Skills matrix software built for skilled-trades shops
Replace the spreadsheet that never survives an audit. SkillCore is a skills matrix and competency-tracking system for machine shops, fab shops, and trade contractors — every rating leader-verified, dated, and one click from a binder-ready export.
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A spreadsheet skills matrix fails exactly when it matters
Every shop starts with an Excel skills matrix. It works until an auditor, a customer, or a retirement forces the question it can't answer: who actually verified this rating, and when? Spreadsheets have no recency, no attribution, and no change history — so the matrix drifts out of date and quietly becomes a liability instead of proof.
- Ratings with no verifier and no date — opinion, not evidence.
- No recency rule, so "Proficient" from three years ago reads as current.
- Anyone can self-rate; auditors reject self-attestation on sight.
- No append-only history — edits leave no trail.
The same matrix model, made defensible
Leader-verified, never self-rated
Every skill is signed off by a leader with attribution — who verified, when, and how. A verifier can never be the person being verified. That single rule is what turns a matrix into audit evidence.
Built-in recency
Each rating carries a last-verified date and a status — Current, Refresh, or Overdue. Nothing silently goes stale, and the whole shop's currency is visible at a glance.
One-click audit export
Produce a binder-ready PDF with names, dates, methods, and revocation history — built for AS9100, ISO 9001, and customer quality reviews. No audit-week scramble.
Roles, equipment, and tasks — not just skills
Map skills to job titles and to specific machines. See real readiness: who is qualified for which role, on which equipment, right now.
Frequently asked
What is skills matrix software?
Skills matrix software replaces the spreadsheet grid of employees-by-skills with a live system that records each person's proficiency, who verified it, when, and how — and keeps it current. SkillCore adds recency status, leader verification, append-only history, and one-click audit export so the matrix stands up in an AS9100 or ISO 9001 audit.
Is SkillCore better than an Excel skills matrix?
For a handful of people, Excel is fine. Past that, keeping recency current, attributing every verification, and producing an audit pack on demand eats a person's week. SkillCore automates all three and removes the two things auditors reject: self-attestation and undated, unattributed ratings.
Which trades does it support?
Machining, welding, automotive, electrical, HVAC/refrigeration, and plumbing — each with its own audits, credentials, and sign-offs, on one platform with the same Skill Passport model underneath.
How much does it cost?
A flat platform fee of $150/mo includes 10 employees, then $12 per additional employee — every feature and every audit export included, no gates. There's a 14-day free trial with no card required.
Stop guessing who can do the work. Start proving it.
Stand up real qualification tracking in days — no consultant, no 90-day rollout.
- Leader-verified, no self-attestation
- One-click audit export
- Free 14-day trial