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Discover the progression opportunities available to those working within the plumbing and heating industries.

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Job security and satisfaction, high earning potential and launching your own business—why you should consider trade as a long-term career change.

A major shortage of bricklayers in Kent, combined with material supply issues, has caused housing construction to slow significantly.

The pandemic has changed every type of industry. Admittedly, the construction industry was among the least affected, however, it has faced its share of challenges, delays and restrictions. Yet, now in 2021 construction output is as high as ever! This year construction output across the country is set to rise 14% with experts in the […]

You may be sat at home thinking about your career and maybe about changing the path you are on. If you are then you should definitely consider a career as a Gas Engineer! With demand for qualified Engineers high at the moment, there has not been a better time in recent history to train for […]

Now that we are getting a hold on the pandemic and life is returning to normal, construction demand is booming. This is great news for all tradespeople across the country. However, this record breaking workload increase in June brought with it new highs in costs, according to the latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). In June […]

The construction industry is a huge market. In fact, construction output in the UK is more than £110 billion a year and contributes 7% of the countries GDP. Like many industries the trades have been affected by the pandemic. However, one big sign of recovery is companies beginning to hire new staff once again. In […]

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 […]

Here at Able Skills we have been teaching Plumbing courses for 20-years! Our training are very popular at the moment. Overall though the industry is suffering from a lack of skilled workers. In fact, a recent report discovered that the number of people entering the plumbing and heating industry has declined by 4.19% over the last […]

Now that things are getting back to normal there is a huge demand on tradespeople of all types. People are preparing for a summer without the stress of Covid 19 restrictions and need the workforce of trades to do so.  New research from Checkatrade has found that a huge 83% of the population are planning a home […]

No matter what walk of life you are from there is no doubt that the Covid-19 Pandemic has impacted everyone’s day-to-day lives, some of us more so than others. For some Covid has forced a career change, An example of this is one of our Students here at Able Skills, Kane was a London black […]