Practical guides
Tracking your progress through the programme
Three figures are enough to know where you stand: hours kept, modules validated and project progress. This guide builds the dashboard that gathers them and says how to read it each month, in five minutes.
The three measures that count
A programme is steered on few indicators, provided they are the right ones. Hours kept say whether the pace is real; validated modules say whether the syllabus is moving; the project says whether output is keeping up. All three are recorded in five minutes at month's end, and their trend over three months beats any impression.
- Hours actually worked, recorded each week
- Validated modules, with their credits
- The project milestone reached, and the next one
- Marking feedback received and integrated
Building your dashboard
- 01
Record hours each week
One figure a week, noted at the weekend review. Twenty seconds, and the series reads across a quarter.
- 02
Tick off validated modules
With their credits. The catalogue rule converts credits into hours and makes comparison possible.
- 03
Mark the project milestone
Reached or in progress. A project stalling three months in a row is the dashboard's most useful signal.
- 04
Note integrated feedback
Feedback counts when it is integrated, not when it is read. That distinction changes real progress.
- 05
Compare over three months
The trend matters more than the month. Three records are enough to decide on a pace adjustment.
Four indicators, four decisions
| Indicator | What it measures | The decision it drives |
|---|---|---|
| Hours kept | The reality of the weekly pace | Adjust the number of blocks, up or down |
| Modules validated | Progress through the syllabus | Redo a module or move to the next |
| Project milestone | Continuity of production | Tighten the project scope |
| Integrated feedback | The real effect of marking | Rework a point before moving on |
Catalogue markers
- supervised hours per credit
- 10
- modules described, with hours and credits
- 181
- months of records to read a trend
- 3
Out of twenty-five hours of total work.
Steering questions
What if the trend falls three months running?
Adjust the pace rather than the ambition: a move to a more spread-out pace is requested during the year and your acquired progress stays valid. A reduced pace that is kept goes further than an intended pace that is missed.
How do I convert credits into workload?
Through the official catalogue rule: one credit equals twenty-five hours of work, of which 10 are supervised. A six-credit module therefore represents a hundred and fifty hours of total work, which plans directly into weekly blocks.
Is progress kept if I pause?
Yes: your progress and validated results remain valid, and you resume where you stopped, without redoing what you passed. Resumption happens at the next session of the module concerned.
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- Pausing and resumingPausing a year at IHETC and resuming later: reasoned request, retention of credits, effect on the payment schedule and resumption terms.
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- Getting your certificateGetting your award at IHETC: descriptive supplement, public verification link, sharing with an employer and keeping the documents.
- Having your award verifiedPassing your IHETC award to an employer: public verification address, displayed content, descriptive supplement and use in a job application.