‘I arrived on the plastering course with no prior knowledge or experience in plastering. My background was 24 years serving as a Warrant Officer Two, within the Household Cavalry.  From day one we were made to feel welcome and the tutors are very friendly and down to earth.  The tuition and instruction delivered were fantastic and I feel we gained a lot of knowledge and experience to progress forward. I believe that the plastering course is aimed at the right level and it is delivered superbly and professionally.  Able Skills are now offering Plastering Level 3 qualifications which will benefit service leaders who want to use their ELCAS entitlement.

I would like to thank the Plastering tutors, Jo and Spencer for delivering a great course with a great atmosphere!  I would highly recommended Able Skills and would advise people to go and take a look around, you will not be disappointed”.

Ian Marsh – Attended the 6 Week City & Guilds Plastering Course

“I have been interested in Tiling as a career and was recommended Able Skills by a family friend.  I decided to go and take a look at the centre before booking the course.  I was nervous about being in a male orientated environment but was made to feel very welcome and was presently surprised to see a number of woman on other courses. The Tiling Course facilities were exceptional, lots of different bays with different scenarios such a kitchens and bathrooms.  The range of materials was vast and the knowledge of the Tiling Instructors Max and Terry was excellent.  My aim is open my own tiling business, gaining experience by doing work for friends and family, I feel Able Skills has given me the knowledge and confidence to pursue my dream.”

Lynn – Attended the 3 Week City & Guilds Tiling Course

Centre Location -                             Dartford, Kent

Proposed Start Date –                   September 2012

This course is suitable for -         Adults

What does this electrical course include?

This electrical course is intended for those that want to gain practical electrical skills and knowledge in order to gain entry into the electrical industry as an electrician. It is also suitable for those wanting to update their electrical knowledge and skills for progression within the industry. This electrical course will replace the current 2330 L2/3 electrical qualifications. There will be core units and also a number of pathways which will correspond to domestic & commercial electrical specialisms.

This electrical course will be delivered in a realistic working environment in Dartford, Kent.

How is the electrical course assessed?

This electrical course is assessed with a mixture of online multiple choice testing and hands on practical assignments.

Where does this electrical course lead?

Progression following from this electrical course can be to the 2357-13 or 2357-23 diplomas. These are new electrical diplomas that require the candidates to be working as electricians.

Plastering

Able Skills is now offering plastering qualifications up to City & Guilds Level 3 diploma and NVQ Level 3.

Able Skills has been teaching plastering and certificating students for 10 years and has two fantastic plastering instructors in Jo (who comes from a generation of plasterers) and Spencer, with years of industry knowledge between them. Able Skills was one of the first plastering centres in the UK to offer full plastering qualifications. Students come to train at Able Skills from all over the UK and Europe. Able skills have our own accommodation available to all of our travelling students to stay and gain their plastering qualifications.

We work closely with our old students that have previously gained full plastering qualifications with us that have now moved on and have their own successful plastering business and now take out our current students to achieve their NVQs.

Our plastering programs are all offered with the flexibility to train weekends and Monday to Fridays. We have a designated plastering centre. Visitors are welcome to pop in and have a look around and chat with the instructors without an appointment.

Before booking a plastering course, we strongly recommend that you do some research on the company to make sure that they are ok financially, that way if you pay your deposit you know they will still be there when you are due to start. Also if possible you should always try and visit the centre before you place your booking. Furthermore, you should check a company is fully accredited by the various governing bodies.

We currently have a lot of forces guys completing their electrical resettlement training with Able skills. They are achieving their level 2 and level 3 2330 electrical courses. This will then enable them to achieve their 2382 17^th edition wiring regulations, 2377 portable appliance testing, 2392 inspection & testing and the 2394 & 2395, which are the new qualifications replacing the old 2391 electrical course.

A lot of interest has been raised about our AM2 centre, currently under construction. The grand opening is scheduled for the end of April 2012. This will enable all of able skills students that have completed electrical courses to use the new Dartford AM2 centre.

Anyone looking to do any electrical training please feel free to pop in and see us, no appointment needed, open 7 days a week.

Able Skills has the privilege of having the Ghurkha soldiers completing electrical training with us. The Ghurkha soldiers are doing electrical City & Guilds 2330 Level 2 & Level 3 electrical course at the Able Skills Electrical Centre which started last week. The soldiers will also have the opportunity to achieve their City & Guilds 2382 Wiring Regulations electrical Course. This is a great opportunity for the Ghurkha soldiers to learn a new trade and get back into Civi Street. Once the City & Guilds 2330 Level 2 & Level 3 electrical courses have been completed the soldiers then have the option to progress on to the new City & Guilds 2394 & 2395 electrical qualifications that are replacing the old 2391, inspection & Test. The natural progression route after achieving these essential electrical qualifications is then to complete the City & Guilds 2396 electrical course. All of the new students that have joined the new electrical courses have been given a CKR full electrical electricians kit.

Able Skills are delighted to publish a positive review of our tiling courses from our former trainee Barry Perrott.
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Able Skills are delighted to announce that we will open a new Achievement Measurement (AM2) Test Centre at our facilities in Dartford, Kent on April 1^st.

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Able Skills are delighted to post the testimony of a trainee who has recently completed an ACS gas reassessment course.
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