Build UK have run a recent survey that has said that 25% of contractors have had to turn down work in Q3 of 2016 due to worker shortages. This being reported on The Construction News has highlighted the ongoing skills shortage within the construction industry. The survey carried out by Build UK has noted that […]
If you are a Bricklayer or Carpenter who is ’industry ready’, having completed your City and Guilds Diploma or City and Guilds Certificate and NVQ training with Able Skills here is a fantastic opportunity not to be missed. Able Skills students who have undertaken qualification and NVQ training with Able Skills in the subjects of […]
Carpentry is one of the oldest and most popular construction trades and lots of people have enjoyed very successful careers as Carpenters. At Able Skills we are one of the biggest carpentry training centres in the UK. We run a variation of carpentry courses that are offered for adult learning. Our carpentry courses range from […]
Could you become a fully qualfied Carpenter in 2017 and start a fresh career? The answer is yes you can! Able Skills run a variation of different carpentry courses, from beginner course all the way through to NVQ qualfications. You could start an exciting new career as a Carpenter by training with us in Dartford. […]
Over the past few months at Able Skills hundreds of different students have been in and out training and gaining qualifications for a new career. However, up in our carpentry centre we regularly see some great projects from students on carpentry and joinery courses. A regular carpentry student at Able Skills will begin their first […]
We are currently running a Kitchen Fitting course this week at Able Skills and our students are extremely happy with what they have learnt so far. Our kitchen fitting course is really popular at Able Skills and spaces on the course do not last long due to high demand. The course is run up […]
Carpentry has been around for a long, long time, in fact it is one of the oldest trades around and it is still vitally important to all building work. However, tools have developed along with technology and power tools have become extremely popular, but which are better hand tools or power tools? There isn’t […]
Are you an experienced Carpenter? Carpentry is one of the oldest trades around and it is a trade that will never be replaced by machine. Carpenters are always busy at work, either on-site or in people’s homes and they are always in high demand. Many experienced Carpenters, which have been working in the […]
Our Head of Carpentry here at Able Skills is Tim and I’m not sure that anyone loves Christmas jumpers just as much as he does! Tim has lead up to Christmas Jumper Day by wearing a different Christmas Jumper everyday this week. His Christmas spirit has started to rub off on his carpentry students as […]
With a shortage of skilled carpenters, companies are being forced to turn down work because such a popular trade has got a shortage of skilled tradesman/woman. However this means that jobs are available, meaning now is the best time to become a Carpenter as lots of work is being completed. Carpentry has been a […]
10 weeks is a long period of time and a lot can be accomplished within it. Rodney has spent 10 weeks building his new career at Able Skills. Rodney Mapp has just completed his 10 week carpentry & joinery course at Able Skills, we have been keeping track of his progress each week. This is […]
So you want to build a dining room table with your own two hands? Not a problem, with a few pieces of high quality wood and a little elbow grease, you can not only build your own dining room table, you can make it durable and also pretty awesome looking. For this project we are […]
