to a system and methodology for connecting sections of coiled tubing the need for connecting one segment of coiled tubing to another segment of coiled tubing arises for example when the required length of coiled tubing for a given application cannot be contained on a single reel as one continuous length of pipe the required length of coiled tubing may be too great due to limited volume capacity of the work reel or limited lift capacity of the handling equipment an assembly or installation skid is used in retrieving sections of coiled tubing from separate reels the skid also is used to grip and manipulate the ends of each coiled tubing section to facilitate connection of the coiled tubing ends with an appropriate coiled tubing connector referring generally to fig1 an embodiment of the present invention is illustrated in this embodiment a skid 20 is designed as a spoolable connector installation skid able to greatly facilitate the handling and connection of separate sections of coiled tubing in the embodiment illustrated skid 20 is housed within a shipping container 22 and mounted within a protective cage 24 the protective cage 24 may be covered with a protective layer such as corrugated siding to protect the work area and skid 20 from the elements at a given well site location the skid 20 also may be mounted on extensible legs 26 sized to enable movement of skid 20.