Your best tradesperson walks out Friday. Who can actually replace them?
If you run a shop, tribal knowledge is your biggest liability. If you work the trade, years of proven work vanish every time you change jobs. SkillCore fixes both — a leader-verified Skill Passport that proves exactly what your people can do, and travels with them for life.
The Skill Passport.
A skills matrix tells you who took the class. A resume tells you where somebody worked. Neither tells you who can safely run the job on Monday. The Skill Passport does — and the worker keeps it for life.
Leader-verified, not self-claimed.
No self-attestation. Every credential shows who signed off, when, and how — so 'he's been doing it a while' becomes proof that holds up under any review.
Worker-owned, shop-controlled.
The Passport belongs to the tradesperson for life — but the shop decides which credentials project onto it. Broadly-valuable skills travel with the worker; customer-specific or sensitive proficiency stays inside the shop.
Audit-ready by default.
One click, binder-worthy PDFs — append-only history, revocations with reason, prior-export log. Built for AS9100, ISO, AWS, NEC apprentice hours, EPA 608, ASSE backflow, and any customer quality review.
One platform. Built trade by trade.
Every trade has its own audits, its own hours, its own sign-offs. Generic LMSs pretend that away. SkillCore doesn't — one platform, built trade by trade, with the same Skill Passport model underneath.
SkillCore: Machine
Built for machining shops of every size. Skills matrix, leader-verified proficiency, audit-ready exports.
SkillCore: Weld
MIG, TIG, Stick, FCAW — joint prep, fit-up, AWS-aligned visual inspection and weld traceability.
SkillCore: Auto
Lifts, brakes, HVAC, diagnostics — ASE-aligned shop quality with lift and HV safety discipline.
SkillCore: Electric
Residential and commercial electrical — service changes, EV chargers, PV interconnect, troubleshooting. Jurisdiction-aware NEC compliance and apprentice-hour tracking.
SkillCore: HVAC
Residential, commercial, and refrigeration — EPA 608 recovery, combustion analysis, Manual J/D/S, VRF and BAS commissioning. IMC/IFGC compliance built in.
SkillCore: Plumbing
Residential, commercial, and med-gas — DWV and water-supply sizing, ASSE backflow, NFPA 99 brazing, fixture rough-in. IPC/UPC compliance with apprentice hours.
Three Layers. One System.
SkillCore gives machine shops a complete proficiency operating system — from foundational knowledge to verified skills to signed-off tasks. Pick a trade and switch perspectives to see how it works on the shop floor and in leadership.
Clarity
Before: "I think Mike can run that." After: you know — on your phone, in five seconds.
Proof
Before: a binder somebody threw together at 2 AM. After: every skill signed off, named, dated, and defensible.
Audit-ready
Before: audit-week scramble. After: one click, binder-worthy PDF — and you already know it holds up.
Stand up real proficiency tracking in days, not quarters.
Four steps. No consultant. No 90-day rollout. Built to work on the shop floor, the bay, the job site, and the truck.
- 01
Map your roles and equipment.
Because "we all kind of know what the job needs" isn't a plan.
- 02
Assess your team.
On any device — the shop floor, the bay, the job site, or the truck.
- 03
Verify with leader sign-off.
Because "trust me" doesn't survive an audit.
- 04
Export audit-ready proof anytime.
One click. Names, dates, methods. Built for AS9100, ISO, AWS, NEC, EPA 608, ASSE, and customer reviews.
For shop owners & leaders
If you've ever staffed a critical job on a hunch — and paid for it in scrap, rework, a callback, or a customer call — this is for you. You can't hire your way out of that risk. You can prove your way out of it.
- Know exactly who's qualified before the job runs
- Walk into an audit with binder-worthy proof, on demand
- Onboard new people faster with structured, signed-off paths
- Keep training tied to the work you actually run
For individual tradespeople
If you've ever started over on day one at a new job — or watched years of proven work disappear when you left — the Skill Passport is yours. For life.
- Capture leader sign-offs that travel with you
- Verified, Assessed, and Self-reported — clearly labeled
- Your data is yours — export anytime, QR-anchored
- Free for individuals — for life
Not for teams looking to check a training box. SkillCore is for people who actually care what their crew can do.
Kick the tires. No sign-in, no sales call.
Nothing else in the trades world exists for the person just walking in. We built these anyway. Use them, share them, keep them.
What trade fits me?
8-question quiz that matches you to one of six trades — with day-in-the-life detail and entry path.
First-job readiness checklist
PPE, tools, paperwork, and what to know before day one — tailored per trade.
License & cert roadmap
Apprentice → journeyman → master steps, hours, exams, and state board links.
Ready to keep your work? These need a free account.
Free forever, no card. An account just gives us somewhere to save your hours and verified skills.
What changes when you run on SkillCore.
Before: staffing critical jobs on tribal knowledge. After: you can point to the exact person, on the exact job, with the exact sign-off.
Before: audit-week panic. After: one click, binder-worthy PDF — and you already know it holds up.
Before: "shadow Mike for a week." After: a structured path with leader sign-offs along the way.
Questions we get from shops and tradespeople.
What is a Skill Passport?
A Skill Passport is a portable, worker-owned record of leader-verified proficiency. Every skill, task, and credential carries who verified it, when, and how — so the proof travels with the tradesperson across jobs and stands up in a customer or quality audit.
How does SkillCore hold up in a customer or compliance audit?
SkillCore captures leader sign-offs with full attribution and recency — who verified, when, and how — never self-attestation. One-click exports produce binder-worthy PDFs that show exactly who is qualified for each role, machine, weld, bay, panel, or system. Built to support AS9100, ISO 9001, AWS weld records, NEC apprentice hours, EPA 608, ASSE backflow, and customer quality reviews across every trade SkillCore serves.
Can a tradesperson keep their Skill Passport when they change jobs?
Yes. The Skill Passport is free, lifelong, and owned by the worker. Verified credentials and history export anytime, anchored by QR for shareability, so leaving an employer does not erase years of proven work.
Stop guessing who can do the work. Start proving it.
For the shops and tradespeople who take the work seriously.