# Credentials & Your Path Forward
This Core foundation is your launchpad. Next, **stack recognized credentials** and pick a trade.
## Credentials that travel with you
- **Industry credentials** — standardized, portable construction credentials (for example, those tracked through national construction credentialing registries such as **NCCER**) prove your skills to employers anywhere.
- **OSHA cards** — OSHA 10 / OSHA 30 safety credentials are widely expected on jobsites.
- **Trade certifications** — craft-specific credentials as you specialize.
- **Apprenticeship** — earn while you learn toward journeyman status.
## Your pathway on this platform
1. Finish **Construction Fundamentals (Core)** — you're here.
2. Pick a **trade track** (electrical, carpentry, plumbing, HVAC).
3. Learn **contractor licensing** (and the path to becoming a GC — even internationally).
4. Add the **business of contracting** to one day run your own company.
**Takeaway:** Stack recognized credentials — a Core foundation, an OSHA card, and trade certifications make you portable and hireable anywhere.
> *Educational overview — not a substitute for hands-on training, OSHA safety training, or an accredited program. Always follow your employer's and OSHA's official safety requirements.*
