Have you always wondered what it would be like to start a completely new career? It’s now time to stop wondering and start a brand new career by training with us at Able Skills. We offer a variation of construction courses. If you are sitting in a standard 9-5 job with a horrible commute every […]
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 […]
Although we are based in Dartford, we have students from all over the world train with us at Able Skills. Most recently we have had students from Canada, Chile and France. Training across many of our courses we have students from all areas of life. Sembe is currently training with us in our plastering centre […]
If you are an Experienced Worker without an NVQ in your chosen trade, you need to make sure you achieve one to work on-site! CSCS Cards are the only way you can get onto a construction site for work. With lots of under skilled workers on-site it meant that action was needed and now everyone […]
The UK Construction Industry saw a rise in August and it was a higher rise than anticipated. An article on insider.co.uk stated: Construction activity in the UK smashed expectations in August as infrastructure and housebuilding surged, but overall the sector remains on a downward trend. According to figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), […]
When looking for a new career path it can be tricky decided which path to take. However, in recent years there has been a huge increase in people looking at the construction industry. When training towards a new career you need to make sure the construction courses offer the right qualifications. Here at Able Skills […]
Over the last few years we have seen lots of London Black Cab drivers turning to the construction industry as they look for a new career. It started with a few deciding to train and it has excelled since as the word has gotten around. We are now regularly seeing black cab drivers training here […]
Tiling Courses are very popular and in high demand, but we want to know, what makes you choose a new career in tiling? We have asked a few of our students currently on tiling courses, why they chose tiling out of all the trades. Students across all trades at Able Skills have many different reasons […]
Rising demand for workers in the construction industry as the industry grows at its highest level for 18 months. There is a rising demand for construction workers in all trades as the construction sector accelerated in growth in the last month. The construction output in the UK has speed up over the last few months […]
We offer a variation of construction courses here at Able Skills and our construction diplomas are fairly new, however, they have become very popular amongst students. The construction diplomas include a mix of theory and practical based work and give our learners the best possible knowledge and skills as they look to enter the construction […]
You can get some basic or more advanced woodworking skills at our centre in Dartford. We offer basic and qualification training in Carpentry and Joinery. The demand for our carpentry courses over the last two years has been massive and lots of people are deciding to make a change towards their new careers and become […]
The working opportunities are out their after you finish training, however, getting the right training and qualifications are vital to getting work. Finding work is not always easy, however, getting the right quality of training is always a step in the right direction towards a new career. Taking the easy route of training and not […]
