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  1. Wendy wants more women in construction!

    Wendy wants more women in construction!

    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 […]

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  2. Decorators are very popular at the moment

    Decorators are very popular at the moment

    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 […]

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  3. Policeman trains as a Plumber!

    Policeman trains as a Plumber!

    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 […]

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  4. Steve is back from Australia to train as a Bricklayer!

    Steve is back from Australia to train as a Bricklayer!

    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 […]

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  5. Handy man course for James!

    Handy man course for James!

    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 […]

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  6. Danny is in need of a career change...

    Danny is in need of a career change...

    Most students at Able Skills will be looking to train in one particular trade, however, Danny has other ideas and wants to complete multiple courses in the search for a new career.   Danny came to Able Skills with the idea of wanting a complete career change, his current career path had become very boring […]

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  7. From Economics to Electrics… Lucas’ journey to becoming an Electrician

    From Economics to Electrics… Lucas’ journey to becoming an Electrician

    Lucas has made a change to his future and he done it with Able Skills he started with economics and now to electrics.   This is exactly what Lucas done, after a few years studying economics, he decided that it wasn’t the career for him and he saw a gap within the electrical industry and […]

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  8. Student Stories - Said

    Student Stories - Said

    ‘No better place to come and train’ – These were the words of a regular student here at Able Skills. Said has completed multiple courses in many different trades.   After years of working as a Taxi driver in Kent, Said thought it was time for a change and to start off fresh with a […]

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  9. Father and Son on the plastering courses!

    Father and Son on the plastering courses!

    Phil and his son have just finished their six week City & Guilds Plastering course they took together and they were both extremely happy with what they have learnt. Both of them have completed a six week block of plastering training and Phil has just added yet another skill to his long list of trade […]

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  10. Another satisfied student!

    Another satisfied student!

    Here is yet another fantastic review that was left on our Able Skills Facebook page. A happy tiling student left to go and complete some tiling work on her kitchen. “I recently attended the introduction to tiling 5 day course and feel that it was very thorough and helped to ground me in the basics […]

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  11. Student Stories - Shen

    Student Stories - Shen

    Shen has really achieved something at Able Skills and he has made a complete career change as he has headed into the Tiling Industry.   He is now coming towards the end of his 8 Week Tiling course at Able Skills and he is fully set up to start his tiling career as he has […]

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  12. Student Stories - Jamie

    Student Stories - Jamie

    Jamie has just completed our 3 Week Gas course at Able Skills and he has benefited hugely from his time here.   When he left school, Jamie went into central heating work but, it never progressed into a full career. However, he decided to take a gas course at Able Skills to get a qualification […]

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