The **Zenbit Web3 Skills Framework** serves as the backbone for our badge system, outlining a clear pathway for users to develop and demonstrate their Web3 competencies. This framework is meticulously designed to align with industry standards and community needs, ensuring relevance and value for all participants.

It considers four specialization levels

1. Functional Web3 Skills
2. Web3 literacy to achieving
3. Technical professionalization
4. Industrial professionalization

For onboarding purposes, we have defined a general introduction process to help the user familiarize themselves with the main Web3 tools. After this onboarding, users can choose a skills path depending on their context and interests.

The first path we are testing is the **DAO Incubation pilot program. W**e designed this program for u**niversity projects conducting scientific research or technology development** that can leverage Web3 tools to socialize and fund their initiatives. Throughout this process, participants have acquired essential knowledge in using Web3 tools for DAO management and development and strategies for documentation and communication in decentralized environments. **The program has 8 Badges to be obtained** by the participants, each requiring them to complete a set of activities and tasks that are later verified onchain with Zenbit Badges:

- 🎖️ ZB1 / Introduction to Web3
- 🎖️ ZB2 / Formation of DAO
- 🎖️ ZB3 / DAO Incubation: Presentation
- 🎖️ ZB4 / DAO Incubation: Operational Milestone
- 🎖️ ZB5 / DAO Incubation: Community Building
- 🎖️ ZB6 / DAO Incubation: Decentralized Funding
- 🎖️ ZB7 / DAO Incubation: Academic Paper
- 🎖️ ZB8 / DAO Incubation: Technological Development

Our inaugural partnership is with the **Axolotarium** project at Arkansas State University Campus Querétaro. The collaboration focuses on:

- **Conservation Efforts**: Protecting the endangered axolotl species through research and habitat restoration.
- **Technological Integration**: Utilizing Web3 tools to enhance research capabilities and community engagement.
- **Decentralized Funding**: Establishing channels for global supporters to contribute to the project’s mission.

From May 2024, we began collaborating with them on weekly sessions, mixing workshops and live sessions with async tasks to help them complete the program. They have obtained three badges until now:

- 🎖️ZB1 / [Web3 Introduction - May 2024](https://badges.zenbit.mx/event/1)
- 🎖️ZB2 / [DAO Formation- May 2024](https://badges.zenbit.mx/event/2) → [Axolotarium DAO multisig](https://debank.com/profile/0xd5ddce3b0dde6dc08552c914d893b409284fea0a) → [axolotarium.eth](https://app.ens.domains/axolotarium.eth)
- 🎖️ZB3 / [DAO Incubation: Presentation - August 2024](https://badges.zenbit.mx/event/6) → [Mirror Spanish](https://mirror.xyz/info.axolotarium.eth/_faN9bqPcOZAIOExFnxJQpiqgb948cF4LElz-jk0aw0) → [Mirror English](https://mirror.xyz/info.axolotarium.eth/BxcSy3Bwcu7H8L6TMhHtGSCHHlBC9MLnmHcjlhNa3ZU)

We also began to collaborate with the [@SEEDGov](https://x.com/SEEDGov) delegation, on prototyping a ZB fork customized with their visual identity and designing a Governance Skills path for Zenbit Badges. They have participated in two ZB events until now:

- [SEED Badges Fork - July 2024](https://badges.zenbit.mx/event/5) → [SEED Badges repository](https://github.com/zenbitETH/SEED-Badges)
- [SEED Badges Demo - September 2024](https://badges.zenbit.mx/event/7) → [SEED Badges demo site](https://seed-badges-nextjs.vercel.app/)