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How Do You Decide Who To Train With?

How do you know which training provider to choose when there are so many to choose from? Some areas to consider could be:

1. Look at who they are accredited by
2. Look at their staff and their qualifications
3. Look at the price – are they too dear or even too cheap?Any VAT?
4.Can you visit the Training Provider without an appointment?
5.Space available

Accreditations

Able Skills is an accredited centre securing approval to deliver qualification training from City & Guilds, Construction Awards Alliance, EAL, NICEIC and CITB for gas training and assessment. We are amongst the few training providers who can offer you progression and if qualifications are your choice – take you from novice to expert.

Staff & Facilities

All of our Instructors are time served and construction specific qualified but each tutor has also achieved the required teaching and assessing awards. All of our Instructors work full time at Able Skills and only deliver the courses which they are qualified to do. We are very proud of the staff employed at Able Skills; please visit our staff page to see potentially who your instructor may be. Having full time dedicated staff allows us to run all of our courses all of the time in dedicated training areas. We do not share work areas with other trades for example: you will not be falling over a Bricklayer whilst undertaking your Plumbing training and so on.

Price

All of the training available varies in price; we are not the cheapest but we are not the most expensive. We do believe in providing a value for money service and we have no hidden costs, no extras to pay and all of our costs include VAT. We do believe that everyone should have access to training which is why we offer the most reasonable payment plans. Even if these are not within your financial range, we can provide you with details of available adult funding options.

Summary

We do not hard sell, cold call or visit your home – We do not employ a Sales Team!
We do however believe in honesty and will not attempt to recruit you under false pretences.

When you call or visit with an enquiry, we will always make it clear as to what you can expect from the training you are seeking and also provide you with details of what your options are should you choose to take your training to the next level.

We have flexible training programmes to fit in with just about every possible working scenario, flexible payment plans to try to suit everyone’s financial circumstances, large subject specific Training Centres and as previously stated, qualified, full time, dedicated staff.

We take pride in everything we do from our non accredited training courses right through to qualification based courses. We are aware that not everyone is seeking a qualification but we continue to ensure that even these programmes are taught by qualified instructors so you are assured that you are treated with the same dedication as those training for qualifications.

If qualifications are your aim, Able Skills has the relevant approvals in place to progress you. We can offer qualifications at levels 1, 2 and 3 and as an NVQ assessment centre we fully understand the processes in place to obtain an NVQ. Some training centres will lead you to believe that an NVQ can be achieved within a training environment or without underpinning knowledge, this is not the case. For the correct guidance on achieving an NVQ, please visit the relevant pages within this site.

If we can’t offer you what you want, we will tell you and try and redirect you to the best of our ability. We can guide you in the right direction once we know what you are looking to achieve, your options vary dependent upon what trade you are interested in, whether you are considering employment or self employment and what kind of time you have available to you. We know the construction industry well and consistently remain up to date with changes and practices to ensure the highest level of training is available at Able Skills.

We hope that this has helped you choose the right Training Centre for YOU

Cost/Location/Training

Our training patterns are amongst the most flexible available. We can provide weekend training, separated blocks of training and the flexibility to spread the training over a period of up to 18 months.

Our office staff will deal with any enquiry you have and if you choose Able Skills then you will have made a great choice. If Able Skills does not deliver the kind of training you require, we wish you the very best in tracking down the training provider who does.

Intensive Bricklaying Courses from Able Skills

Course description

This bricklaying course is designed to give you an understanding of the practical skills in bricklaying.

You will learn how to set out building lines, be taught brick and block work and how to ensure your walls are square and vertical. We will teach you to build a corner, a pillar, a pier and a cavity wall. You will learn the different types of bricklaying bonds eg: English Bond, Flemish Bond and Stretcher Bond, and be shown how to do pointing for face work. We will demonstrate how to put in a damp course and how to put in lintels and windows. This course is designed to provide you with plenty of general bricklaying knowledge to ensure that once you leave the training centre, you are confident in all areas of brickwork.

This course can be tailored to suit the individual, from building a garden wall to an extension or garage, we will try and help you through each step of your project. If you bring your plans/drawings along we can offer advice and guidance.

No previous experience is necessary in order to take part in any of our courses.

Able Skills aims to make our Bricklaying training accessible to everybody and so we offer this training over weekend periods for those of you with weekly commitments.

Additionally we provide an Advanced Bricklaying course.

Qualifications offered

Upgrade to City & Guilds / CAA qualifications:

If you attend a 5 day bricklaying course and feel that you would like to develop your skills further towards a bricklaying career, Able Skills can provide you with a City & Guilds or CAA ICA qualification. We offer the City & Guilds at level 1 and CAA ICA at level 2.

Individually, these are both 6 week courses and can provide you with the knowledge, qualification and certification to progress into the Bricklaying industry. Please visit our Bricklaying City&Guilds page for full details of the units covered in order to obtain these qualifications.

Throughout your training, bricklaying tools and equipment will be fully supplied and demonstrated.

You will be involved at every stage and will be participating throughout the bricklaying course. It is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety, steel capped footwear is essential.

Do not hesitate to ask the bricklaying tutor at any stage during the bricklaying course if you feel unsure of anything.

After you have trained with us, we would be happy for you to contact the centre at any time, either by phone or Email, should you need clarification or advice on any brickwork you are attempting. These courses are open to anyone, regardless of gender or status.

At the end of you Bricklaying course you will receive an Able Skills Certificate of competency and you will also have a portfolio of the stages of the work you have carried out during the period you have trained with us. This may assist you in gaining employment at a later stage

Bricklaying Course Fees are £325 (inc vat)

To Book please phone our booking line on 0808 100 3245

Or for more information please Email us.

Courses are held Monday to Friday. Weekend training is Saturday and Sunday

All Course Times are: 08.30am-16.30pm.

For people travelling longer distances Able Building Skills can provide their own reasonable priced accommodation on request or at the time of booking.

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Intensive Bricklaying Courses from Able Skills

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