Able Skills’ trainee tiler is back to update you with his progress on the NVQ 8 Week Tiling Course.Peter is already into the fourth week of the NVQ tiling course, having successfully completed weeks two and three at our dedicated tiling centre in Dartford, Kent.During the second week of advanced training, Peter was provided with […]
As part of Able Skills’ commitment to provide open and honest training we have enlisted one of our students to blog about his experiences with us.Through his weekly blog, our newest trainee Peter will aim to educate those people who are keen to train with us about what really happens on an Able Skills tiling […]
Over the Christmas period the Able Skills team will be re-fitting and expanding our tiling centre.Our intention is to make the facility more spacious whilst still maintaining the high standards of training we provide across all of our tiling courses.The improvements will be undertaken by myself (Max) and Terry. We have extensive knowledge of the […]
My name is Brenton Chipper and I have been a ceramic tiler for the past seven years.I originally got into the tiling industry by undertaking a tiling course back in 2004. Having been a scaffolder for the past 15 years, I decided it was time for a change.After completing my course I became a self […]
New research suggests consumers are still investing in home improvements despite the economic climate, which could inspire workers to sign up to tiling courses so they are prepared for a wider variety of jobs. The study was carried out by Sainsbury's Finance, which showed that one in five loans taken out by customers of the […]
A new initiative to provide unemployed people with training such as tiling courses will help attendees in the long term, according to one of the experts behind the scheme. Martin Clifford, client liaison manager at Kier Building Maintenance London, told Ealing Today that he has been thrilled by the results of the eight-week programme of […]
A construction source has suggested that tiles are very much in fashion currently, which suggests that technicians in the industry could benefit from tiling courses. Simon Errill, managing director of Stonehouse Tiles, pointed out that no two natural tiles are the same, which makes each area created with such materials “unique”. In his view, the […]
New Electrical Contractors Association (ECA) president Diane Johnson has issued a note of concern about a potential skills shortage, which could inspire workers to sign up to tiling courses. She claimed that the value of many tradespeople is often ignored and it is only when there is a short supply of such professionals that the […]
A DIY expert has claimed that people should be concentrating on home improvements rather than holidays, which implies more money could be spent on tiling courses and less on summer breaks. Director of the National Home Improvement Council (NHIC) Andrew Leech suggested that alterations to a person’s property should be a higher priority than heading […]
People who have completed tiling courses may be in greater demand if the public takes note of the views of one DIY commentator. Writing for the Times-Standard, John Driscol explained that he takes great pleasure in carrying out DIY projects around his home, but tiling has become an exception to this philosophy. He described the […]
Attendees of tiling courses may see their prospects of landing a job increase due to new measures promoting business outlined in the new Budget. The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has expressed confidence that the new measures outlined in chancellor George Osborne’s first Budget this week will help to create new job opportunities across the […]
There could be increased demand for tiling courses in the future if one kitchen trend catches on. Writing for the Guardian, Susie Steiner explained that the style that is currently in fashion is "vintage utility", which is the reverse of the high-gloss kitchens of the 1980s and 1990s. Part of this new trend is for […]
