Each school publishes discipline-relevant outcomes and evidence while retaining the same mastery and progression rules.
Cloud and Infrastructure
Use AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud, Networking and cyber security, DevOps, SRE, and platform engineering to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Certification readiness · Lab records · Architecture decisions · Portfolio and CV proof
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Cloud and Infrastructure.
Scope and professional boundary
Existing lessons, mocks, governed digital labs, capstones, and evidence workflows.
Only official vendor content, proprietary licences, or externally operated facilities require written partner terms.
Computing and AI
Use Computer science foundations, Software and web engineering, Data analytics and data engineering to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Code repositories · Test results · Model evaluations · Technical portfolios
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Computing and AI.
Scope and professional boundary
Programming, software, data, AI, public datasets, notebooks, and isolated digital labs can release after qualified review.
Controlled datasets, proprietary platforms, accredited claims, or externally delivered cohorts require written terms.
Electronics and Connected Systems
Use Circuit analysis and electronics, Embedded systems, IoT and sensor networks to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Schematics · Firmware · Test logs · System demonstrations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Electronics and Connected Systems.
Scope and professional boundary
Circuit theory, simulation, embedded emulation, and robotics or control simulation can release after qualified review.
Remote hardware, physical benches, mains electricity, equipment supervision, and facility delivery require approved partners.
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Use Mechanical design and CAD, Manufacturing systems, Mechatronics to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Design files · Calculations · Simulation reports · Engineering review packs
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.
Scope and professional boundary
CAD, mechanical calculations, digital twins, reliability analysis, and manufacturing simulation can release after qualified review.
Machinery, workshops, manufacturing equipment, physical mechatronics, and safety-critical claims require approved partners.
Built Environment, Energy and Mobility
Use Civil and structural systems, Renewable energy, Automotive and EV systems to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Design assumptions · Safety cases · Lifecycle analysis · Technical presentations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Built Environment, Energy and Mobility.
Scope and professional boundary
Concept design, lifecycle analysis, system modelling, sustainability, and low-risk digital scenarios can release after review.
Structural sign-off, high-voltage EV, aerospace, energy equipment, and safety-critical practice require competent delivery partners.
Physical Sciences
Use Physics, Applied mathematics, Materials science to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Derivations · Reproducible notebooks · Uncertainty analysis · Experiment reports
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Physical Sciences.
Scope and professional boundary
Applied mathematics, physics simulation, scientific computing, public datasets, and uncertainty analysis can release after review.
Physical experiments, materials testing, specialist equipment, and facility-supervised activity require approved partners.
Biological and Computational Sciences
Use Biology foundations, Bioinformatics, Computational biology to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Analysis pipelines · Reproducibility records · Ethics decisions · Scientific reports
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Biological and Computational Sciences.
Scope and professional boundary
Biology foundations, public non-identifiable bioinformatics data, synthetic datasets, and computational biology can release after review.
Wet labs, biological agents, human participants, identifiable health data, and clinical or diagnostic activity require institutional controls or remain prohibited.
Mathematical Sciences
Use Pure mathematics, Applied mathematics and modelling, Probability and stochastic systems to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Proof portfolios · Validated models · Reproducible computation · Research dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Mathematical Sciences.
Scope and professional boundary
Original problems, proof, symbolic and numerical computation, modelling, and public or synthetic data can release after review.
Regulated qualification, university credit, external assessment, or specialist software claims require written validating or licensing arrangements.
Chemistry and Materials Science
Use Physical, organic, and inorganic chemistry, Analytical and computational chemistry, Materials science and engineering to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Molecular models · Spectral interpretations · Materials comparisons · Research dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Chemistry and Materials Science.
Scope and professional boundary
Theory, public data, molecular and process simulation, materials informatics, and lifecycle comparison can release after qualified review.
Chemicals, wet labs, hazardous processes, instruments, synthesis, and physical materials testing require approved facilities and competent supervision.
Civil and Structural Engineering
Use Structural engineering, Geotechnical and water systems, Transport and infrastructure to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Calculation packs · Digital models · Risk registers · Infrastructure dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Civil and Structural Engineering.
Scope and professional boundary
Educational calculations, simulation, public infrastructure data, BIM concepts, lifecycle and resilience analysis can release after review.
Site work, construction, surveying, testing, code compliance, structural sign-off, and public-safety decisions require authorised professionals.
Electrical and Power Engineering
Use Electrical engineering, Machines and power electronics, Power systems and protection to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Circuit calculations · Grid studies · Protection evidence · Power research dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Electrical and Power Engineering.
Scope and professional boundary
Circuit and power-system simulation, public grid data, converter and machine models, and digital assurance can release after review.
Mains, high voltage, batteries, installations, switching, machines, real protection settings, and electrical sign-off require authorised facilities and professionals.
Aerospace and Automotive Engineering
Use Aerodynamics and flight mechanics, Vehicle dynamics and structures, Propulsion and electrification to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Performance studies · Design models · Safety analyses · Mobility dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Aerospace and Automotive Engineering.
