Unemployed people are being warned off scam plumbing courses which take their money without providing a proper qualification. Calderdale Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB) has said that rogue training centres are unfairly targeting unemployed people with promises of industry recognised qualifications at the end of crash plumbing courses The CAB reported that an increasing number of […]
A plumbing student has finally sealed an apprentice place in order to complete his NVQ Level 3 after hundreds of attempts, reports the Coventry Telegraph. Daniel Hayes, aged 17 from Coventry, was handed a lifeline by a local plumbing firm after his plight of being rejected over 500 times for an apprenticeship was reported in […]
People thinking of taking plumbing courses can take inspiration from the story of injured soldier Paul Bennett. Paul overcame serious injuries suffered in combat and returned home to Britain to embark on a successful career as a plumber after completing the appropriate plumbing courses, reported the Heating and Ventilating Review. Paul Bennett was on his […]
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Learning how to install a bathroom is invaluable practical knowledge for those wanting to enter the industry for the first time. Able Skills provide is a very challenging week of plumbing courses which offers the opportunity to put your skills to the test in a simulated environment where you can see just how good a […]
If you want to train to become more than just a plumber, you might want to investigate bathroom installation plumbing courses. Bathroom installation courses are ideal for tradesmen that want to add more strings to their professional bow and therefore increase their employability during a tough economic climate where jobs are scarce. To become a […]
At Able Skills we offer a variety of courses, spanning from an Intensive one week course that would teach you your basic plumbing skills, ranging from full radiator and bathroom fitting along with some copper piping, bending and soldering skills.
Starting a new career can be difficult because you may not know where to begin looking at fresh possibilities. If you think that you are likely to spend around a third of your life doing work, then you will realise that it is vital to select a job that is both challenging and rewarding in […]
One of our former plumbing courses trainees has been kind enough to leave us a glowing review on Qype. Take a look to see what he has has to say about training with Able Skills.Having decided in 2009 to retrain, I looked around the internet at various training centres and chose Able Skills. I turned […]
Most people will call out an emergency plumber when they have some form of urgent problem relating to their water or heating supply. Such tradesmen are trained to be able to deal with a huge range of issues that your average homeowner is not going to have a clue how to fix. Naturally, when it […]
There are plenty of people who will be delighted that the warmer months have arrived, as it means they can shut off their home heating for a while and save some pennies. This is all well and good, but the summer is also a great time to check that your boiler is in good shape. […]
The number of regulations relating to the government's Microgeneration Certification Scheme have been criticised by a tradesman with plumbing course qualifications, who has started a campaign for change. Mick Williams, chairman of Williams and Co, suggested the current quantity of guidelines relating to the installation of renewable energy devices is too much of a "burden" […]
