SkillDAO
A Web3 network for skill verification and peer-reviewed credentials, helping users earn on-chain badges and match with jobs or bounties.
Description
SkillDAO is a groundbreaking Web3 platform designed to revolutionize skill verification and job matching. It creates a fair, permissionless, and contributor-owned network where:
Verifiable Skill Submission: Anyone can submit immutable proof of their skills, whether through a GitHub repository, project link, coding quiz result, digital certificate, or a completed task.
Community-Driven Verification: A network of vetted community experts reviews and endorses submitted skills with their cryptographic wallet signatures, ensuring genuine validation.
On-chain Credentials: Upon successful verification, users earn a permanent, on-chain credential, such as an NFT badge or a soulbound token, representing their validated expertise.
Direct Opportunity Matching: Users are automatically matched with relevant Web3 jobs, tasks, bounties, or internships, connecting talent directly with opportunities.
Transparent Reputation: Employers and DAOs can readily access a comprehensive, verifiable on-chain reputation for candidates, moving beyond traditional, easily fabricated resumes.
SkillDAO is building the future of work: like LinkedIn meets Upwork, but built on principles of fairness, permissionlessness, and community ownership.
Real-World Scenario: Your SkillDAO Journey
Imagine this:
You're a talented front-end developer with a killer React project.
You submit your project's link as proof of your React skills on SkillDAO.
Three verified SkillDAO community reviewers (who are themselves recognized experts) independently endorse your work through their wallet signatures.
You instantly receive a "React Pro" NFT credential minted directly to your wallet.
Now, DAOs and Web3 projects actively seeking React developers can discover your verifiable profile and hire you immediately with confidence, based on your proven skills.
Core Features
SkillDAO's robust set of features is designed for a seamless, transparent, and rewarding experience:
Skill Submission Portal: An intuitive interface allowing users to upload work samples, link to projects, take standardized quizzes, or submit proof of completed tasks.
Peer Verification Mechanism: A decentralized system where verified community peers review, vote on, and formally approve skill submissions, ensuring genuine human validation.
On-chain Skill Credentials: Upon approval, a unique, non-transferable (soulbound) NFT badge representing the verified skill is minted directly to the user's wallet, providing immutable proof.
Decentralized Job/Task Board: A dynamic marketplace where projects and DAOs can post opportunities and filter candidates by specific skills, reputation scores, and verified credentials.
Incentivized Earnings & Ranking: Contributors (verifiers and task completers) earn tips or tokens, fostering an active and self-sustaining ecosystem based on merit.
Progress During Hackathon
Planning Stage