Bricklaying courses are becoming very popular due to the demand for Bricklayers across the UK. The ongoing skills shortage is affecting work across the construction industry and skilled workers are needed in all trades.

However, Bricklayers along with Plasterers are the highest in demand. The shortage of Bricklayers has meant that the skilled bricklayers and getting a very good wage with some construction companies as they are hard to come by.

This has therefore increased the number of people training as Bricklayers. The career opportunities have been seen by lots of people and many of them have decided to make a complete career change. It is an exciting new career path and lots of people are taking this chance to start fresh in a new career.

Our bricklaying courses at Able Skills have been running for many years and they have been extremely popular. The short courses and the longer courses are always booked full with lots of excited students.

One of our most popular bricklaying courses is the City & Guilds Bricklaying course, this course gives you all the skills you need to work in the industry and lots of people will upgrade to the NVQ qualification. We also offer the on-site assessments that enable you to complete the NVQ qualification. The NVQ allows you to gain a CSCS card which you need to be able to work on-site as a Bricklayer.

You can book our bricklaying courses for 2017 online and by phone on 01322 280202. We also offer accommodation for people who plan to travel to Able Skills and this is available for just £20 a night.

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