The progression pathway describes and explores those pathways which give students the opportunity to progressIn education, progress refers to a student's grasp of essential knowledge and educational skills. In the past, a student was considered to be progressing if they were rapidly moving on to new topics and material. Source. to academic achievement in an incremental way – progressively securing qualificationsA qualification is an official record showing that you have finished a training course have the necessary skills in a particular job, role or ability to progress into a higher stage in education. The levels are based on the standards of knowledge, skill and competence needed for each qualification. Qualifications at the same level can be very different in terms of content and the length of time they take to complete at intermediate levels – and those which combine study with work.