th, 2011 | Gas Training, General, Plumbing | 0 Comments

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

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Able Skills Open New Carpentry & Bricklaying Centres

December 1st, 2011 | Bricklaying, Carpentry, General | 0 Comments

Able Skills are delighted to announce the opening of our brand new carpentry and bricklaying training centres.
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Able Skills Help Ex-Soldier To Become Gas Engineer

November 30th, 2011 | Gas Training, General | 0 Comments

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 Credit (ELC) registered company which meant I could use my training grant to cover the cost of the type of training I wanted to undertake.
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Electrical Qualifications – C&G 2330 or C&G 2357?

November 25th, 2011 | Electrical, General | 0 Comments

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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.
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Look out lads, the ladies are causing a spark

November 23rd, 2011 | Electrical, General | 0 Comments

mage Credit. Official U.S. Navy Imagery. Flickr. Creative Commons Licensed.

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.

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Priority projects set to open new doors in the trades

November 3rd, 2011 | General | 0 Comments

Image Credit: Martin V Morris, Flickr, Creative Commons Licensed

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 some of the exciting new projects set to get underway all over the UK.

Read on and find out more about infrastructure investment with our expert advice and accredited training courses.

 

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Able Skills Welcomes Japanese Governmental Delegation

October 28th, 2011 | General | 0 Comments

Able Skills recently welcomed a governmental delegation of representatives from Japan’s construction industry.
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Dartford MP to Visit Able Skills

October 27th, 2011 | Electrical, General, Renewable Energy Courses | 0 Comments

MP for Dartford Gareth Johnson is set to visit Able Skills’ cutting-edge training facilities next month.

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Why choose Able Skills for electrical courses?

October 17th, 2011 | Electrical, General | 0 Comments

Solar Panels. Credit: The Guardian

Thinking of training or re-training as an electrical engineer? Struggling to find the right course for you? Read on and find out more about our electrical courses and why you should train with Able Skills …

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Lobby groups promote construction and housing

October 7th, 2011 | General | 1 Comment

Skilled tradesmen could soon be in even more demand as the second half of 2011 is seeing more movement in the construction industry. Especially now CBI has called on the government to kick-start the economy by spending more on construction.

Learn a trade or re-train now with Able Skills and make sure you’re ready for any coming booms in construction.

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