Features

Purpose-built for Sea Cadets, Royal Marines Cadets, and Junior Sea Cadets. Every feature is designed around how units actually run training.

Know Where Every Cadet Stands

The dashboard shows upcoming training nights, rank-by-rank completion progress, and cadets approaching syllabus completion — so nothing falls through the cracks.

  • Upcoming nights with duty senior rates
  • Completion percentages per rank
  • Near-completion alerts
  • Section switching between Sea, RM, and Junior
Screenshot: Dashboard

Know What to Teach Next

The recommendation engine analyses cadet completions, prerequisites, and teaching sequences to surface the highest-impact modules for each training night.

  • Ranked recommendations by cadet need
  • Search and browse all modules
  • Instructor assignment per module
  • Prerequisite and sequence validation
Screenshot: Session Planner

Plan an Entire Training Night at Once

The Full Night Plan lets you build a complete training night for all ranks in one go. Pick modules, assign instructors, and add non-module activities like Colours, Rounds, and Drill — then save the whole thing as a session.

  • Plan across all ranks simultaneously
  • Assign instructors per module
  • Add non-module activities (Drill, Colours, etc.)
  • Save directly as a session record
Screenshot: Full Night Plan

See Cadet Progress Instantly

A full matrix of every cadet against every module for each rank. Spot gaps, identify who needs what, and track progress across the entire unit.

  • Cadet-by-module grid per rank
  • Visual completion indicators
  • Synced with Westminster data
  • Promotion eligibility tracking
Screenshot: Completions Matrix

Works Alongside Westminster

Upload CSV exports from Westminster and the platform matches cadets, adds completions, and removes outdated records. Every change is shown in a review panel before anything is applied.

  • Full review panel — accept or reject any change
  • Pin completions to protect them from future syncs
  • Unknown modules resolved with merge or ignore
  • Handles Sea, RM, and Junior formats
Screenshot: Westminster CSV Sync

Track Qualifications & Proficiency Awards

A dedicated system for proficiency awards and qualifications, separate from the training syllabus. Track who holds what, when it expires, and import directly from Westminster CSV or Part II Orders.

  • Qualification types with expiry periods
  • Qualifications matrix — green (held), amber (expired)
  • Import from Westminster CSV or Part II Orders
  • Core-for-promotion flags for junior promotion eligibility
Screenshot: Qualifications Matrix

Manage Course Interest & Bookings

Track upcoming courses from Westminster, register which cadets are interested with priority rankings, and manage the journey from expression of interest through to booking.

  • Import courses from Westminster CSV
  • Cadet interest with 1st/2nd/3rd choice ranking
  • Staff priority assessment (High/Medium/Low)
  • Automatic status tabs: Ready to Book, Not Yet Open, Booked, Rejected
Screenshot: Courses

Track Boating Hours

Log group boating sessions for multiple cadets at once, tracking hours across five activity types. Every cadet has a 30-hour annual target with clear progress indicators and a printable PDF report.

  • Rowing, Power, Sailing, Paddlesport, Windsurfing
  • 30-hour annual target with status tracking
  • Sortable matrix with activity breakdown
  • PDF boating hours report
Screenshot: Boating Hours

No More Lost Paperwork

Instructors submit digital class slips after teaching. Reviewers approve them. Completions are recorded automatically. The Westminster Review page combines class slips and qualifications review in one place, with pending counts in the navigation.

  • Submit slips with modules and cadets
  • Review and approval workflow
  • Combined Westminster Review page
  • Accept, reject, or log with review notes
Screenshot: Class Slips

Inspection-Ready Reports

Generate printable completion matrices, class slip summaries, boating hours reports, and audit trails. Everything you need for inspections and record-keeping, available at the click of a button.

  • PDF completion matrix per rank
  • Class slip reports by date range
  • Boating hours reports
  • Print-friendly layouts
Screenshot: Reports

Full Audit Trail

Every action is logged with who did it, what changed, and when. Click any entry to see before-and-after details. Filter by entity type and export for inspections.

  • Detailed before/after change views
  • Filter by cadets, users, modules, sessions, roles
  • Plain-English summaries of every change
  • Exportable for compliance and inspections
Screenshot: Audit Log

Right People, Right Access

Create custom roles so each staff member sees only the cadets and pages relevant to them. Admins have full control; instructors see what they need.

  • Custom roles with per-page access
  • Rank-based data filtering
  • Read-only and write access levels
  • 2FA enforcement per user
Screenshot: Role Management

Secure Sign-In & Email Integration

Every sign-in is protected by two-factor authentication — a 6-digit email code by default, with optional authenticator app upgrade. Welcome emails, password resets, and branded templates are all built in.

  • Email login codes (2FA) on every sign-in
  • Optional authenticator app with recovery codes
  • Forgot password with secure reset link
  • Branded email templates with unit insignia
Screenshot: Authentication

Divisions & Part II Orders

Import Part II CSV files from Westminster, add manual items for things not covered by Westminster, and manage a persistent award queue. Generate a PDF for the parade and track what's been awarded or acknowledged.

  • Part II CSV import from Westminster
  • Manual item entry for local awards and announcements
  • Persistent award queue with awarded/ignored tracking
  • PDF download for divisions parade
Screenshot: Divisions & Part II

Detailed Cadet Profiles

Every cadet has a profile showing their section-by-section completion progress, promotion eligibility criteria, qualification history, boating hours, and a personal data export for GDPR compliance.

  • Section completion with core module tracking
  • Promotion eligibility with criteria breakdown
  • Qualification and award history
  • Boating hours summary and data export
Screenshot: Cadet Profile

Backup & Restore

Create encrypted, password-protected backups of all your data. Restore to any compatible version with automatic schema migration. Backups are taken automatically before every Westminster sync.

  • AES-256 encrypted with Argon2id key derivation
  • Automatic schema migration on restore
  • Pre-sync automatic backups
  • Forward-compatible — older backups always restorable
Screenshot: Backup & Restore

Ready to See CadetCore in Action?

Register your interest and we'll be in touch when a place opens up.

Currently in closed beta with select Sea Cadet units. Free during pilot phase.