Scope and professional boundary
Educational CAD, performance, aerodynamics, dynamics, propulsion comparison, and safety-case learning can release after review.
Maintenance, road or flight tests, batteries, propulsion hardware, certification, and safety-critical deployment require approved professionals and facilities.
Environmental and Earth Sciences
Use Earth and climate systems, Geology, water, and hazards, Ecology and environmental science to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Geospatial notebooks · Environmental models · Risk appraisals · Earth-science dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Environmental and Earth Sciences.
Scope and professional boundary
Public environmental data, GIS, remote sensing, climate, catchment, ecosystem, and risk modelling can release after review.
Hazardous fieldwork, sampling, contamination response, legal approval, and operational forecasting require competent authorities or partners.
Robotics and Mechatronics
Use Robotics and autonomy, Mechatronic systems, Control and estimation to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Simulation packages · Control tests · Fault evidence · Robotics dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Robotics and Mechatronics.
Scope and professional boundary
Robot, mechanism, controller, sensing, autonomy, digital-twin, and virtual-commissioning simulation can release after review.
Physical robots, machinery, actuators, drones, hazardous energy, safety controls, and autonomous deployment require supervised specialist facilities.
Data Science and Statistics
Use Statistics and probability, Data science and machine learning, Causal and Bayesian inference to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Reproducible analyses · Model audits · Data products · Statistical dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Data Science and Statistics.
Scope and professional boundary
Public or synthetic data, statistics, code, databases, visualisation, modelling, experiments, and governance can release after review.
Controlled data, production high-impact decisions, clinical or financial use, and accredited claims require lawful authority and independent validation.
Business, Management and Entrepreneurship
Use Business and enterprise, Management and leadership, Marketing and customer value to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Business cases · Operating plans · Market analyses · Strategy dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Business, Management and Entrepreneurship.
Scope and professional boundary
Business models, public market evidence, synthetic operating data, customer research exercises, strategy cases, and venture simulations can release after review.
Regulated financial advice, binding HR decisions, investment solicitation, guaranteed-return claims, and accredited business awards require separately authorised professionals or arrangements.
Law, Regulation and Compliance
Use Legal systems and reasoning, Commercial and technology law, Governance, risk, and compliance to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Case briefs · Compliance maps · Governance reviews · Legal research dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Law, Regulation and Compliance.
Scope and professional boundary
Educational case analysis, public legislation and judgments, compliance mapping, policy comparison, legal research, and simulated legal-operations work can release after review.
Legal advice, representation, reserved legal activity, client-specific conclusions, current-law assurance, and professional qualification claims require authorised legal professionals.
Economics, Finance and Accounting
Use Economics and policy, Financial and management accounting, Corporate finance and markets to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Reconciled ledgers · Financial models · Policy analyses · Finance dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Economics, Finance and Accounting.
Scope and professional boundary
Synthetic bookkeeping, public economic data, educational tax and VAT examples, financial modelling, budgeting, forecasting, and governance cases can release after review.
Accounting, tax, audit, investment, lending, payroll, filing, or client-money advice and regulated financial activity require appropriately authorised professionals.
Cybersecurity, Digital Trust and Forensics
Use Cyber defence and incident response, Digital forensics and evidence, Security architecture and engineering to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Detection records · Forensic timelines · Assurance cases · Cybersecurity dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Cybersecurity, Digital Trust and Forensics.
Scope and professional boundary
Authorised sandbox defence, synthetic logs and incidents, provided forensic images, threat modelling, secure architecture, governance, and assurance exercises can release after review.
Live-target testing, credential access, persistence, malware deployment, surveillance, attribution claims, production containment, and evidential authority require explicit legal authority and competent supervision.
Product, Project and Operations Management
Use Product management and service design, Project and programme delivery, Operations and quality management to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Product briefs · Delivery plans · Improvement models · Operations dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Product, Project and Operations Management.
Scope and professional boundary
Synthetic product, project, portfolio, service, process, capacity, quality, risk, and change scenarios can release after review.
Binding contracts, delegated budgets, safety-critical approvals, live employment decisions, and professional certification claims require authorised organisational owners.
Education and Workforce Development
Use Learning and instructional design, Assessment and inclusive practice, Coaching and workforce development to resolve a level-appropriate problem and explain the disciplinary judgement used.
Required evidence
Learning designs · Assessment plans · Evaluation reports · Education dissertations
Review knowledge, authentic performance, validation, reflection, and transfer against the published criteria before progression in Education and Workforce Development.
Scope and professional boundary
Curriculum design, synthetic learner cases, accessibility reviews, assessment design, digital pedagogy, coaching simulations, and programme evaluation can release after review.
Unsupervised work with children or vulnerable adults, safeguarding decisions, diagnosis, statutory assessment, teacher status, regulated awards, and live institutional approval require authorised professionals.
Daskerel progression records describe evidence demonstrated inside the platform. They do not themselves award academic credit, a degree, a regulated qualification, professional registration, vendor certification, or employment.