February 2009

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  1. Knowing immediately you will get on with your instructor makes all the difference to really learning.

    Knowing immediately you will get on with your instructor makes all the difference to really learning.

    Or put it the other way around … when an instructor takes a real interest in making sure you are taking in everything he is saying or showing you, it really helps to boost confidence in your own abilities and you will definitely feel you are getting somewhere! The biggest obstacle to taking a training […]

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  2. Check out the AbleSkills DIY Forum .... and get the lowdown on whats really going on in construction skills training.

    Check out the AbleSkills DIY Forum .... and get the lowdown on whats really going on in construction skills training.

    It can be a minefield out there – you have made up your mind, you are ready to make the career change and get into the construction industry say, as an electrical installer, plumber, plasterer or kitchen fitter – but how do you choose the right course for you? Will you learn everything that is […]

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  3. Learning with DVDs means seeing the bigger picture - especially if you have a 42" plasma at home!

    Learning with DVDs means seeing the bigger picture - especially if you have a 42" plasma at home!

    Now here’s the thing – when you really do need to get a close look at what’s being shown, and you may have to ask to see an action repeated just to make sure, then the next best thing to being in the workshop with an instructor is having a DVD. Check the training instructions […]

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  4. A new Training Centre opens for Able Skills as the demand for Plumbers remains high

    A new Training Centre opens for Able Skills as the demand for Plumbers remains high

    Able Skills has expanded again based on the success of our current Plumbing programmes and is set to open a new Plumbing Training Centre by the summer of 2009. The new Plumbing Centre will be better equipped to prepare modern day Plumbers for the industry with entirely new equipment in place, spacious training and assessment […]

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  5. Studying at home  will save you money but can you find a quiet moment ?

    Studying at home will save you money but can you find a quiet moment ?

    You may already know about the the AbleSkills Level 2 Technical Certificate in Distance Learning for Plumbing Theory. It is a great way to learn because it gives you the freedom to study and learn the basic theory at your own time and pace. However, we hear you say, finding the space and the time […]

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  6. New Weekend Tiling Courses

    New Weekend Tiling Courses

    All our tiling courses are now available at weekends, enabling us to deliver every programme that we offer 7 days a week. Now that we deliver our courses at weekends it enables those with work commitments to come and train. We have also refurbished our kitchen and bathroom areas giving them a fresh look. Able […]

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  7. Weekend Painting and Decorating Courses

    Weekend Painting and Decorating Courses

    Able skills now offer all of our short painting & decorating courses and wallpapering courses over weekends. We have a new painting & decorating instructor, Martin. Martin has achieved all his teaching qualifications and has been working within the industry for many years, because of martins qualifications it enables us to deliver all of our […]

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  8. Plumbing beats the credit crunch!

    Plumbing beats the credit crunch!

    A good plumber is always in demand, whatever the economic forecast ….As the unemployment figures rise to two million and with some industries facing the prospect of part time working only to survive, the newly redundant or those taking the opportunity to consider a career change will need to quickly find alternative employment or revenue […]

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  9. Able Skills Home Study Plumbing Theory means - you do it your way!

    Able Skills Home Study Plumbing Theory means - you do it your way!

    Now you can have both – the time to retrain and stay in work !Everybody needs to keep working to pay the bills and keep the wolf from the door in these recession-hit times. If you are reading this, you may be now considering making a career change. You want to study but concerned that […]

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