February 2020

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  1. Aspiring electrician looking to work outside of a domestic dwelling?

    Aspiring electrician looking to work outside of a domestic dwelling?

    Aspiring electrician looking to work outside of a domestic dwelling?   When you think of an electrician, the first thing that springs to mind is the traditional domestic installer. However, there are so many different roles that an electrician can do in the industry – If you are looking to become a professional electrician but […]

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  2. This week students start on the path to professional plumbing!

    This week students start on the path to professional plumbing!

    This week students start on the path to professional plumbing! This week at Able Skills is like any other, students continuing to develop their skills as well as new students making a start with the fundamentals through our plumbing courses. This week we have students starting their City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing Course – […]

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  3. Spaces available on our Plumbing & Gas course!

    Spaces available on our Plumbing & Gas course!

    Spaces available on our Plumbing & Gas course!   Here at Able Skills we have been teaching Plumbing and Gas courses for a long time. We have noticed that a lot of students return to our facility after completing a Plumbing course to begin learning the trade of Gas. This is a great route and […]

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  4. Tiling students have put in the work this week!

    Tiling students have put in the work this week!

    Tiling students have put in the work this week!   Tiling is a great trade to get into, there is so much opportunity out there for new tradesman so why not make this year the time to learn, develop and switch careers through our Tiling courses? We recommend our City & Guilds Tiling Course as a starting point – If […]

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  5. There's a lack of qualified electricians...

    There's a lack of qualified electricians...

    There’s a lack of qualified electricians If you have ever thought about starting or switching careers to a life as an electrician, now is the time! You’ve probably heard about the skills-gap in the construction industry, however, the trade of electrics is being affected for a few reasons and as of right now there simply […]

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  6. Domestic and Commercial Electrical Course?

    Domestic and Commercial Electrical Course?

    Domestic and Commercial Electrical Course?   Here at Able Skills we teach new entrants to the electrical industry through our electrical courses week after week. We usually explain to our students that there are two main paths to choose, these would be, domestic electrician and fully-qualified. For the domestic based electrician we recommend our Domestic […]

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  7. Better Safe Than Sorry!

    Better Safe Than Sorry!

    Better Safe Than Sorry! The Gas Safe Register have recently launched a new campaigned named ‘Better safe than sorry’ in an effort to raise public awareness of CO poisoning also known as Carbon Monoxide poisoning. A survey they carried out reveals that more than three quarters of people (82%) are unlikely to consider CO poisoning […]

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  8. Interesting Plumbing statistics!

    Interesting Plumbing statistics!

    Interesting Plumbing statistics! Today we will be looking an some interesting statistics surrounding the world of plumbing…Are you interested in becoming a plumber? Well, you’re in luck, here at Able Skills we have been teaching the trade via our plumbing courses for over 10+ years! We know what it takes to go from novice to […]

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  9. Spaces available on our Level 2 Plumbing Course

    Spaces available on our Level 2 Plumbing Course

    Spaces available on our Level 2 Plumbing Course   At Able Skills we teach all different types of trades. One of our most popular trades is the skill of plumbing! Plumbing is a great skill to have and a profession that is always in demand. There is plenty of opportunity in this line of work […]

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  10. Taking on Gas after Plumbing?

    Taking on Gas after Plumbing?

    Taking on Gas after Plumbing? This week here at Able Skills we have students starting on the first week of their City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing Course – Which is a great place to start for anybody considering a career as a plumber. This got us thinking about how many students that we have […]

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  11. Where to start as an aspiring domestic electrician!

    Where to start as an aspiring domestic electrician!

    Where to start as an aspiring domestic electrician! Looking to gain an insight into the trade of electrics? We have been teaching electrician courses for a long time, one course that we offer suited for those of you who want to achieve a basic understanding of domestic electrics is our Introduction to Basic Domestic Electrics […]

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  12. Electrical Safety Standard Changes!

    Electrical Safety Standard Changes!

    Electrical Safety Standard Changes   There have been some changes in terms of electrical safety standards when it comes to privately rented properties. Today we will be looking at these changes and identifying what this means for people who currently work as electricians as well as how to get involved with our electrical courses here […]

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