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Most online trade-training is a video-watching honor system. We built TradePath because employers don't trust honor systems — and they shouldn't. Here's the exact pipeline every credential goes through.
5-question skills triage
Pick your trade. Answer 5 trade-specific written questions about your background and current knowledge.
Gemini grades the answers against industry standards (EPA 608 for HVAC, NEC 2023 for electrical, IPC for plumbing, AWS D1.1 for welding, IRC for carpentry, ASE for automotive) and produces a per-subdomain skill score (safety / theory / practical / tools / codes), a competency level, and a list of specific gaps to fill.
8–12 personalized modules built on the fly
Gemini takes the assessment gaps and generates a complete curriculum specifically targeting what this student needs — skipping anything an apprenticeship will teach on the job, weighting heavily on areas they're weakest in.
Each module is one of four types (lesson, free-response quiz, video demonstration, photo lab) with content grounded in real source material. No two students get identical curricula — a 2-year apprentice with EPA 608 won't see the same modules as a 0-experience beginner.
Read. Reflect. Get checked.
Student reads the lesson content. A minimum reading-time bar gates the next step — typical bar is 30–180 seconds depending on the lesson length. Skim-and-skip is impossible.
Student writes their own summary of the key concept in their own words. Gemini reads the lesson + the answer, generates a unique non-trivial comprehension question on the fly, and grades the open-ended response. Score >= 70 progresses.
Free-response only. No multiple choice.
4–6 free-response questions per quiz. Student types answers in their own words — no A/B/C/D buttons to game.
Gemini grades each answer against a per-question rubric of must-include facts (e.g., 'must mention 500 microns', 'must mention LOTO procedure'). Vague answers fail. Each question shows rubricMet vs rubricMissed plus per-answer feedback. Total score averages all questions.
Record yourself doing the task.
Browser webcam recorder. Student demonstrates the actual skill on camera — flaring a copper line, setting up a multimeter, swinging a hammer through framing. Video uploads to encrypted Supabase Storage.
Gemini 2.5 Pro vision watches the footage frame-by-frame against 4–6 specific observable criteria (PPE worn, tool selected correctly, procedure followed in correct order, safety steps not skipped). Returns per-criterion ✓/✗ verdict with notes, strengths, concerns, and an employer-facing summary.
Do the work. Photograph the result.
Hands-on work — solder a copper joint, wire a switch, frame a stud wall corner. Student takes a clear photograph of the finished work and uploads it.
Gemini vision inspects the image against module-specific criteria — joint quality, gap visibility, wire stripping length, code-compliant nailing. Per-criterion verdict with notes, strengths, concerns. Penalizes sloppy work, missing safety practices visible in the image, and staged/fake setups.
Matched and audited.
The moment a student finishes their last module, Gemini matches them against every open job in their trade. Match scores come with written reasoning the employer can read.
Employers play every demonstration video, inspect every lab photo, read every quiz response, and review Gemini's per-criterion verdict on every submission. No black box. The credential is the evidence.
Earn a real credential.
5-minute assessment. Personalized curriculum. Real Gemini-graded submissions. Employer job-match pipeline when you finish. $49/mo with a 7-day free trial. First 2 modules free to try.
Hire candidates you can verify.
Play their video. Inspect their lab photo. Read their answers. See Gemini's verdict. Decide. $99/mo · No placement fee.