With news that the UK construction industry continues to power ahead, despite other sectors contracting following the recession, there could not be a better time to enrol on a course in a construction-related trade. This is a great way to increase your chances of employment in one of the fastest growing industries in Europe. There […]
With cutbacks being implemented across the military, many armed services personnel are finding themselves needing to retrain in order to find employment. Construction offers an ideal option to people who are used to being involved in the army, as it involves a great deal of physical labour, as well as mental stimulation and enables skills […]
The gas industry in the UK is currently suffering from a lack of skilled engineers to work in the sector and, as such, the demand for people who have undertaken gas training courses is extremely high. By undertaking gas training courses you can learn a trade that will offer you excellent full time employment prospects. […]
Able Skills students that have already completed their City & Guilds qualifications with us and now progressing on to their NVQ have had the fantastic opportunity of working in our new electrical AM2 centre to build up their portfolios under the watchful eye of our plastering assessor, Jo. They are plastering all the new classrooms […]
The construction industry is potentially one of the few sectors that seems ideally placed to not only withstand the effects of the recession, but to come out of it in a stronger position. Therefore, the time has never been better to train to take advantage of the upturn, whenever it comes. Plasterers are very much […]
Able Skills Gas training centre in Bradford has been piloting a work placement scheme with a major Boiler Installation Company who are a Nationwide concern. This Company was approached by Able Skills to see what the possibility was of their Gas Engineers mentoring our New Entrant Gas students on work placement, giving the students the […]
Able Skills plastering NVQ Assessor, Spencer, is currently at Milton Keynes doing on-site visits for a company that sent some of their staff members to us to be trained with a City & Guilds plastering qualification up to NVQ Level 2. Spencer is currently assessing their on-site work so they can gain an NVQ Level […]
I originally heard about Able Skills through somebody I know that was already attending a course there. I did look around at other centres in the area but found Able Skills to have good facilities and there was no pressure to enrol on a course. I was encouraged to think about my options and let […]
Able Skills Electrical Assessor Paul Hewson undertook our first NVQ level 3 visit to a student who is currently working on the London Underground.Paul has a long standing love affair with the Underground having worked at various underground locations himself as an Electrician, long before turning his hand to teaching – this makes him an […]
My son had completed a City & Guilds Plastering course at Able Skills and highly recommended the training centre to me when I showed an interest in learning how to tile.?
Renewable energy is the big thing when it comes to industries that are moving forward at a rapid pace. US President Obama recently made a speech saying: “energy efficiency and clean energy are the right thing to do for our future – because the nation that leads the clean energy economy will be the nation […]