Use the catalog to see what each credential is actually claiming, how it is verified, and what kind of role readiness it signals.
Use the pathway structure as a framework for outcome design, portfolio expectations, and practical assessment planning.
The catalog makes the bar visible up front: capabilities, verification method, and likely outcome are published before issuance.
JSON, plaintext, and structured metadata are all available without needing client-side rendering or a browser-only experience.
| Dimension | What it means here |
|---|---|
| Credential model | Capability-based verifiable credentials |
| Open standards | W3C Verifiable Credentials, JSON-LD, Self-sovereign identity |
| Primary delivery surface | https://thedailylesson.com |
| Canonical issuer page | https://lotdpbc.com/credentials |
| Machine-readable catalog | /credentials.json |
| Issuer policy | https://lotdpbc.com/credentials-policy |
| Verifier manifest | https://lotdpbc.com/credentials-verifier.json |
| Step | Name | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teach | Kelly teaches the underlying knowledge and decision models in the learner's language. |
| 2 | Practice | Learners produce work, solve scenarios, and demonstrate capability, not just recall. |
| 3 | Verify | LOTD evaluates the work through timed builds, portfolio reviews, simulations, or panel review. |
| 4 | Issue | The credential is issued as a machine-readable verifiable credential tied to the learner's identity. |
| 5 | Check | Employers, schools, and software agents can inspect the issuer, structure, and credential metadata. |
Each pathway is published with its duration, credential levels, claimed capabilities, verification model, and intended role outcome. That makes the framework more auditable for humans and more legible for software.
Full-stack engineering, systems design, debugging, and production delivery.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer I Build and ship production-grade applications with modern engineering workflow discipline. |
Practitioner | full-stack application delivery, databases and APIs, testing and CI/CD, incident debugging | Timed live build against a provided product spec, followed by code review. | Ready for junior-to-mid software engineering roles. |
| Software Engineer II Design resilient systems, lead technical delivery, and make high-stakes architecture decisions. |
Specialist | distributed systems design, security and performance, technical leadership, build-vs-buy reasoning | Portfolio review plus live systems-design evaluation with senior reviewers. | Ready for senior engineering or technical lead roles. |
Hands-on fabrication, production reliability, and modern manufacturing judgment.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Technician Operate safely and accurately across practical fabrication workflows. |
Practitioner | CNC basics, welding and fabrication, quality control, engineering drawing literacy | Observed practical build and tolerancing challenge. | Ready for technician roles in modern production environments. |
| Manufacturing Engineer Improve throughput, process quality, and manufacturability at system level. |
Specialist | DFMA, fixture design, process control, production planning | Capstone process-optimization review plus technical interview. | Ready for manufacturing engineering and process-improvement roles. |
Lab rigor, documentation, and bioprocess reasoning under real operational constraints.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory Technician Perform core lab workflows safely, accurately, and with traceable documentation. |
Practitioner | aseptic technique, PCR and ELISA basics, GLP documentation, sample handling | Practical lab simulation plus documentation audit. | Ready for entry laboratory and assay-support roles. |
| Bioprocess Technician Operate across upstream and downstream bioprocess workflows. |
Specialist | bioreactor workflow, purification logic, process monitoring, bioinformatics literacy | Scenario-based process review and workflow defense. | Ready for bioprocess and advanced lab operations roles. |
Practical energy deployment and system-level reasoning across modern power infrastructure.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy Systems Technician Install, assess, and support energy systems safely in the field. |
Practitioner | solar PV workflow, battery systems, site assessment, electrical safety | Field-style installation and troubleshooting exercise. | Ready for technician roles in solar and storage environments. |
| Energy Systems Engineer Design and reason about resilient energy systems at network level. |
Specialist | microgrid design, power flow reasoning, SCADA literacy, system integration | Design review and operating-scenario analysis. | Ready for advanced design and systems-engineering roles. |
Financial modeling, operating judgment, and decision-ready analysis.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial Analyst Build trustworthy operating and valuation models with strong analytical hygiene. |
Practitioner | financial modeling, DCF and unit economics, reconciliation, reporting clarity | Timed modeling case and assumption defense. | Ready for analyst roles in startups, finance teams, and advisory settings. |
