Upstream builds SPCE. Skills Validation keeps engineers engaged and proves competency. The Core certifies. Downstream monetizes credential, data, and network effects.
A progression framework modeled after Cisco's CCNA/CCIE ladder. Each tier proves a deeper level of engineering competency — not software navigation.
4-layer automated CAD quality engine. Powers SPCE Expert/Master grading with real-time AI monitoring inside CAD environments.
AI generates institution-specific SPCE programs from 15,000+ lessons. 1,100+ community colleges need manufacturing curriculum. B2G funding (DOL/DOC/NSF) pays; SPCE is the outcome metric.
Structured learning for institutions — assignments, groups/classes, LTI grading. Becomes SPCE's institutional distribution layer across 1,100+ community colleges.
VARs build industry-specific SPCE prep content on SP's 15,000+ lesson library. Every VAR becomes an SPCE content partner without SP doing the work.
Instructor-led virtual classrooms with Nutanix Frame cloud desktops. Becomes the proctored lab environment for SPCE Expert/Master 8-hour design challenges.
Question banks, proctoring, scoring. Evolves into the SPCE exam delivery system for all four tiers.
Gamified daily practice — Elo ratings, proficiency badges, multi-CAD filtering across 6 domains and Bloom's L0–L5. The continuous skill signal between certification events.
Manager-facing team testing. Benchmarks engineering capabilities and identifies skill gaps across the workforce.
Four-tier, vendor-neutral certification with mandatory capstone portfolios. Expert/Master tiers graded by automated CAD quality engine. ASME endorsement + Credly + ACE credit.
No vendor-neutral certification integrates the full stack (CAD + IoT + simulation + data science). SPCE fills the gap the way CISSP filled cybersecurity. Future tracks: Robotics, Additive Mfg, OpenUSD.
SPCE certification is the currency. Engineers can't be listed without it. Capstone portfolios replace resumes.
Aggregated SPCE data = actuarial-grade workforce risk scoring. Insurance, ISO 9001 audits, and M&A due diligence.
Enterprise platforms (Workday, Eightfold, Gloat) consume SPCE verification data via API. Three tiers: per-query verification, on-demand assessment, enterprise data feed.
Professional profiles and portfolios. Becomes the Skills Marketplace front-end — SPCE capstones convert directly into hiring artifacts.
Manager dashboard for team skill development and gap tracking. Feeds Insurance Intelligence with aggregated workforce competency data.
VARs (Hawk Ridge, GoEngineer) already white-label SP. "SPCE Associate required" for VAR technical staff seeds the credential into every SOLIDWORKS customer.
Each moat reinforces the others. Together, they make SPCE impossible to replicate.
4-layer automated CAD quality engine. No competitor will be able to score production-readiness at scale.
5+ years of assessment data across 500K+ engineers. Can't be replicated without comparable years at comparable scale.
VAR channel already white-labels SP. Built-in access to every SOLIDWORKS customer.
15,000+ tutorials. The largest CAD-specific training library. Can't be speed-run.
ASME endorsement path + Advisory Board + ACE credit. Institutional trust that takes years to build.
Employers require SPCE → engineers get it → more employers require it. Cisco's playbook, proven over 25 years.
How the four layers come online over five years.
Ship VAR Custom Content and SP Live-Training (cloud-hosted virtual classrooms). Upstream infrastructure for SPCE prep and proctored labs.
Advisory board + JTA with 200+ practitioners. AI-assisted item authoring (400+ drafts → ~250 production items). Pilot with VAR staff. Psychometric analysis + Angoff cut-score. Launch SPCE Associate. Begin ASME partnership. SolidSkills launches daily practice platform. SolidCareer begins portfolio features. SP Develop initial release for performance management.
Credly digital credentials. Collect 6-12 months operating data (ANAB requirement). Build QMS + internal audit against ISO 17024. Submit ANAB application. Begin CAD Copilot R&D. Seed academic pilots + VAR "SPCE required" mandate.
ANAB review + accreditation granted (ISO 17024). Launch SPCE Professional (DFM, tolerance analysis, third-party proctored). CAD Copilot beta. SolidCareer scales into Skills Marketplace. ACE credit recommendation. Enterprise pilots.
Launch SPCE Expert with automated CAD grading (4-layer engine). Curriculum Engine pilots with community colleges. SP Develop integrates SPCE tier data + Validation API alpha. First B2G contracts. Digital Twin Academy development begins.
SPCE Master (8-hour proctored lab). Validation API GA. Insurance Intelligence beta. Digital Twin Academy specialist tracks live. International expansion via VAR channel. SPCE established as the industry standard.
Automated CAD grading. VAR distribution. ASME credibility. Six moats. Unassailable.