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Want to learn painting and decorating? Find out how you can get started, get qualified and get into a new career in the trades with courses at Able Skills.

Find out more about new changes to the Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) Labour and Trainee cards.

Are you interested in building a career as an electrician? Find out how long it takes to become fully qualified.

Want to learn the basics of bricklaying? Find out what you can learn in a five day bricklaying course.

Discover more about Capita’s £89m partnership renewal with the Gas Safe Register and what the news means for engineers.

If a new career in decorating is calling you, find out why you’d need an NVQ, how to get the qualification and what opportunities that unlocks.

Find out more about how the private housing sector is driving growth and opportunities across the UK construction sector.

Find out about the exciting career prospects and potential earnings available to those working in carpentry.

Discover a range of tips and tricks tradespeople can pass on to their customers to help improve their home’s energy efficiency.

What is dry lining, taping and jointing and how do you gain suitable skills to access the industry?

Learn more about how much electricians can really earn, and the different steps that can be taken to boost earning potential.

Find out more about the potential 2035 gas boiler ban, and what Labour has said about scrapping the proposed plans.