| Senior Financial Analyst Handle advanced deal, control, and strategic-finance questions under pressure. |
Specialist | M&A and LBO modeling, capital structure, controls and compliance, executive communication | Advanced case review and live strategic analysis. | Ready for senior finance and corporate-strategy roles. |
Field execution, project controls, and build-ready management discipline.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction Technician Read plans, execute safely, and coordinate basic construction workflows. |
Practitioner | construction documents, site safety, framing and equipment basics, project software literacy | Field-scenario planning and execution review. | Ready for field and technician roles on active projects. |
| Construction Project Manager Run schedules, budgets, and coordination across more complex builds. |
Specialist | cost estimation, CPM scheduling, BIM coordination, project financials | Multi-constraint build plan review and decision defense. | Ready for project-management and coordination roles. |
Clinical-support competence, coordination, and frontline service readiness.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health Services Technician Support care delivery with technical accuracy, documentation, and patient-centered judgment. |
Practitioner | patient-care workflow, diagnostic support, medication process literacy, EHR basics | Care-scenario simulation and documentation review. | Ready for technical support roles in health environments. |
| Health Services Coordinator Coordinate service delivery, community touchpoints, and quality protocols. |
Specialist | care coordination, community health workflow, infection control, team supervision | Coordination case review and live response planning. | Ready for coordinator and supervisory health-service roles. |
A flagship path for people who can already make difficult things real in the world.
| Credential | Level | Capabilities | Verification | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Builder Fellow Demonstrate first-principles reasoning and real-world creation across software, hardware, research, or systems. |
Fellow | world-building execution, frontier-domain depth, publication or product quality, cross-disciplinary judgment | Public work review, live defense, and panel evaluation anchored in shipped evidence. | Signals readiness for founder, research, or frontier-builder pathways. |
| Surface | Endpoint | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Credential summary JSON | /.well-known/credentials.json | Well-known discovery summary for credential endpoints, issuer metadata, and pathway counts. |
| Credential Atom feed | /credentials.atom | Polling-friendly feed for credential catalog and trust-surface updates. |
| Credential catalog JSON | /credentials.json | Machine-readable issuer, pathway, credential, verification, and FAQ data. |
| Credential summary text | /credentials.txt | Compact plaintext surface for agents, crawlers, and low-friction inspection. |
| Issuer policy page | /credentials-policy | Public issuer-side trust, privacy, lifecycle, and limitation policy. |
| Verifier guide page | /credentials-verifier | Human-readable verification guide for employers, schools, and institutions. |
| Verifier manifest JSON | /credentials-verifier.json | Read-only verifier discovery manifest with checks, endpoints, and limitations. |
| Site discovery JSON | /.well-known/lotdpbc-discovery.json | Site-wide routing surface that points agents to public LOTD machine-readable resources. |
| Broadcast manifest | /.well-known/lotdpbc-broadcast.json | High-signal crawl-now manifest for the loudest public LOTD resources. |
| llms.txt | /llms.txt | Plaintext agent entry point covering both the credentials bundle and the Minab protocol surfaces. |
| Structured data on page | application/ld+json | CollectionPage, Dataset, FAQPage, Organization, and credential entities embedded directly in the HTML. |
| Canonical page | /credentials | Stable human-readable explanation, trust layer, and catalog. |
They are designed around verified capability. The central question is not whether a learner sat through material, but whether they can demonstrate the skill in a way another human or system can inspect.
No. They are a capability layer. In regulated professions, legal licensing still matters. In many global work contexts, however, a portable proof-of-capability layer can reduce unnecessary gatekeeping.
Because employers, schools, agents, and future tooling need more than marketing copy. A machine-readable catalog makes the framework legible to software and easier to audit or integrate.
Yes. Districts, employers, and partner institutions can use the catalog as a framework for alignment, verification, and pathway design while preserving a learner-owned credential model.
The older page depended on client-side reveal effects. This version is server-rendered and readable even if scripts never run.
This version is intentionally readable without client-side effects. The page should still make sense if JavaScript never runs, a crawler ignores styles, or an agent only wants the raw catalog.