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Guild of Skills

Real skills. Real credentials.

Learn a skill.
Prove it.
Rank up.

Learn from approved teachers, pass a Rank Trial and earn a Guild rank you can put on your resume. Anyone can check it is real.

Join the Guild free See how it works

Approved teachersEvery teacher is reviewed first

Rank TrialsReal assessments, published standards

Public verify pageFor every rank awarded

PDF certificatePlus an Add to LinkedIn button

The idea in one minute

Three steps from curious to certified.

  1. 01

    Learn

    Pick a skill, like Bookkeeping or Web Design. Join a course from an approved teacher, then learn at your own pace and in live classes.

  2. 02

    Prove it

    Meet the learning hours for the rank, then take the Rank Trial: a real exam, plus a project for the higher ranks.

  3. 03

    Rank up

    Pass and the Guild awards your rank, with a certificate, a credential ID and a public page anyone can check.

Featured courses

Start with a course built for work.

Ten AI and ICT courses, each ending in a Rank Trial and a credential you can verify.

Browse all 10 courses

Artificial Intelligence

AI Fundamentals

What AI really is, how today’s AI tools work, where they go wrong, and how to use them safely at work.

  • Beginner
  • 12 hours
  • Self-paced · Live
Apprentice rank in Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Prompt Engineering for Work

Get reliable, useful results from AI assistants for writing, research, analysis and everyday tasks.

  • Beginner
  • 10 hours
  • Self-paced · Live
Apprentice rank in Prompt Engineering

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Essentials

Threats, defences, passwords and MFA, networks, incident response and the Essential Eight, from zero.

  • Beginner
  • 24 hours
  • Self-paced · Live
Apprentice rank in Cybersecurity

Programming & Data

Python for Automation

Learn Python from scratch by automating real tasks: files, spreadsheets, web data, email reports and scheduling.

  • Beginner
  • 26 hours
  • Self-paced · Live
Apprentice rank in Python Automation
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A credential, not just a badge

The Guild awards the rank. Not the teacher.

Every rank is checked against the same published standard, whoever taught the course. That is what makes it worth something to an employer.

  • A public verify page at guildofskills.com/verify
  • A PDF certificate you can download
  • An Add to LinkedIn button for your profile
  • Only taken away if it was earned by cheating
How verifying works

The ranks

One skill. Four ranks to earn.

Each rank is your certified level in one skill. Start as an Apprentice and keep going.

  1. Apprentice rank emblem

    Rank I

    Apprentice

    Your first certified rank. Meet the hours and pass the Apprentice Trial.

  2. Journeyman rank emblem

    Rank II

    Journeyman

    The next step up in the same skill, with its own Trial.

  3. Expert rank emblem

    Rank III

    Expert

    Pass the Trial and a project, graded by an approved reviewer.

  4. Master rank emblem

    Rank IV

    Master

    The top rank. A Trial and a project, graded by an approved reviewer.

Read the rank standards

XP is for fun. Ranks are earned.

You can’t buy a rank. Or skip one.

Lessons, quizzes, live classes and streaks earn you XP, levels and small badges called Feats. They are just for fun. Only passing the rank requirements earns a rank.

RanksXP & level
What it isYour certified level in one skillYour activity across the whole site
Goes on your resume?YesNo
How you get itMeet the hours and pass the TrialLessons, quizzes, live classes, streaks
Can you lose it?Only if revoked for cheatingNever
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For teachers

Know a skill well? Teach it here.

Apply to teach. Once you are approved, build courses, run live classes and keep 75% of every sale. The Guild handles payments and the Rank Trials.

  • Post your videos on YouTube, Vimeo or Loom and paste the link
  • Run live classes on the video service you already use
  • One account can be a student and a teacher
Teaching on the Guild

The Guild Council

Everything is checked first.

Our admin team, the Guild Council, approves every new teacher, every course and every video link before students see it.

Teachers

Every teacher applies and is approved before they can teach.

Courses

Every new course, and every change to one, is reviewed.

Video links

Every video link is checked before it goes into a course.

Rank standards

Published, so everyone knows what each rank asks for.

Start as an Apprentice

Your first rank starts here.

Joining is free. Tell us the skill you want to learn and we’ll email you when the Guild opens.

Join the Guild free