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Bridging the Skills Gap: SkillCat’s Mission to Revolutionize Trade Education with Brendan Arsenault

A digital platform is helping fill millions of unfilled trade jobs by making skilled training more accessible and affordable to workers nationwide

By Vince Holland · May 7, 2024, 5:30 PM UTCBrendan ArsenaultGreg CrumptonSkillcatSkilled Trades Industry
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SkillCat uses e-learning and gamification to make skilled trades training more accessible and affordable nationwide.

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The platform is designed to address millions of unfilled trade jobs projected over the next decade.

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Societal perceptions of trade careers and the importance of soft skills are key themes in modernizing trade education.

In the face of a growing skills gap in the trades industry, innovative solutions are needed to train and prepare the next generation of workers. In this episode of Straight Outta Crumpton, host Greg Crumpton sits down with Brendan Arsenault, co-founder of SkillCat, to discuss how their platform is addressing this critical issue.

SkillCat is revolutionizing the way people enter the trades by providing accessible, affordable, and engaging training through their app.

With a mission to fill the millions of open jobs in the trades industry over the next decade, SkillCat offers a unique blend of e-learning and gamification to attract and retain learners.

Arsenault shares insights into the importance of soft skills, the impact of societal perceptions on trade careers, and the future of trade education.

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About the Experts

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Vince Holland

Host, Straight Outta Crumpton

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Greg Crumpton

Host

Straight Outta Crumpton

Greg Crumpton is the host of Straight Outta Crumpton, a MarketScale podcast focused on networking and relationship-building in the business services and skilled trades industries. He operates by the mantra that relationships drive business and regularly interviews influencers across the trades and facilities sectors.

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Brendan Arsenault

Co-founder

SkillCat

Brendan Arsenault is co-founder of SkillCat, a mobile platform designed to make skilled trades training more accessible and affordable through e-learning and gamification. SkillCat aims to address the millions of unfilled trade jobs projected over the next decade by lowering barriers to entry for new workers.