Gas Safe have recently stated that British people trust Gas Engineers far too easily and in return are putting their families at risk. It is a well known fact that too many people are putting their lives at risk by having illegal gas work done in their homes by illegal gas engineers who aren’t qualified […]
Here is yet another fantastic review that was left on our Able Skills Facebook page. A happy tiling student left to go and complete some tiling work on her kitchen. “I recently attended the introduction to tiling 5 day course and feel that it was very thorough and helped to ground me in the basics […]
The Level 2 Electrical Home Study course is a fantastic alternative to the standard Level 2 course for practising Electricians that have other commitments. The home study is the perfect option for people that are looking to start their new career or want a complete change around, but can’t get the time off work […]
We have a well established tiling centre at Able Skills that offers training to beginners and experienced Tilers! Max has been our tiling instructor for 11 years now and he has been providing students with first class tiling training every single week. Whether it is from short beginners courses or long qualification courses, our […]
Expansion is upon us once again, there really is no stopping Able Skills….. The demand for electrical courses over the years has seen the facilities we have here regularly undergo refurbishment to keep them in good working order but this time we are paving the way for a brand new electrical training facility. The […]
Jamie has just completed our 3 Week Gas course at Able Skills and he has benefited hugely from his time here. When he left school, Jamie went into central heating work but, it never progressed into a full career. However, he decided to take a gas course at Able Skills to get a qualification […]
Yet another case of unsafe gas work has been reported at a home in Exeter and this has just highlighted the fact that illegal gas work is still being carried out in the UK. The Gas Safe website has reported that 67,000 gas emergencies have been reported within the last year. People’s lives are […]
Carpet Fitter, Steven, came to Able Skills looking for a change of career. He decided that carpentry was the best option for him to go forward in the future. After years of working as a Carpet Fitter, Steven decided he wanted to gain some carpentry skills and start buying and renovating apartments as a […]
Chris and Hoyol are nearing the end of their 8 Week Bricklaying course and they have now taken on the difficult task of constructing a Decorative Wall. This is a very complexed structure and involves a lot of measurements that have to be correct for the construction of the wall to work properly. Chris […]
Painting & Decorating is a trade that is involved in all construction work, usually towards the end of the work. On housing projects they will be the ones to come in and apply the finishing touches to the houses or buildings to make them more appealing to potential buyers. Fair to say, Decorators have a […]
If you are looking for work on-site in the construction industry you need the right qualifications and a CSCS card, without them you will find it extremely hard to work on-site in a trade that you know inside and out. All construction sites are cracking down on employees that want to work without the official […]
Change can always be a daunting experience and a change of career can be even worse for some people. This case has recently been proved… Able Skills have recently carried out a survey on 2,000 workers and 7 in 10 Brits said they feel trapped in their current jobs and have a fear of changing. […]
