It was only last week when we published an article on how three plumbing students launched their own company called 'Cabby Plumbers'. The driven trio continue their journey to the top as they have featured in the latest edition of Heating and Plumbing Monthly. Business has been picking up as their awareness within the trade […]
Our dream is to always do what we love. Many of us feel in todays world that this is virtually impossible to achieve. Are we guilty of perhaps becoming too comfortable in our day to day lives that we forget what we really want. Working towards becoming our own boss can be a sign that […]
Able Skills always encourages our students to be the best they can be and today we look at how three Black Cab Drivers are on their way to taking over the Plumbing industry. It was on our City and Guilds Accredited Level 2 Plumbing Course where Tony, Marc and Jamie met and decided it was […]
When talking with every student here at Able Skills we find that they come from all walks of life to train with us. Whether it is a new career or just an upgrade of skills, they all come from different backgrounds for the same purpose, to learn. Our electrical courses are without doubt our most […]
Our student stories here at Able Skills gives us a great insight into what path our students are taking and what path they have come from before beginning their journey. Starting a new career can be a daunting experience especially starting in something completely new. Jamie has done exactly that and is now training towards […]
Remember our two students from Gibraltar? Well they are now working towards the Electrical NVQ. Jordan and Zhane are now almost complete with their electrical training and will soon be fuly qualified Electricians. They are now working on the electrical NVQ and our NVQ assessor Clive will be flying out to Gibraltar to undergo their […]
Russell had been working in the city for many years, doing the same journey and the same work, day in day out. However, earlier this year he decided it was time for a change and he wanted to have a new career. Describing his old career as standard 9-5 office job, Russell could not wait […]
During the summer months we were extremely busy here at Able Skills with lots of students completing courses across our centre. Two of these students were Sister In-Laws, Kate and Ella, they are now back and ready for more training. Kate and Ella were first at Able Skills back in August when they completed an […]
This year has seen a lot of HGV Drivers take a new turn in life and join the Construction Industry. For many reason and mainly for a fresh start in life. As the skills shortage continues they have seen the opportunity to gain work in all trades. Andrew saw this as an opportunity to finally […]
Although we are based in Dartford, we have students from all over the world train with us at Able Skills. Most recently we have had students from Canada, Chile and France. Training across many of our courses we have students from all areas of life. Sembe is currently training with us in our plastering centre […]
It is well known that lot of people are deciding to come out of the everyday office job to learn a trade and this is exactly what Jack done. He has been working as an Accountant since he was 18 when he completed an apprenticeship. 12 years down the line he is fed up working […]
Over the last few years we have seen lots of London Black Cab drivers turning to the construction industry as they look for a new career. It started with a few deciding to train and it has excelled since as the word has gotten around. We are now regularly seeing black cab drivers training here […]
