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Demand for skilled construction labour workers continues to surge, as job vacancies hit record levels again.

Get your career off to the best possible start. Five things to keep in mind when choosing your training provider to learn a trade.

With this year’s Gas Safety Week underway, it’s more vital than ever to ensure we all undertake the necessary precautions and procedures to keep our colleagues and customers safe.

Running from the 13th – 19th September, the annual event—coordinated by the Gas Safety Register—has been raising awareness of the life-saving importance of gas safety since 2010.

Able Skills’ Directors, Angela Wright and Gary Measures recently welcomed BPEC’s Chief Executive Officer, Neil Collishaw to their impressive training centre in Dartford, Kent. Neil is touring BPEC’s main UK training partners to share recent developments and discuss mutual plans for solidifying training and assessment relationships. As a leading construction training and assessment organisation, Able […]

Today we are catching up with Andrew from Surrey who is finishing off his 7th week of his 8-week NVQ Level 2 in Plastering. Why Able Skills? “So, when I was looking at providers, I narrowed it down to a choice of 2. From there I actually paid a deposit to start with another provider […]

Today we sit down with Connah & Ostin, 2 brothers from Portsmouth, scaffolders by trade who are currently half way through their 8 weeks of practical training working towards their NVQ Level 2 Bricklaying qualification. Why Able Skills? Speaking to the pair I asked why they chose Able Skills to undertake their training with? “ […]

At Able Skills we have been teaching Gas Engineer courses to our students for 20-years! We have some of the best facilities out there, fantastic instructors and offer a great learning environment. You may know that throughout 2021 the trades industry has been growing drastically. Earnings and opportunity is on the rise, however, there simply […]

As Emma’s City & Guilds Plastering Course draws to a close today, we caught up with her to find out what she has planned for the future and how she has found her time with us at Able Skills. Emma today completed her City & Guilds Plastering Course with us and had nothing but good […]

With 53% of the world’s population on social media, it is key that your business has an online presence. Social media can provide your business with an amazing opportunity to connect with your potential customers. As a tradesperson, you will always be on the lookout for customers and, if you make the most of the […]

Technology is constantly changing towards greener alternatives. Here at Able Skills we are always adapting to changes in the industry. If you work in the heating industry you will know that the UK is committed to reducing emissions to zero by 2050! This includes a ban on boiler installations in all new builds from as early […]

Plumbers who operate without the correct qualifications in the industry are far too common. Just this week another rogue Plumber has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison. The man in question left a large number of his customers with extremely dangerous incomplete work. We at Able Skills take pride in being […]

Thinking about a new career as a Gas Engineer? But you’re not sure what the job entails? Today, we want to talk about what a typical day as a working Gas Engineer looks like and how to get started training towards becoming a professional. We have been teaching Gas Engineer training courses for many years […]