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  1. Teenagers are being encouraged into a career in Construction

    Teenagers are being encouraged into a career in Construction

    A recent article in the Daily Mail has said how younger people should aspire for a career in the construction industry rather than Lawyers etc. The earning capacity of someone in the building trade is a lot higher than some other professions these days. This is down to the skills shortage along with the high […]

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  2. “Electricians are earning £156,000 a year amid a shortage of skilled workers and a rise in demand for new homes”

    “Electricians are earning £156,000 a year amid a shortage of skilled workers and a rise in demand for new homes”

    “Electricians are earning £156,000 a year amid a shortage of skilled workers and a rise in demand for new homes” MailOnline 12th September 2017 What an excellent article in the Daily Mail today outlining not only the rise in construction work being undertaken in the UK at present but also the rise in earnings within […]

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  3. JIB/ECS Experienced Worker Cards with Able Skills

    JIB/ECS Experienced Worker Cards with Able Skills

    JIB/ECS Experienced Worker Cards with Able Skills Experienced Worker  White with brown stripe Card Information The Experienced Worker (with brown stripe) card is issued to applicants that have a formally recognised technical certificate and/or 5 years provable electrical installation experience but not yet achieved NVQ level 3 – the full industry qualification. This card will only […]

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  4. Become a Plumber and Gas Engineer with Able Skills

    Become a Plumber and Gas Engineer with Able Skills

    Many experienced Plumbers are much more than just Plumbers. The majority are qualified Gas Safe Engineers. Being a Plumber and Gas Safe Engineer allows them to carry out more work and earn more money. Here at Able Skills we offer both Plumbing and Gas Safety training. We offer these courses as a package or separate […]

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  5. Property Developers coming to Able Skills

    Property Developers coming to Able Skills

    There has been a big rise in property developers here at Able Skills over the last year. We offer an extremely wide range of short and qualification courses across all trades. These courses have proven to very popular among property developers. From electrical courses, plumbing courses, all the way through to decorating courses, we offer […]

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  6. New Inspection & Testing 2391 starts September!

    New Inspection & Testing 2391 starts September!

    We are always looking to update our courses and add new courses here at Able Skills and we have done exactly that with the 2391 course. Since the change of the inspection and testing course to the new 2391, we have had a lot of popularity for the course from all areas of the electrical […]

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  7. Josh is now working successfully as a Tiler!

    Josh is now working successfully as a Tiler!

    Starting your own business may be a difficult task, however, if you have the commitment to get the skills needed you will do well. This is exactly what Josh has done at Able Skills. A few months ago Josh began training at Able Skills as he went in search of beginning his new business. He […]

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  8. Plastering and Tiling Courses are the perfect match

    Plastering and Tiling Courses are the perfect match

    When training at Able Skills you will see that we have a whole range of different courses available at our centre. The construction courses often see similar students in their centres. Especially on our plastering and tiling courses. Tilers are often needing plastering skills to complete jobs and prepare surfaces. When working in bathrooms and […]

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  9. Experienced Plumbers needing NVQ

    Experienced Plumbers needing NVQ

    Have you been working for years in the plumbing industry, but have never got the right qualifications? Experienced Plumbers can now achieve the qualifications. Here at Able Skills we have developed a process to assist experienced Plumbers currently working in the plumbing industry to achieve C&G 6035 and 6189 (NVQ). If you have worked as […]

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  10. Become an Electrician in the New Year!

    Become an Electrician in the New Year!

    You can book your path to become an Electrician in the New Year already. With great demand for electrical courses here at Able Skills, you can begin in 2018. It may only still be July, however, we are planning ahead for the New Year already. With all our electrical courses full until the 2018, we […]

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  11. First Boiler Fault Finding Course!

    First Boiler Fault Finding Course!

    After introducing a Boiler Fault Finding Course, we have seen a massive demand already. During the week has been the beginning of our first Boiler Fault Finding and it has gone extremely well. With students coming from all over they have had the pleasure of being our first fault finding students. With this course being […]

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  12. Carpentry students working on their courses

    Carpentry students working on their courses

    From short courses to the much longer NVQ courses, our spectrum of courses is fantastic and we have students come from all over the world to train. Whether they are looking for a new career or just some basic skills, we have the carpentry courses that will suit their needs. Our current carpenters are working […]

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