Silvance Forge
Practical technical education
Software for learning to do technical work: writing programs, running Linux systems, building and testing circuits. The measure is whether the learner can do the task, not whether they can pass a particular exam.
Prep and Forge
| Silvance Prep | Silvance Forge | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Pass a specific examination | Be able to do a technical task |
| Scope | Set by the exam syllabus or question pool | Set by what the task requires |
| Practice | Questions and practice exams | Exercises, simulations, and small projects |
| Finished when | Practice scores show readiness | The work can be done without guidance |
Subjects
Under consideration. None in development; no dates set.
- Programming
- Writing, reading, and debugging code.
- Cybersecurity fundamentals
- How systems are attacked and defended.
- Linux
- Command line, administration, and troubleshooting.
- Networking
- Addressing, routing, and diagnosing connections.
- Electronics
- Circuits, components, and measurement.
- Embedded systems
- Microcontrollers and the hardware around them.
- Technical problem-solving
- Isolating faults and working from evidence.
Titles are expected to use interactive exercises and simulations, so skills are practiced, not only described.
Titles
None announced yet.