Maker Skill Trees are printable templates that can you can use to visualize your skill progress, identify skill gaps and get inspired to try new things. Color in the boxes as you go, starting at the base in the basics and moving to advanced skills at the top. This repository is always growing and aims to include a large variety of skills, see full list below. Everyone's journey is different and you can interpret the goals flexibly. Not everything needs to be completed, and tiles can be completed out of order. Print your own in A4 or A3 size. This project is collaborative and aims to refine and grow these resources through community involvement.
Each skill tree has 73 skill or experience hexagonal tiles, ordered in a spectrum of basic skills at the bottom to more advanced skills at the top. This includes 5 set your own goal tiles for you to tailor to your own interests. Maker Skill Trees are released under the Creative Commons Licence, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. You are free to share, adapt, remix or transform the printables or templates for non-commercial purposes. However, you must do so by giving credit to Steph Piper / Maker Queen (or leaving the credit at the bottom of the page) and if you release a remix it must be under the same licence.
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Print out your chosen template or use the template digitally. Start at the base and color in the boxes of anything you've already done. Use the template to visualise your current skills and identify any skill gaps. You may wish to use the below coloring convention to tailor the tree to your own journey, and there are sticker templates available (under templates folder) if you wish to make goal replacement stickers on a vinyl cutter. Think of the tiles as suggestions that can be changed based on your priorities and ability.
You can now make your own skill tree templates with the Skill Tree Generator designed by the talented @schme16. It's now a lot easier to make your own templates for personal use or adding to the repository.
How to use:
- Heading text is editable
- Click and drag to move the tiles
- Right click a tile to edit the text
- Save will download an SVG of the skill tree
- Left click to edit credit at the base to add your own name, or remove my name if you're just using for personal use (or don't want me to proof read/edit it).
- Individual goal tracking and upskilling, identifying skill gaps #skilltreechallenge
- For makerspace members to upskill on a variety of tools
- For training new staff members on skills
- For school students working on self-directed activities (See Kids STEAM Skills tree)
- For recruitment, competency checking, careers counselling or coaching
It's encouraged to customize these base skill trees around your own interests and goals. You may edit these PDFs to suit or use tile stickers to cover the boxes on a printed template. You can cut your own tile stickers with a vinyl cutter using the Tile Stickers Template SVG (in the templates folder).
Skill Seeker: Maker Edition combines 15 Maker Skills into one book, allowing you to track a range of skills, calculate your Maker XP score and show off your skill levels in a video game style dashboard. Complete goal setting activities and upskill with friends and family. Skill Seeker is now available for pre-order!
Interested in contributing to this project? Check out the wiki for guidelines on how to submit new skill trees, bug fixes, peer reviews and translations, plus check out the contributor rewards available.
| Skill Area | Completed | Peer Review 1 | Peer Review 2 | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Blacksmithing | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Boating & Fishing | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Ceramics | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Crafting | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Crochet | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Dance | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Embroidery | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| House Building | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Jewelry Making | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Knitting | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Metalworking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Moulding and Casting | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Music | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Photography & Videography | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Reading & Writing | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Renovation & Repair | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Sewing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Visual Arts | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Woodworking | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Skill Area | Completed | Peer Review 1 | Peer Review 2 | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D Modeling | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ French ✅ Simplified Chinese |
| 3D Printing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ French ✅ Simplified Chinese |
| AI & Machine Learning | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Amateur Radio | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| CNC & CAM | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Coding | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Computing | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Dev Boards | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Electronics | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Embedded Systems | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Game Dev | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Gaming | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| IT Security | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Laser Cutting | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ French |
| Linux | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| PCB Design | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Mobile App Dev | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Research Skills | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Robotics | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Website Building | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Skill Area | Completed | Peer Review 1 | Peer Review 2 | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adventure | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Animal Care | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Backyard Science | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Baking | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Civics & Community | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Cleaning | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Cooking | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Drinks (Non Alcoholic) | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Entrepreneurship | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ |
| Environmentalist | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Finance | 🟧 In Progress | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Fermenting & Preservation | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Gardening | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Language | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Life Admin | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Self Care | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Sports & Fitness | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Survivalist | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Travel | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Volunteering | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Skill Area | Completed | Peer Review 1 | Peer Review 2 | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEAM Skills | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Roller Derby | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Dungeons and Dragons | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Comic Artist | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Cocktails | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Kubernetes | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Scratch | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Astronomy | ✅ | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Climbing | ✅ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Tabletop Games | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Video Games | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Leatherworking | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Bushcraft | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Foraging | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Biology | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Vintage Computing | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Weaving | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Cooking Skills: Nationa Cuisines | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Mushroom Farming | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Insect Breeding | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Urban Gardening | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| School Summer Camp Planning | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| School Event Organization | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Minecraft | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Microsoft Excel | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Tabletop Games | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Bicycles | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Cardboard | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Drones | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
| Puppetry | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ | ☐ |
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Got a suggestion for a new skill tree, or feedback on an existing tree? Use the suggestion box form.
Interested in contributing? Check out the wiki for guidelines on how to submit new skill trees, bug fixes, peer reviews and translations, plus check out the contributor rewards available.
Were these made with AI?
No, these were made in collaboration with experts or using my own expertise, without any AI usage. You can see the author credits at the base of each tree. Every expert has different experiences and I'm hoping to build a community on here and get many experts to proofread and peer review these trees to polish them into their best versions.
Will you keep the 'Skill Trees' name when they aren't really traditional skill trees?
While these templates are skill tree inspired, I realise they are not made up of connected nodes like traditional skill trees. However, many games, like Borderlands, Starfield and others also have skill systems without connected nodes that still use the skill tree name. I have decided to keep the name 'Skill Trees' to make the concept easier to understand at a glance.
Are you interested in making more books with different skills?
Yes, I'm interested in working with teachers to make a book aimed at kids and a binder style book which allows you to swap out and swap in the skills you're interested in so you can have a book tailored to your own interests.
Are you going to make a web app of this system?
Not in the short term, but I'm interested in speaking to companies who may wish to licence skill tree content for this purpose.
Advertise the project in your makerspace or school with this poster (in Makerspace Skill Trees folder)
Get skill tree poster digital downloads on my website for free or on the MakerQueen Shop if you wish to support the project.
Watch my talk on the Skill Trees Project
Hackaday Article - Maker Skill Trees Help You Level Up Your Craft
Adafruit Blog - The Maker Skill Trees Project
Skill Tree Web App by the talented @amalmathewtech
