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A skill is the learned ability to perform an action with determined results with good execution often within a given amount of time, energy, or both. Skills can often be divided into domain-general and domain-specific skills. For example, in the domain of work, some general skills would include time management, teamwork and leadership, self-motivation and others, whereas domain-specific skills would be used only for a certain job. Skill usually requires certain environmental stimuli and situations to assess the level of skill being shown and used.
A skill may be called an art when it represents a body of knowledge or branch of learning, as in the art of medicine or the art of war. Although the arts are also skills, there are many skills that form an art but have no connection to the fine arts. A practice is when the learned skill is put into practice. An art or skill may be the basis for a profession, trade, or craft.
People need a broad range of skills to contribute to the modern economy. A joint ASTD and U.S. Department of Labor study showed that through technology, the workplace is changing, and identified 16 basic skills that employees must have to be able to change with it. Three broad categories of skills are suggested and these are technical, human, and conceptual. The first two can be substituted with hard and soft skills, respectively.

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  1. H

    level 2 qualified plumber looking for experience and skills

    Hello i have completed my level 2 plumbing course and looking for experience to gain in London i will work less or free just for the skill in plumbing
  2. S

    Fault finding at Skills TG, Paisley

    Hi, Just passed my ACS and looking to gain more knowledge in the area of fault finding. Has anyone been on the Boiler Fault Finding course at Skills TG in Paisley? If so, is it worth attending? I've tried to get on Baxi, Worcester etc courses but all fully booked. Cheers in advance
  3. C

    What Knowledge & Skills should a new Plumber have?

    What subjects should be taught to new plumbing trainees? The new plumbing qualification is only Level 3 what should they know at the end of the training? It has got to cover the whole of the country both rural, towns & cities. (& don't do the one about the best cup of tea etc please)
  4. HorizonPlumbers

    Plumbing Skills to be a Great Plumber

    What do you think are the best skills to make you an excellent plumber in the industry??
  5. S

    Bathroom installation skills

    Hi All, I am new to this forum, so please accept my apologies if I have not followed any protocol. Currently I have no knowledge of plumbing, but I am keen to learn and my intention is to gain skills and be able to install/ renovate my own bathroom. I have read few posts about Access Training...
  6. D

    Excellent pipe bending skills

    Come on, Fess up!! Which one of you did this?
  7. K

    Hi everyone - energy manager looking to improve technical skills

    Hi everyone - i am an energy manager looking to improve technical skills. As a logical first step I thought I should get to grips with my own heating and hot water. Luckily for me, I have a problem to get started. Looking forward to gaining some knowledge. Thanks oli
  8. M

    Looking for new career

    Hello my name is Michael I am 27 years old, I have recently left the RAF after 8 years. I am currently working as a care worker at the moment but whilst I was on resettlement I attended a short course on plumbing that lasted a week. I really enjoyed the course and did learnt a lot more than I...
  9. T

    Lost skills?

    Does anybody still bend s/w pipe these days? I was quite impressed when I saw this on a job, Ive not been shown how to do it but it could come in handy now and then. Most plumbing colleges have stopped teaching lead work for some years now, what other skills are we losing?
  10. P

    Barclays and Train 4 Trade Skills -0 Me 1

    I WON Guy's and they are feckin bent as a nine bob note steer clear!!! BUZZING feeling.... Now i'll probably get another defamation suit served upon me but I have defended 2 already! BEWARE of Dodgy/Rogue Training Companies!!! Night all and Up the VILLA!!
  11. Worcester

    Upskilling for Renewables

    Been contacted today by an organisation claiming to represent the industry and aiming to help upskill and maintain standards wrt renewable energy installations - primarily the heating side (no mention of the 'leccy generation) RESF = The Renewable Energy Skills Forum and it's set up by Summit...
  12. U

    Looking for P-t tutor of plumbing - Surrey & Berks

    Could you help young people learn skills for employment in construction? PART-TIME TUTOR to teach a highly successful Construction course to young people in Surrey, Berkshire and neighbouring boroughs salary dependent on experience and qualifications. up to three days a week during...
  13. B

    Able skills Birmingham

    Hello I am new to this forum, I am looking for people who have trained previously at the able skills site in Birmingham, I am a qualified plasterer and tiler and I am looking to book a course at this training centre in plumbing and gas, I am looking to be qualified in this industry, and get...
  14. B

    Adding some new skills

    Thinking of adding some new skills to my plumbing and heating business, want to offer my customers extra services was thinking adding electrical or renewables - solar thermal , heat pumps, rain water harvesting etc , simple question which would you think is more worth while investing in ? I...
  15. C

    Adding Gas Engineer to my skills

    Hello All I am writing on behalf of my husband who hates anything online. so I will try and explain things best I can. He completed the level two in plumbing 10years ago and has been working in the industry for this time, working alongside more 'qualified' plumbers and dealing with many...
  16. R

    Gas engineer required - experience essential, diagnostic skills essential

    Good evening - we are a small plumbing and heating firm covering the West Kent area - Tonbridge, Tunbridge Wells and Sevenoaks. We install bathrooms, install and repair gas appliances, and cover all maintenance and emergency callouts. We are currently five people strong but are expanding all the...
  17. M

    Able skills.

    I've been reading a lot of bad press on here about how crap it is and how wrong it is to learn plumbing with theses short courses... We'll the one I'm doing is a year.. C&g level 2 and then doing gas and at the end of it we are not plumbers!.. We all know this on the course .. It takes a lot...
  18. H

    Pro's & Con's

    Just wondered peoples thoughts on tougher regulation of the plumbing industry in the U.K, like countries such as U.S, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have to name a few.
  19. cr0ft

    Gas training with Able Skills

    Ok, so I still have £2,000 left over from leaving the military to spend on further training that is at NVQ level 3 or equivalent. One of the things I can use this for is Gas Training. Able Skills in Nottingham is close to me and they are charging £2750 inc. VAT for their 15 day course to learn...
  20. R

    Able Skills - 6035 and NVQ 2

    Hi, I'm in full time employment, 28 years old and learning plumbing on my days off with a friend who is fully qualified. I have been doing this just over a year and want to gain a qualification. I work on a 7 day rota so college is out the question as I don't have a set day off. I went...
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