Plastering

Learning a trade skill doesn’t have to lead to a career in the profession. Find out how Rickie used the Introduction to Plastering course for his own home renovation.

Discover more about how the Able Skills Introduction to Plastering course helped Sophie Morris build a career in the industry.

Find out how to apply a first coat of plaster. Everything you need to know when it comes to applying a base layer of plaster to walls and ceilings

Discover everything you need to set up your own plastering business. Advice on training, registration, insurance and finding work.

As Emma’s City & Guilds Plastering Course draws to a close today, we caught up with her to find out what she has planned for the future and how she has found her time with us at Able Skills. Emma today completed her City & Guilds Plastering Course with us and had nothing but good […]

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 […]

Over the last year and a half as the Covid-19 Pandemic has dominated our lives, lots of people have been thinking about their careers and if there are better options out there for them. For some, they haven’t been lucky enough to choose to leave their current roles and have been made redundant. This is […]

At Able Skills Construction Training we like to keep up with trends in the industry. This year has seen a huge demand for home improvements. Likely due to people spending more time than usual at home throughout the pandemic. That time has made people want to upgrade their households equalling massive demand for tradespeople of […]

Towards the beginning of last year, a large number of people in the UK were placed on Furlough. This obviously being caused by the Pandemic. Some elected to use this free time to focus on getting fit others chose to learn new skills. Emma is a prime example of this! Emma was an Air Hostess […]

The construction industry covers a variety of trades, from Bricklaying to Carpentry. And it is arguably the most reliable industry in the UK. Did you know that in 2018 the construction industry was worth a total of £117 Billion? That was 6% of the total economy that year! This is why so many people choose […]

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 […]

It is widely believed that the UK construction industry is being run by men in offices and is being implemented by men on the ground. However, this is not completely accurate. Did you know that Women make up 15% of the UK construction industry workforce? It may be a small percentage but this is a […]