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  1. Not going to university this September? Consider a career as an Electrician!

    Not going to university this September? Consider a career as an Electrician!

    We are now approaching September. The start of the academic year for many university students around the country. If you are not heading off to university this year you may be looking for employment right now or still unsure what path to take. If you have not already considered a trade skill like electrics, you […]

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  2. Is Now The Perfect Time To Become An Electrician?

    Is Now The Perfect Time To Become An Electrician?

    In the last year and a half as the world has adapted to the Covid-19 Pandemic. For some this has been ideal as they have been able to spend time with family and focus on things that they did not have time to do. However, for others, it has been far from ideal. For some, […]

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  3. What Does The Future Hold For Gas Heating In Our Homes?

    What Does The Future Hold For Gas Heating In Our Homes?

    It is estimated that 85% of properties in the UK have gas central heating. And although there are so many benefits of using gas, for example using it to heat our homes and cook our food, there are also plenty of disadvantages to it as well that often get overlooked because there are no viable […]

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  4. Fast-track or comprehensive Gas Engineer courses?

    Fast-track or comprehensive Gas Engineer courses?

    Here at Able Skills we offer comprehensive Gas Engineer courses. In the past we have had students attend our centre that have previously taken so-called ‘fast-track courses’. They come to us because the training they received was inadequate and left them unconfident in their knowledge, practical ability and skills. What is the problem? Over the […]

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  5. How To Make The Most Of The Free Marketing Tools Available As An Electrician!

    How To Make The Most Of The Free Marketing Tools Available As An Electrician!

    A large portion of the students that we welcome onto our Electrical Training Courses are undertaking their City & Guilds Qualifications with us because one day they hope to operate as a self-employed Electrician out in the industry. However, once you reach the status of a fully qualified Electrician how do you find customers? A lot of […]

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  6. Electrician's wages are on the rise and here's why!

    Electrician's wages are on the rise and here's why!

    Electricians have always been one of the highest earning tradespeople. However, there overall earnings have increased since the start of this year. Why? Well, there are a lot of different factors at play and today we will take a look at what’s going on and how you can benefit from these industry changes as a […]

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  7. Why the UK's green home targets are great for tradespeople!

    Why the UK's green home targets are great for tradespeople!

    At our training centre we teach all different trade skills. Whether you are looking to become a fully-qualified electrician through our Electrician courses or a Plumber through our Plumbing courses we can help you gain the skills and qualifications you need. We have been helping our students further their knowledge and gain the confidence and […]

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  8. Why We Love Hearing From Our Former Students!

    Why We Love Hearing From Our Former Students!

    With courses running from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM seven days a week we have loads of students coming through our doors on a daily basis! Although the pandemic has meant that we have had to lower our numbers in each class we are still operating at a very high capacity. We take pride in […]

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  9. Plumbers are seeing a 4.5% weekly earnings increase!

    Plumbers are seeing a 4.5% weekly earnings increase!

    Thinking about starting a career in plumbing? There has never been a better time to start! Here at Able Skills we have been teaching Plumbing courses here at our training centre for 20-years! We have seen many changes and developments in the industry during that time. The recent increase in demand and earnings for plumbers […]

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  10. What our students think about our Inspection & Testing Electrician courses!

    What our students think about our Inspection & Testing Electrician courses!

    We teach a whole range of Electrician courses. If you are looking to learn more about a specific topic or learn to become a professional electrician from start to finish we can help! Our centre has been producing industry-ready electricians for 20-years! We understand what our students need and how to effectively give you the […]

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  11. Weekend Study At Able Skills!

    Weekend Study At Able Skills!

    Here at Able Skills we offer a variety of courses that run over the weekend, theses courses are ideal for those who are unable to commit to full time Monday-Friday courses with us. On weekend’s we run Electrical, Plumbing, Gas, Tiling, Painting & Decorating, Plastering and Bricklaying. The structure of the weekend courses are two […]

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  12. Complete your ACS exam and become a Gas Safe Registered Engineer!

    Complete your ACS exam and become a Gas Safe Registered Engineer!

    We teach high-quality Gas Engineer courses to hundreds of people a year! Here at Able skills we have been training people looking to enter the trade industry for 20-years. If you are looking to complete your ACS assessment or an ACS Reassessment we can assess both your practical skills and theory knowledge and help you […]

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