A skill class is a method to improve skills by attending one at a rabbit hole in The Sims 3, The Sims 4: Discover University, and The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies.
The Sims 3[]
In The Sims 3, all skills except Photography, Martial Arts, Nectar Making, and Sculpting have their own class at a rabbit hole. Generally, the standard fee of a skill class is §400, and a class lasts for an hour. This is not always the case; for example, Mixology and Riding classes costs §500 and lasts for two hours, an Advanced Technology class costs §500 and lasts for three hours, and so on.
Sims may attend a skill class between 6 AM and 11 PM (23:00). Sims can get a 20% discount by checking the newspaper. However, only pre-Late Night skills and Mixology may have a discount, while the others don't. A celebrity may get another discount[TS3:LN].
Once a Sim starts attending a skill class, they may leave the class and continue later without having to pay an extra fee. Sims cannot attend a class during a concert or a game match at the stadium or a horse competition at the equestrian center, but they can during a bot competition at the plumbot competition arena.
Each Sim may only attend a class of a particular skill once during their lifetime. In addition, they cannot attend a class if they already master the skill, except for Advanced Technology skill. The Advanced Technology skill class is called space training class at the stellar observatory, and attending the class unlocks the moon bounce and commemorate moon landing interactions.
Plumbots have special Bot Building, Athletic, and Charisma classes at the plumbot competition arena. Only plumbots with Limitless Learning trait chip may attend skill classes.
Class locations[]
The Sims 3: Pets (Nintendo 3DS)[]
The Sims 3: Pets on Nintendo 3DS contains one skill class, which is Charisma at the City Hall in Port Abel Square. The class is available between 9 AM and 5 PM (17:00).
The Sims 4: Discover University[]
Skill classes return in The Sims 4: Discover University. Sims attend one at a campus rabbit hole. However, for off-campus students and non-students, skill classes can be attended directly from a Sim's phone - Sims will then disappear for a while to attend the class. All skills in the game can be improved with a skill class. They can be used as an easy way to improve the required skills for a degree, an elective class, or a career.
After attending ten mixology skill classes, Sims will receive a Mixology Specialist certificate. This provides a boost to the mixology branch of the culinary career, similar to earning a degree. It also unlocks the ability to make juice keg drinks at bars.
As of patch 188, some of the skills from The Sims 4: Adventure Awaits (archery, diving, and papercraft) can be learned from a skill class without owning the expansion pack. This bug was fixed in patch 190.
The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies[]
A Sim hosting a lecture
In The Sims 4: Businesses & Hobbies, Sims can attend or host their own lectures and classes about skills and activities as an event with a whiteboard. Anywhere Sims can use whiteboards to host their own lectures in which a lecture event can start for attendees. With small businesses Sims can use whiteboards to teach classes of their own but also teach multiple skills for Sims.
Sims to host their own lectures or classes require the use of a whiteboard and the object related to the skill they're teaching and can impart their knowledge to attendees.
Skill class payouts: Major skills/vampire lore: §120 (level 5, 11-15)/§144 (level 6)/§174 (level 7)/§216 (level 8)/§288 (level 9)/§360 (level 10) Minor skills: §80 (level 3)/§144 (level 4)/§240 (level 5)
| Icon | Skill | Category | Object requirements | Pack |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Acting | Performance | 3 mirrors or microphones |  |
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Archaeology | Knowledge |  | |
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Baking | Culinary | fridge, 3 ovens, 3 counters |  |
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Bowling | Active | bowling lane |  |
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Charisma | Social | 3 mirrors |  |
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Comedy | Social | 3 microphones | |
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Cooking | Culinary | fridge, 3 counters | |
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Cross-stitch | Creative Crafts | cross-stitch kit |  |
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Dancing | Performance | stereo or dance floor |  |
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DJ Mixing | Performance | 3 DJ booths | |
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Entrepreneur | Knowledge |  | |
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Fabrication | Engineering | 3 fabricators or candle making stations |  |
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Fishing | Nature | pond with a fishing allowed sign | |
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Fitness | Active | 3 workout machines, treadmills or punching bags | |
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Flower Arranging | Nature | 3 flower arranging tables |  |
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Gardening | Nature | 3 gardening plants | |
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Gemology | Creative Crafts | 3 gemology tables |  |
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Gourmet Cooking | Culinary | fridge, 3 counters | |
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Guitar | Performance | 3 guitars | |
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Handiness | Engineering | 3 woodworking benches | |
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Herbalism | Nature | 3 grills or stoves |  |
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Horse Riding | Animals |  | |
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Juice Fizzing | Culinary | | |
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Knitting | Creative Crafts | 3 yarn baskets |  |
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Logic | Knowledge | 3 chess tables, telescopes, microscopes or children's science tables | |
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Media Production | Performance | 3 mix master music stations | |
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Medium | Knowledge | 3 séance tables |  |
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Mischief | Social | 3 computers | |
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Mixology | Culinary | 3 bars | |
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Nectar Making | Culinary | 3 nectar makers | |
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Painting | Creative Crafts | 3 easels or digital sketchpads | |
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Parenting | Social |  | |
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Pet Training | Animals |  | |
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Photography | Creative Crafts | | |
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Piano | Performance | 3 pianos | |
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Pipe Organ | Performance | 3 pipe organs |  |
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Pottery | Creative Crafts | 3 pottery wheels |  |
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Programming | Engineering | 3 computers | |
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Research & Debate | Knowledge | 3 debate podium sets or research archive machines |  |
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Robotics | Engineering | 3 robotics workstations | |
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Rock Climbing | Active |  | |
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Rocket Science | Engineering | unfinished rocketship | |
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Romance | Social |  | |
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Selvadoradian Culture | Social | | |
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Singing | Performance | 3 microphones |  |
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Skiing | Active | | |
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Snowboarding | Active | | |
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Tattooing | Creative Crafts | 3 tattoo tables or digital sketchpads | |
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Thanatology | Knowledge |  | |
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Vampire Lore | Knowledge | | |
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Veterinarian | Animals | | |
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Video Gaming | Engineering | 3 computers, gaming mats, video game consoles or arcade machines | |
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Violin | Performance | 3 violins | |
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Wellness | Active | 3 massage tables, massage chairs, meditation stools or yoga mats |  |
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Writing | Social | 3 computers | |
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