Ranks & standards
Ranks are earned. Never bought.
A Guild rank is your certified level in one skill. You earn it by meeting the learning hours and passing the Rank Trial. Nothing else counts.
The four ranks
Apprentice to Master.
Every skill has the same four ranks. Each rank has its own learning hours and its own Trial.
Rank I
Apprentice
- Meet the learning hours
- Pass the Apprentice Trial
Rank II
Journeyman
- Meet the learning hours
- Pass the Journeyman Trial
Rank III
Expert
- Meet the learning hours
- Pass the Expert Trial
- Pass a graded project
Rank IV
Master
- Meet the learning hours
- Pass the Master Trial
- Pass a graded project
The Rank Trial
A real exam. Fair for everyone.
The Trial is the rank exam. The Guild runs it, not your teacher, so a rank means the same thing whoever taught you. Expert and Master ranks also need a project, graded by an approved reviewer.
- Published standards for every rank
- Run by the Guild, not by the teacher
- Ranks earned by cheating are revoked
Two kinds of progress
XP is the game. Ranks are the proof.
XP, levels and Feats (small badges for things like streaks and your first course) make learning fun. They never buy or skip a rank.
RanksXP & level
What it isYour certified level in one skillYour activity across the whole site
Goes on your resume?YesNo
How you get itMeet the hours, pass the Trial, plus a project for higher ranksLessons, quizzes, live classes, streaks
Can you lose it?Only if revoked for cheatingNever
Start at Rank I
Your Apprentice rank is waiting.
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