Junior Sea Cadet Programme

Full support for the Junior Sea Cadet syllabus — colour-coded sections, badge tracking, STEM crest, Commodore's Broad Pennant, RPLE, and promotion eligibility.

Five Colour-Coded Sections

The Junior Sea Cadet syllabus is organised into five sections, each with its own modules and progression targets. CadetCore tracks them all with colour-coded tabs and progress indicators.

RED BLUE GREEN YELLOW STEM
Screenshot: Junior Section Tabs with Colour-Coded Progress

Badges, Crest & Pennant

CadetCore automatically detects when a cadet qualifies for a section badge, the STEM crest, or the Commodore's Broad Pennant — and creates review items for Westminster submission.

Section Badges

Each section has a badge that is automatically awarded when the cadet meets the criteria:

  • 15 or more module completions in the section
  • All core modules in the section completed
  • RED section: 15 core modules
  • BLUE section: 9 core modules
  • GREEN, YELLOW, STEM: no core module requirements

Core modules are highlighted with a blue "Core" badge so it's always clear which modules count.

SCC JSC Crest Award

The STEM Crest is awarded when a cadet completes 8 or more modules in the STEM section.

  • Auto-detected from STEM module completions
  • Creates a QualificationAward for Westminster review
  • Visible on the cadet's profile with award history

Commodore's Broad Pennant

The pinnacle junior award. Automatically detected when a cadet has:

  • All four section badges awarded (RED, BLUE, GREEN, YELLOW)
  • 23 or more modules completed in each of those four sections
  • Creates a review item for Westminster submission

Westminster Review

When badges, crest, or pennant are auto-detected, they appear on the Westminster Review page as pending items. Reviewers can:

  • Accept and log for Westminster submission
  • Add review notes
  • Track which items have been submitted
  • See source badges (WM, Manual, Auto-detected)

RPLE — Recognition of Prior Learning & Experience

CadetCore automatically maps junior module completions to the senior NE01–NE10 modules, creating RPLE evidence records without any manual entry.

How It Works

Each NE module (NE01 through NE10) has a defined set of junior evidence modules. When a cadet completes all the evidence modules for an NE module, the NE completion is automatically created.

  • Mapping defined in the system — no manual configuration
  • RPLE-sourced completions are protected from Westminster sync removal
  • Creates review items for Westminster submission

Review & Submission

RPLE auto-completions appear as review items grouped by cadet and effective date. Reviewers can:

  • See which junior modules provided the evidence
  • Accept for Westminster submission
  • Track RPLE status separately from other review items
  • RPLE indicators shown on cadet profiles

Promotion Eligibility

CadetCore tracks each cadet's readiness for the next rank, showing exactly which criteria are met and which still need work.

Junior Rank Progression

The four junior ranks each have defined promotion criteria:

  • JC → JCFC: Section badge criteria (completions + core modules)
  • JCFC → AJC: Additional section badges and proficiency requirements
  • AJC → LJC: Full section coverage with pennant-level progress

Proficiency Awards for Promotion

Certain qualifications are flagged as core for junior promotion. These are managed by admins and pre-seeded with:

  • BC Paddle Discover
  • Rowing SCC Competent Crew
  • Sail RYA YSS Stage 2
  • SCC Row 2

The cadet profile shows which proficiency awards are held, making promotion eligibility clear at a glance.

Screenshot: Cadet Profile with Section Progress & Promotion Eligibility

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