Skill Badges Just Got a Major Upgrade

Okay so here's the thing. When we launched Skill Badges, we wanted to celebrate every step you took. You opened a course? Badge. You learned what a thermostat is? Badge. Honestly, good for you, thermostats are confusing.

But we've been thinking. You're out here putting in real hours, passing real exams, learning real skills. You deserve badges that actually mean something when you show them to an employer.

So we fixed it.

What are Skill Badges?

Skill Badges are proof of what you can actually do in the field. Not what you watched a video about. Not what you scrolled past at 11pm. What you genuinely learned and demonstrated by passing a final exam. That's it. That's the bar now.

What's new

We're adding 10 new badges, all earned by passing a final exam. Here's what you can now earn:

Identify Residential HVAC Systems

Identify Refrigeration Cycle

Interpret Superheat & Subcool

Identify HVAC Electrical Components

Identify Split System Components

Identify Gas Furnace Components

Identify Ductless System Components

Interpret Refrigerant Pressure

Identify Essential HVAC Tools

Apply HVAC Jobsite Safety

Perform Evaporator Maintenance
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Here's what they look like:
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The completed badges will change to orange and the incomplete ones will be gray

What's changing

Some of the older badges are being retired. They were part of our early badge beta and were awarded just for completing courses, which was a great start, but we can do better. If a course you completed is getting a new badge, it'll automatically show up on your account. No action needed on your end.
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If some of your badges disappear and there's no new one to replace them, we know that stings a little and we're sorry. You earned those fair and square, and we genuinely appreciate the effort you put in. This refresh is about making your next badges worth even more, not about taking away from what you built.

What's next

More badges are coming. We're building them around the skills that actually matter in the trades and we think you're going to want to collect them all. Consider this the start of something good.

Got questions? Hit up our support team at support@skillcatapp.com. We're always here.