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

By Vince Holland · Published 2024-05-07 · Updated 2026-05-19 · Education Technology on MarketScale
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> A digital platform is helping fill millions of unfilled trade jobs by making skilled training more accessible and affordable to workers nationwide

## Key points

- SkillCat uses e-learning and gamification to make skilled trades training more accessible and affordable nationwide.
- The platform is designed to address millions of unfilled trade jobs projected over the next decade.
- Societal perceptions of trade careers and the importance of soft skills are key themes in modernizing trade education.

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In the face of a [growing skills gap](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/drilling-into-the-skilled-trades-shortage-stanley-black--deckers-inaugural-makers-index-reveals-few-students-likely-to-consider-a-career-in-the-trades-outdated-perceptions-key-drivers-301517854.html) in the trades industry, innovative solutions are needed to train and prepare [the next generation of workers](https://marketscale.com/industries/building-management/revitalizing-traditional-trades/). In this episode of [Straight Outta Crumpton](https://marketscale.com/shows/straight-outta-crumpton/), host [Greg Crumpton](https://www.linkedin.com/in/crumptonskilledtrades/) 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.

Tags: Brendan Arsenault, Greg Crumpton, SkillCat, skilled trades industry, Straight Outta Crumpton

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