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Take your first steps towards becoming a qualified plumber. The City & Guilds Level 2 Plumbing Course is perfect for anyone looking to kickstart their career.

More women than ever before are entering the construction industry. However, statistics show more work still needs to be done.

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

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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? “ […]