Student Stories

Find out why Patrick is learning plastering at Able Skills, what he plans do once he’s finished his plastering course, and what’s next for his learning journey.

Find out why Jess chose Able Skills for her City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing Course and how she’s working towards a career change with a home study training programme.

Find out why Jack chose Able Skills for his City & Guilds Tiling Course and how his newly learned skills will help with his new career.

Discover why Alex chose Able Skills for his City & Guilds Handyman course and how his new skills helped him plan for a career change.

Student Kirstie tells us a bit about herself, how she’s getting on with the Home Study Electrics Level 3 course, why she chose it and what she plans to do with the qualification.

Find out how Able Skills student Stephen learnt the skills in just five days to complete his own rendering project at home.

Able Skills student Gavin has just finished his City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing Course with us. We caught up with him to find out why he was doing the course, how he’s found the experience and why he chose Able Skills. This is the latest in our student stories, where we interview current and […]

Our latest student story is from the Introductory Plastering Course a few weeks ago. We caught up with Nathan to find out a bit more about his reasons for doing the course, how he’s getting on and why he chose Able Skills.

Hear from a bricklaying student at Able Skills about their experience on the course.

We see hundreds of students come through the Able Skills Construction Training Centre every month, each with their own story and reason to learn new construction trade skills. For some, it’s motivation to learn DIY skills so they can work on home projects. For others, it’s about developing skills or even embarking on a whole […]

Discover how Able Skills student Lucy is changing her career with a City & Guilds painting and decorating course.

Read about the student experience on the tiling course at Able Skills.