One of our favourite programmes that catch so called professional’s in the act known as Rogue Traders on the BBC has recently warned viewers of the importance of checking the Gas Man’s ID card. The ID card being referred to relates to Gas Engineers who enter our homes on a daily basis throughout the UK. […]
Thought boiler problems was only a thing in the winter? Think again! Although we most certainly use our boilers less in the summer months, it is exactly this period which has been associated with a high carbon monoxide poisoning risk. Maybe boiler fault finding has its benefits after all hey! But why is this the […]
Side by side help on our Gas Courses is proving to be an excellent advantage amongst our students as one on one demonstrations help make course material even clearer. In the below photos we see our instructor Ian Welthy showing how to set up a combustion analyser and how to take a reading on a […]
We are sadly approaching the 30 year mark since the tragic explosion of Piper Alpha. For those that may not be familiar with it, Piper Alpha was an oil and gas production platform in the North Sea, just 120 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland. An explosion causing oil and gas fires destroyed the platform on 6 […]
Able Skills are proud to help raise awareness of Child Safety Week taking place from today the 4th – 10th of June. Such campaign is run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to help raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. Falling in such category are the risks associated with Gas […]
Yesterday proved a busy day for all our gas courses! Here’s a clip of just of our gas centres at Able Skills. Students are seen busy at work and this is a true reflection of our hands on learning approach. If you would like to see our other centres where our gas courses are taught […]
Being a first time buyer is becoming increasingly difficult in todays housing market. With more and more people renting homes its essential landlords are abiding by UK Law and ensuring all house appliances are deemed safe for residency. With that said its been said that ‘Accidental landlords’ as they’re being referred to could be putting […]
Popularity in our Gas Courses seems to be growing by the day and we are seeing a mix of both New Entrants and Qualified Plumbers coming to train with us. After the course and the portfolio, we have found a gap that will allow for extra learning, especially with boilers. Last year we added a […]
Able Skills are overwhelmed to be helping the homeless learn a trade and get them back into work! This great opportunity has come about through BEAM, which is an organisation who help the homeless to achieve their aspiring role through crowdfunding. Such charity helps the homeless change their lives around for the better and ensuring they […]
When starting a new career we want the best advice to help us progress as fast as possible. Why wait around when the opportunities out there are too big to miss? That’s why we explain to our students that we do not offer any false impressions and that we really mean what we say about […]
Gas Safe Register have researched into how people find a ‘Gas Safe Engineer’ and how many people don’t think to check if they are properly registered. Many people will judge on looks and body language etc. and not if they are actually working legally as a gas engineer. Research carried out by Gas Safe has […]
As one gas came to an end on Friday, we have welcomed a brand-new group of students to our centre this week on a new gas course. We have a group full of New Entrants to industry ready to train towards their new careers. This year has proved to be extremely popular for students training […]
