Skill Tracking & Certificates

📐 Step 1: Create a Skill Level

Skill levels are the categories you track students against — think of them as "levels" or "grades" in your progression framework.

1. Navigate to Skill Levels in the sidebar, or go to /skill/levels
2. Click "Add Skill Level"
3. Fill in:

4. Save the level — you'll add individual skills next

🎯 Step 2: Add Skills & Score Chart

Adding Skills to a Level

After creating a skill level, add the individual skills students need to achieve:

1. Open the skill level (/skill/edit/:skillLevelId)
2. Click "Add Skill"
3. For each skill, provide:

Repeat for all skills in this level. You might have 8–15 skills per level.

📊 Configuring the Score Chart

The score chart defines how you rate each skill. The default is:

You can customise these labels to match your school's terminology.

📊 Step 3: The Skill Tracking Grid

The skill tracking grid is a powerful tool for assessing students in real-time or after class.

Opening Skill Tracking

1. From the dashboard, click "Skill Tracking" next to a class session
2. Or navigate to /attendance/skillTracking/:classId
3. Select a Skill Level from the dropdown (defaults to the class's assigned level)

Using the Grid

The grid shows:

• 📋 Rows = Students in the class
• 📊 Columns = Individual skills from the selected level
• 🔘 Cells = Score buttons (0, 1, 2, 3) for each student × skill

1. Click the score button to cycle through values: 0 → 1 → 2 → 3
2. Scores are saved immediately — no need to click a separate save button
3. The grid colour-codes scores:
   • ⬜ Grey = Not introduced (0)
   • 🟨 Yellow = Introduced (1)
   • 🟧 Orange = Working on (2)
   • 🟩 Green = Achieved (3)

⚡ Step 4: Advanced Skill Tracking Features

Bulk Skill Updates

When multiple students achieve the same skill at the same time:

1. In the skill tracking grid, look for the bulk update option
2. Select a skill column
3. Set the score for multiple students at once
4. This saves time during group assessments

Filter Skills by Lesson Plan

If you have a specific lesson plan assigned to the session, you can filter the skill grid to show only the skills covered in that plan:

1. Navigate to skill tracking for the class with a planId parameter: /attendance/skillTracking/:classId?planId=xyz
2. The grid automatically filters to show only skills referenced in that plan
3. This keeps the grid focused on what you're actually teaching today

🔍 Viewing Individual Student Progress

To see a single student's full skill picture:

1. Navigate to /attendance/studentSkillData/:studentId
2. Select the skill level to view
3. See all their scores, progress percentage, and history

🏆 Step 5: Generating Certificates

Certificates are a fantastic way to celebrate student achievements and motivate continued progress.

When Can You Generate Certificates?

Certificates are available for students who have:

• ⭐ Achieved (score 3) on skills in their skill level
• 🎓 Passed a complete skill level (all skills achieved)

Generating Certificates for a Class

1. Navigate to Certificates in the sidebar, or go to /certificate/list
2. You'll see a list of all classes with student counts
3. Click "Generate Certificates" next to a class
4. The system displays a certificate for each student showing:
   • 🎓 Student name
   • 🏫 Class name
   • 🎯 Skill level name
   • ✅ List of achieved skills (score ≥ 3)
   • 📅 Date of certificate
   • 🏆 Passed levels

📄 Printing & PDF Export

1. Use the browser's Print function (Ctrl+P / Cmd+P) for quick printing — the page is print-friendly
2. Or click "Download PDF" to get a PDF file (/certificate/pdf/:classId)
3. The PDF version uses Puppeteer rendering for professional-quality output

👤 Step 6: Individual Student Certificates

Sometimes you need a certificate for just one student — maybe they achieved a level mid-term, or a parent requests a progress report.

Viewing a Student's Certificate

1. Navigate to the student's profile at /student/view/:studentId
2. Or go directly to /certificate/student/:studentId
3. The individual certificate shows:
   • 🎯 Current skill level and all skill scores
   • 📊 Progress percentage
   • ✅ Achieved skills highlighted
   • 🏆 Any fully passed skill levels

📊 Student Skill Progress in Their Portal

Students can also see their own progress when they log into /student/home: