Pathways are series of Badges that are issued in sequence with or without branching to indicate progress of students.

The badges can share a common name, but with suffixes that indicate rank or level or some hierarchy of attainment or achievement.

The pathways can be clearly displayed to show how the recipient / learner / user can obtain more badges and rise or journey through the pathways.

This would make Issuebadge as powerful as credly or badger.