Each badge is explained below. 'Industrial Cyber' is used as an example and changes within the domain you specialise in.

Domain Certified badges:

• Awarded to someone who has completed a course on a topic or domain
• Example fundamental knowledge in industrial cyber security
• Equivalent to a technical college Advanced Diploma level or Associate Degree

Foundations badges:

• Awarded at the completion of a domain's body-of-knowledge (BoK)
• Foundational knowledge is required for further advanced and expert knowledge as foundational branches into deep-dive learnings
• Foundational BoK is highly recommended knowledge for further courses 
• Equivalent to a Bachelor degree subject 

Intermediate badge:

• Awarded to deeper, more complex BoK topics
• Requires hands-on knowledge, such as table top exercises, lab completions, and have an examination element
• Aligned with theoretical knowledge with BoK such as with reputable certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CISA and its equivalent
• Hands-on experience with deep dive technical knowledge
• Equivalent to a post-graduate certificate-level subject

Advanced badge

• Similar to intermediate but deeper dive complex topics
• Requires hands-on knowledge, such as tabletop exercises, lab completions, and have an examination element
• Aligned with theoretical knowledge with BoK such as with reputable certifications such as SANS Institute, ISACA, ISC2, and its equivalent
• Equivalent to a Masters degree subject

Expert badge

• Requires completion of prior courses in the Cyber Camp catalogue
• Requires hands-on knowledge, such as tabletop exercises, lab completions or anything that can prove your theorem
• Research and publish a new area of knowledge to benefit human knowledge
• Aligned with theoretical knowledge with BoK, such as with reputable certifications such as SANS Institute and its equivalent
• Equivalent to a PhD degree subject
• Automatically qualifies you to be a corporate trainer

Of course, they are, let us highlight the following points:

• The real value is the knowledge you gain throughout the course when you apply the skills in the cybersecurity industry to defend real world information systems/ industrial control systems, a technical interview with indepth questions/challenges and, academic research and everyday knowledge.
• These badges signal to the world you have completed a body of knowledge and to some employers may be that unique skill they need. Skills badges are often published on websites like LinkedIn and are seen by hiring teams as potential candidates, opening opportunities for you and your team
• Some examples:
  • Example 1: For many cyber security roles, it is expected you know the CIA triad its counterpart, the DAD (Disclosure, Alteration, Denial) triad and provide examples of case/case law and how to mitigate each threat 
  • Example 2: For Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) roles, it's expected you know about the NIST Risk Management Framework, which has special publications and RMF documentation over 900 pages. We shorten this lengthy learning curve to just hours or days for paths.
  • Example 3: Industrial control systems security engineers, are expected to know indepth ISA/IEC 62443, industrial networking protocols, ISO 27001, ISO 27002, GDPR, and your local laws as a minimum. 
  • Example 4: Executives are expected to know the kind of threats, and risk occur on a frequent basis making sure no loss to stakeholders whcih includes knowing how to reduce insurance premiums by applying an aaceptable level of risk that reduces premium costs and secures the organisation from breaches which protect assets not covered by cyber insurance. 

Keep in mind that a badge is a far distant second place to the knowledge and hands-on experience you will gain.