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  1. Busy start to the week on our Electrician Courses!

    Busy start to the week on our Electrician Courses!

    Yesterday we went up to see what was going on in one of our electrical training centres. With lots of groups currently training on a range of Electrician Courses, it was certainly a busy start to the week in our newest of electrical centres. We run a number of electrical courses here at Able Skills, […]

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  2. Plumbing Courses - Plumbers named amongst the happiest!

    Plumbing Courses - Plumbers named amongst the happiest!

    Whatever life we pursue we must ensure one thing – HAPPINESS! Making personal choices is what makes us different to the person standing next to us and the last thing we want to do is follow everyone else is an attempt to be happy. While on such topic, those who enrolled on Plumbing Courses will […]

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  3. Electrician Courses: New Weekend date has landed!

    Electrician Courses: New Weekend date has landed!

    This year has been one of our busiest for electrical courses and especially our weekend electrician courses. All our weekend courses have been booked well in advance all year. Due to all our weekend courses being fully booked right through for the whole year we decided we needed to add an extra date. On a daily basis […]

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  4. Job: Electrical Technician at Able Skills, Dartford

    Job: Electrical Technician at Able Skills, Dartford

    Electrical Technician Job Description: Able Skills is looking to recruit an Electrical Technician to assist Instructors and students within a training workshop environment. At Able Skills we offer a variety of electrical qualifications to adult learners and a great deal of their time is spent within a workshop environment. We are looking for someone to […]

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  5. Plumbing Courses Video - Live in 360°!

    Plumbing Courses Video - Live in 360°!

    Here’s a 360° clip of our Level 2 Plumbing Course at our training centre in Dartford. Being one of the many Plumbing Courses we offer, students began their course today and have a bright future ahead of them! The above video shows how hands on our Plumbing Courses are as the students are shown the […]

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  6. Electrician training in 360°!!

    Electrician training in 360°!!

    Electrician training at Able Skills always makes a for busy learning environment, Shown above we see a 360° image of our students well underway on their electrician training. With plenty of space for these particular students, what we don’t see is the work being done in our other electrical centre! Click and toggle for the […]

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  7. 18th Edition - 20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

    18th Edition - 20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

    The 18th Edition is just around the corner as the new electrical work regulations is set for a July release. All installations designed after 31st December 2018 must comply with BS 7671:2018. Students must keep in mind that the 18th edition qualification will become essential to anyone looking to join a Government Approved Part P Scheme Provider […]

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  8. Tottenham Stadium causing a shortage of Electricians!

    Tottenham Stadium causing a shortage of Electricians!

    Over in North London a huge project is now coming close to completion as Tottenham Hotspur look to move into their new stadium for the 2018/19 season. The stadium build has accelerated over the last 9 months and this has caused a lot of workers being required on-site. So much so that a shortage of […]

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  9. Plumbing Courses caught in action!!

    Plumbing Courses caught in action!!

    A different week means the start of another one of our Plumbing Courses. Shown above we see our Introduction to Plumbing Course coming to an end with a strong focus still on a ‘hands on’ learning environment. The particular course above runs for one week giving students an in-depth look into what being a plumber […]

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  10. Piper Alpha - 30 years since the tragedy of the Oil & Gas Production Platform

    Piper Alpha - 30 years since the tragedy of the Oil & Gas Production Platform

    We are sadly approaching the 30 year mark since the tragic explosion of Piper Alpha. For those that may not be familiar with it, Piper Alpha was an oil and gas production platform in the North Sea, just 120 miles from Aberdeen, Scotland. An explosion causing oil and gas fires destroyed the platform on 6 […]

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  11. Student Story - Jack Moore

    Student Story - Jack Moore

    Our Tiling Courses are growing in popularity each week and more and more people are choosing tiling as a potential carry option for themselves. This is exactly what recent tiling student, Jack has done. Jack had been jumping around different jobs since finishing University, such as labouring, temping, and bar work. However, he got to […]

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  12. It's been a busy week in our Decorating Centre!

    It's been a busy week in our Decorating Centre!

    We have had a very busy week so far at Able Skills and especially up in our Painting & Decorating centre. Students are here across all our decorating courses training for many different reasons. From short DIY courses to much longer City & Guilds Qualifications and NVQs. Today, we’ve been up filming in our decorating […]

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