Electrical

Able Skills has entered 2012 with an Electrical Courses Training Centre dilemma!

Training centresacross the UK have received notification from City & Guilds regarding an extension to current end registrations dates of certain electrical courses qualifications. The C&G 2357 – Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment was introduced in 2011 and was supposed to replace the existing C&G 2330 at levels 2 and […]

If you want to become a fully qualified electrician, you need to train to achieve JIB gold card status. Achieving this status requires you to complete a progressive sequence of electrical courses qualifications which, when completed, will provide you with separate but complimentary skills in a specific electrical area. This progressive sequence includes the electrical […]

Students wanting to take the City & Guilds 2357 electrical courses at weekends should anticipate learning for around two years as they will need to allow for around 50 inconsecutive weekends in total to complete the course. Undertaking training on a two weekend on and two weekend off basis allows students the opportunity for intensive […]

If you are looking to retrain to become a electrician, finding an electrical courses learning structure that suits your life can be difficult. Chances are that you will already be in full-time employment and will only be available to attend electrical courses in order to achieve an accredited qualification during the evening or at weekends. […]

Able Skills were delighted to give Gareth Johnson MP a tour of our training centres recently.

The City & Guilds 2357 electrical courses qualification is available in various forms at most private training centres but many further education colleges are yet to commit to providing flexible learning times. If you already have a job but want to change career and enter the electrical industry taking part time or evening courses may […]

Able Skills are delighted to publish the testimonial of Harry Leadbeater, a trainee who overcame the odds to complete his electrical courses with flying colours.

The Department for Transport’s indicated that it’s keen on rolling out a network of electric car charge points – a move that could create thousands more jobs for skilled solar, electric and renewable contractors. Train now and make sure you’re in the front seat for the rev in renewables with our electric, renewable and solar […]

If you are looking to become an electrician next year, there are a number of electrical courses qualification changes to be aware of. The City & Guilds 2357 Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Installing Electrotechnical Systems and Equipment is an alternative qualification route that trainees can now take in order to enter the electrical industry. […]

It is advisable that wiring tests are carried out at least every ten years by a qualified engineer, which means that an electrician will always have a steady line of working coming in from these tasks. Other jobs that electricians do include fuse box upgrades in order that they meet the regulations set out in […]

Lots of people are attracted to the idea of working as an electrician but not many actually realise what the job entails. As an electrician there is a variety of work that can be performed in domestic dwellings and commercial properties to ensure that all the electrics run as efficiently as possible. One aspect of […]