Wealdstone F.C. striker, Elliot Benyon is currently training at Able Skills to become a Painter and Decorator for his second job. Elliot is currently playing his football in the Conference South with Wealdstone F.C. and is also training at Able Skills in Dartford. Now playing semi-pro football, Elliot used to play professionally for the likes […]
At Able Skills we get students from all walks of life and all of them come for different reasons, whether it is for a career change, for some basic skills, or just to add some skills, we get it all here. Some of the student stories are great to hear of what people have planned […]
Recently at Able Skills we have seen a large number of London Cab drivers coming to our centre to train in many of the different trades. They come with the plan to begin a new career once they have completed their training. Lots of the traditional ‘Black Cabs’ are losing lots of business due to […]
When Jamie decided he wanted to change his career he done a lot of research into what career path would suit him best. When he finally chose to become an Electrician, the Able Skills Home Study option was perfect for him. Jamie put a lot of thought into what career path would suit him best […]
After 15 years working in sales, William made the bold decision to change and do something that will make him happier and a career he will love. He started by training at Able Skills in Dartford to swap Sales for Decorating. William booked himself onto the City & Guilds Painting & Decorating course, the five […]
NVQ Bricklayers at Able Skills are given fantastic training by instructors Simon and Steve. The skills they leave Able Skills with are clear to be seen when Simon goes to see them during their on-site assessments. One student who has done extremely well in the bricklaying industry is Marcin, he came to Able Skills […]
One plumbing student really enjoyed his plumbing course at Able Skills and he is thoroughly looking forward to his new career as a Plumber. Here is his plumbing feedback: “I have recently completed a City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing course here at Able Skills, and I think it’s safe to say I’ve enjoyed every […]
If we look back to January 2014, we will see a regular 9-5 office worker from London wanting to change her career. Wendy decided she didn’t want to spend the rest of her life in a job she didn’t enjoy, so she looked to the construction industry. After taking a short course in tiling, to […]
As summer is almost here, more and more people are deciding now is the time to get their homes decorated and give it a fresher look before the sun is out. This has opened up an opportunity for painters and decorators to gain more work this summer. Overall, Decorators have been very popular recently as […]
Stewart has been a regular student at Able Skills over the last six months and he has done extremely well, as he plans for a new career after deciding to change from being a policeman. Over the past six months, Stewart has completed all his plumbing training on level 2 and level 3 training […]
Over the past year Steve has been away travelling the world and since September he has been in Australia, but now he is back to train as a Bricklayer at Able Skills. Whilst Steve has been away his dad has been extremely busy with us at Able Skills. He has completed training in various trades […]
James is no stranger to the construction industry, he has been working in property maintenance for a few years now, however, he feels the time has come for him to venture out on his own and become self-employed. Only last week James finished the first course of his Handy man courses, he had just […]
