How placement works
Gradus is not a certification and not a grade. It is a routing decision: given how you work today, which official free module should you open on Monday.
Six skills
Foundations, prompting, evaluation, workflows, safety & judgment, building. A single “AI score” would hide the gap.
Scenarios, not jargon
We ask what you would do with a 12-page report, a client file, or a tone-deaf draft.
Mastery chain
Answers add skill points. A separate 0–3 usage bump sets the L0–L4 band so a lucky theory guess cannot place you as a builder.
L0 Orienting — You know AI exists. You do not yet have a reliable way to use it at work.
L1 User — You can open a chat tool and get a first draft. Results are uneven because prompts and review habits are thin.
L2 Practitioner — You use AI most weeks. You need structure: better prompts, file context, and a verify-before-send habit.
L3 Operator — You run repeatable workflows. Next leap is evaluation, projects, and light automation.
L4 Builder — You can design multi-step systems. Focus on agents, evals, permissions, and production judgment.
Limits, said plainly
- A 15-question form cannot measure your entire competence. It can stop you from starting in the wrong catalog.
- Forms will rotate as tools change.
- Industry cards are examples, not license-to-practice advice.
- Gradus does not endorse a model vendor. Paths mix providers on purpose.
- Default modules are first-party academy doors. We do not rehost anyone’s course.