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The Able Skills Plastering Centre was established with one single aim in mind – to teach people how to plaster. Our Assessors Jo and Spencer are time served plaster craftsmen who have the skills and ability to maximise the potential of all their students.If you are already working as a Plasterer but have never achieved […]
Able Skills can help you on the path to your new electrical career.The benefits of an electrician’s career include an increasing UK demand for competent and qualified trade professionals that comply with domestic and increasingly, European requirements for safe and reliable practice. Trusted professionals can reap the rewards of high-quality work in terms of job […]
Mr Marg Bahadur (Mark) was my main instructor he is a very tall and handsome guy. He is a really great gentleman with deep low voice. I worked with him almost for four weeks. He had a variety of skills and techniques in teaching methods and he always showed a demonstration so it was easy […]
I would like to write to you to congratulate you and especially Dave the tutor in Bradford, what a truly nice guy. The course ran very smoothly and very professionally, I will be back for future examinations and wish to talk in person about taking category three engineers out on site work also the […]
The time has come to announce that Able Skills has been successfully offering tiling courses for 10 years! This is all thanks to our two dedicated full time instructors, Max and Terry.We have our own fully fitted tiling centre including kitchen, bathroom and shower areas. We cater for all skill levels starting from people that […]
A trainee bricklayer from Hull is one of many trades people to have been rewarded under the regional heats of multi-trade competition, SkillBuild. 20-year-old Thomas Dickson has won the second place prize in the Yorkshire and Humber heats. He told the Hull Daily Mail that he welcomed the news of his placing in the national […]
Hi all, my name is Peter CockettJust wanted to pop in and say a little about my recent 6 week course at Able Skills in Dartford. I got made redundant at the start of the year and decided to retrain, it was the best thing I did! The 6 weeks went by in a flash […]
The construction industry is potentially one of the few sectors that seems ideally placed to not only withstand the effects of the recession, but to come out of it in a stronger position. Therefore, the time has never been better to train to take advantage of the upturn, whenever it comes. Plasterers are very much […]
Able Skills students that have already completed their City & Guilds qualifications with us and now progressing on to their NVQ have had the fantastic opportunity of working in our new electrical AM2 centre to build up their portfolios under the watchful eye of our plastering assessor, Jo. They are plastering all the new classrooms […]
The gas industry in the UK is currently suffering from a lack of skilled engineers to work in the sector and, as such, the demand for people who have undertaken gas training courses is extremely high. By undertaking gas training courses you can learn a trade that will offer you excellent full time employment prospects. […]
With cutbacks being implemented across the military, many armed services personnel are finding themselves needing to retrain in order to find employment. Construction offers an ideal option to people who are used to being involved in the army, as it involves a great deal of physical labour, as well as mental stimulation and enables skills […]
With news that the UK construction industry continues to power ahead, despite other sectors contracting following the recession, there could not be a better time to enrol on a course in a construction-related trade. This is a great way to increase your chances of employment in one of the fastest growing industries in Europe. There […]
