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Skill Map
Skill Map gives every apprentice their own page to track what they are learning in the field. When the apprentice works on a new piece of equipment, they log it from their page, tied to the job or on its own. When a tech shows them something worth keeping, they write a note, and it is timestamped and stays put. Their Field Supervisor can open the page any time to see what the apprentice has worked on and what they have written down. Over weeks and months the page fills in on its own as the apprentice keeps logging.
The promise
Every piece of equipment the apprentice has touched and every note they have taken lives in one place that is theirs to keep. The learning that used to live in their head or get buried in a text thread now builds into a record they can actually use. Their Field Supervisor sees where they stand without having to ask for an update.
How it works
The path from input to value.
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Every apprentice gets their own page
When an apprentice is set up on the platform, their personal Skill Map page is created automatically. It is theirs to build out as they move through jobs.
- 02
They log the equipment they work on
From their Skill Map, the apprentice logs a piece of equipment, tied to a specific job or on its own. Each log captures the equipment type, what was done, and when.
- 03
They add notes from the field
Any time, the apprentice writes a free-form note: an observation, a technique a tech showed them, a question to follow up on. Notes are timestamped and stay on the page for good.
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The Field Supervisor can look any time
The supervisor has read access to every apprentice's Skill Map. They see the logged equipment and notes and how the record has grown, without asking the apprentice to recap.
The day before. The day after.
Same moments. Lived differently.
The apprentice finishes a job where they worked on a new equipment type for the first time. There is nowhere to log it, so the experience lives in their head.
8:00 AMThe apprentice finishes the job and logs the equipment they worked on from their Skill Map. It is tied to the job, timestamped, and on their record for good.
8:00 AMBefore
The apprentice finishes a job where they worked on a new equipment type for the first time. There is nowhere to log it, so the experience lives in their head.
After
The apprentice finishes the job and logs the equipment they worked on from their Skill Map. It is tied to the job, timestamped, and on their record for good.
The Field Supervisor tries to remember which apprentices have worked on heat pumps. They go on memory and are not confident in the answer.
10:30 AMThe Field Supervisor opens the apprentice's Skill Map. Every piece of equipment logged and every note added is right there, heat pump experience included.
10:30 AMBefore
The Field Supervisor tries to remember which apprentices have worked on heat pumps. They go on memory and are not confident in the answer.
After
The Field Supervisor opens the apprentice's Skill Map. Every piece of equipment logged and every note added is right there, heat pump experience included.
The apprentice wants to write down something a tech showed them on the last job. They text it to themselves, and it gets buried in their messages.
1:00 PMThe apprentice adds a note from the morning job while it is still fresh: a technique, an observation, a question to follow up on. It is on their Skill Map.
1:00 PMBefore
The apprentice wants to write down something a tech showed them on the last job. They text it to themselves, and it gets buried in their messages.
After
The apprentice adds a note from the morning job while it is still fresh: a technique, an observation, a question to follow up on. It is on their Skill Map.
The Field Supervisor sits down for a check-in and has no record of what the apprentice has done in the field. The conversation starts from scratch.
4:00 PMThe check-in is grounded in the apprentice's actual logged experience. The supervisor can see exactly what they have been exposed to and where the gaps still are.
4:00 PMBefore
The Field Supervisor sits down for a check-in and has no record of what the apprentice has done in the field. The conversation starts from scratch.
After
The check-in is grounded in the apprentice's actual logged experience. The supervisor can see exactly what they have been exposed to and where the gaps still are.
What it doesn’t do
The edges we drew on purpose.
A product that tries to do everything ends up doing nothing well. Here’s what we left out, and why we don’t feel bad about it.
- ×Does not pull equipment or job data onto the page automatically; the apprentice logs it themselves.
- ×Does not replace formal apprenticeship records or certification tracking.
- ×Does not let the Field Supervisor add or edit entries on the apprentice's behalf.
- ×Does not generate progress reports or advancement recommendations automatically.