PlasteringAble Skills is now offering plastering qualifications up to City & Guilds Level 3 diploma and NVQ Level 3.Able Skills has been teaching plastering and certificating students for 10 years and has two fantastic plastering instructors in Jo (who comes from a generation of plasterers) and Spencer, with years of industry knowledge between them. Able […]
If you want to make your home improvement skills better, then consider taking up a DIY course. Not only will this help you do more things around the house without the cost of calling in external help but, more importantly, it will ensure that these odd jobs are undertaken safely without the risk of damage […]
Plasterers are very much in demand now that trends have moved away from wallpaper to blocks of painted colour on freshly-skimmed walls. It is a skill that needs to be learnt professionally, however, which is why many people call in the experts instead of going down the DIY route. Many decorating courses will have a […]
Able Skills are delighted to post a letter from a very happy trainee who took our intensive plastering course last week
Able Skills have recently refurbished their designated plastering centre. We have redesigned bigger bays to allow our students to experience a realistic training environment that is identical to the real thing.
The impending refurbishment of an iconic building in Exeter could ensure that workers who have taken plastering courses find themselves in demand from local employers. According to the Express & Echo, the former Debenhams department store – which closed three years ago when the company moved premises – will be transformed into a state-of-the-art retail […]
People taking plastering courses could be set to see a recovery in the UK’s construction sector in the coming years. Information services company Experian has published its latest Construction Forecast report, which has suggested that a number of industry sectors will see increased activity in 2010-11. It predicted that the recent decline in private house […]
A new study of the plastering sector suggests there is likely to be a lot of changes in ownership occurring, which may provoke people take plastering courses to ensure they have the necessary skills to impress new bosses. ‘Industry Analysis – Plastering Contractors’ was put together by Plimsoll Analysis and suggested one in six companies […]
There could be signs of more women attending plastering courses, after a source claimed that ladies are doing more DIY jobs around the house nowadays. Home improvement expert Francesca Gamble suggested it has been a growing trend recently that females are taking more responsibility when it comes to making changes to a property. It could […]
Those who are studying on decorating courses might benefit from the knowledge that the home improvements sector has seen an increasing use of colour in people’s homes, according to one industry expert. Julia Kendell, interior designer on BBC1’s DIY SOS television series, said that the make do and mend concept is also likely to be […]
Students embarking on decorating courses might benefit from learning that British homeowners enjoy entertaining in increasingly large, impressive spaces, according to one DIY expert. Michael Holmes, from Channel Five’s I Own Britain’s Best Home television series, said that people currently prefer to have a bit of extra space rather than hosting parties or dinners in […]
There may soon be an increased demand for people who have attended decorating courses, if the comments of one DIY expert are anything to go by. Julia Kendell is a television interior designer for BBC One’s DIY SOS programme, which is presented by Nick Knowles and is currently on its 18th series. Ms Kendell said […]
