November 2017

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  1. New Rules & Regulations to Gas Training and Gas Courses

    New Rules & Regulations to Gas Training and Gas Courses

    IGEM/IG/1: Standards of Training in Gas Work Changes to Domestic Gas Training Courses Able Skills has been delivering gas training programmes for a number of years now. We have seen ourselves provide training on behalf of CITB but for more than 5 years now, we have been delivering Bpec accredited gas training programmes and ACS. […]

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  2. Plumbers are needed across building sites in 2018!

    Plumbers are needed across building sites in 2018!

    It has been a well-known fact that for the past few years there has been a huge demand for Qualified Plumbers across the UK. This looks to continue into 2018 as more housebuilding is looking to go ahead meaning more workers needed. We see this a perfect opportunity for new career seekers to get cracking […]

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  3. More Women are joining the Electrical Industry

    More Women are joining the Electrical Industry

    The Electrical Industry is still very male dominated; however, this is slowly changing and the NICEIC are looking to encourage more women into the industry. At Able Skills we have had many women come and train to be Electricians and they have all been very successful. They are now out there working in the industry […]

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  4. Bricklayers, Plumbers & Electricians Needed!

    Bricklayers, Plumbers & Electricians Needed!

    Yesterday was the announcement of the 2017 Budget and a strong focus being on the push for more housebuilding needed across the UK. However, this has highlighted the skills shortage that is currently looming over the construction industry, especially in trades such as Bricklayers, Plumbers and Electricians. This is a piece taking from the Daily […]

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  5. 35% of Graduates wished they hadn’t bothered with University…

    35% of Graduates wished they hadn’t bothered with University…

    Able Skills carried out a survey that asked 1,000 graduates how they felt about their new degrees. 36% of the recent graduates said their degree was a waste of time and 34% are actually embarrassed by their degree. Also, 35% told us that they wished they hadn’t gone to University at all and opted for […]

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  6. WATCH: Soldering with Short Course Plumbing Students

    WATCH: Soldering with Short Course Plumbing Students

    Yet again we have another busy week ahead of us in all our plumbing centres. Especially in our short course centre. We have a full group of students looking to get a basic plumbing skill set this week starting with soldering. The Introduction to Plumbing course has massively increased in popularity this year with every […]

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  7. Kate & Ella are back at Able Skills!

    Kate & Ella are back at Able Skills!

    During the summer months we were extremely busy here at Able Skills with lots of students completing courses across our centre. Two of these students were Sister In-Laws, Kate and Ella, they are now back and ready for more training. Kate and Ella were first at Able Skills back in August when they completed an […]

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  8. Able Skills Boiler Fault Finding Course

    Able Skills Boiler Fault Finding Course

    The Boiler Fault Finding course is a five-day course and it is designed to teach our students how to fault find safely when working with gas appliances, including live gas boilers and central heating controls. The idea of this is to increase the student’s employability when they leave our centre and look to go out […]

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  9. City & Guilds Level 2 Electrical Courses 2018

    City & Guilds Level 2 Electrical Courses 2018

    There has been a massive high demand for all our electrical courses the past few years.  Next year looks no different from the very start, with all our Level 2 Electrical courses fully booked right through until March already. More Electricians are needed across the UK as housebuilding picks up and more workers are needed. […]

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  10. Another HGV Driver turns to the Construction Industry

    Another HGV Driver turns to the Construction Industry

    This year has seen a lot of HGV Drivers take a new turn in life and join the Construction Industry. For many reason and mainly for a fresh start in life. As the skills shortage continues they have seen the opportunity to gain work in all trades. Andrew saw this as an opportunity to finally […]

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  11. Make sure your Boiler is serviced correctly for the Winter months

    Make sure your Boiler is serviced correctly for the Winter months

    As the temperature drops it is likely that you heating is being put on for the first time in a while. You should be getting your Boiler serviced to make sure it is working safely and correctly. However, when getting your boiler serviced you need to make sure you are getting the right person for […]

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  12. More Electrical Courses to battle the Skills Shortage

    More Electrical Courses to battle the Skills Shortage

    Already we are sold out for our City & Guilds Level 2 Electrical courses in 2018, meaning some more dates have been added. With such a high demand for the level 2 course means that we are always looking to add new course dates to allow more people to train. With an ongoing skills shortage […]

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