You don't have a skills gap.
You have a visibility gap.
X-Ray is the capability intelligence platform built by Xcademia. A fusion of human expertise and frontier AI that diagnoses your real skill level, detects what your CV hides, and prescribes a bespoke learning pathway with evidence at every step.
X-Ray Report
Sarah Okonkwo · Cloud Architect
Primary gap identified
AI & Data Analytics — 34%. Below role benchmark by 28 points.
Bespoke pathway: 4 programmes. 6 weeks.
Disciplines covered
Questions per scan
Question types
Score for X-Ray Certified
The skills crisis isn't loud. It's invisible— until it's catastrophic.
Capability failures don't announce themselves. They show up as missed deadlines, failed promotions, stalled strategies, and training spend that produced no measurable lift. Three scenarios we see every week:
The promotion that didn't land
Two candidates. Identical CVs. Both claim "stakeholder management" and "cross-functional leadership". The senior gets passed over. Nobody can explain why, because nobody has evidence.
The training spend that moved nothing
A department runs a full quarterly L&D programme. Attendance hits 94%. Delivery the following quarter is flat. Budget signed off. Impact unknown. Repeat next year.
The hire that wasn't
Interview panel agrees the candidate is "strong on strategy". Three months in, they can't sequence a roadmap. The signal was missing. The vocabulary was not.
Your real skill trajectory — line by line.
Scan once. See exactly where you are across every core discipline, then watch the roadmap lift each one.
“We built X-Ray because we watched organisations spend millions on training and not know if any of it worked.”
Five things no other platform does simultaneously.
Diagnoses capability with AI precision
Not a quiz. Not a self-assessment. A structured diagnostic calibrated to your specific role, sector, and seniority. 20–35 questions. Four types. Every answer timed, tracked, and scored.
Detects what CVs hide
X-Ray cross-references every claim on your CV against your assessment performance. Inflated titles, unearned certifications, overstated experience — inconsistencies surface. Evidence attached.
Prescribes exactly what to learn
Not a generic course catalogue. A bespoke pathway built from your specific gaps. Every recommendation is an Xcademia programme designed around evidence, not assumptions.
Gets smarter every scan
Every completed scan writes back to your AI memory profile. The next scan knows your weak areas, your decision speed, and your score history, and targets harder, more precise questions where they matter most.
A fusion of human intelligence and AI precision
X-Ray orchestrates multiple frontier AI models — Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, OpenAI — in a proprietary scoring pipeline built by Xcademia. Every decision is cross-checked. No single model decides anything alone.
Ready to run your X-Ray?
2 free Practice scans per year. A typical scan takes 20–30 minutes, then your report is ready.
An X-Ray score means something because we made it hard to fake.
Anyone can build a quiz. We built a diagnostic that holds up under scrutiny — from a hiring manager, a promotion panel, or a regulator.
A verifiable credential, not a gold star.
Score 60 or more on a Verified scan and X-Ray issues you a Certified badge with a unique code. Recruiters, managers, and regulators can verify it from a public URL. It expires after a year — so it always reflects current capability.
Practice mode is forgiving and private. Verified is the one that counts. You pick, the product enforces the rest.
Tab switch once, you're warned. Twice, you're out.
Active proctoring detects when you leave the tab, switch windows, or open another app mid-scan. A single warning. Then the session ends, no score recorded — and your scan allowance is preserved.
Every question on its own clock.
Scenarios, written answers, timed MCQs, and spoken responses each have their own time budget. Not enough window to paste in ChatGPT, fast enough to catch stalling — strict in Verified, forgiving in Practice.
We watch how you answer, not just what.
Typing cadence, pause patterns, paste detection, voice timing, answer changes — every response carries a behavioural signature. Copy-pasted answers and inconsistencies with your CV surface in the report.
Earn a spot, not buy one.
Only Verified scans are eligible for role, sector, and country leaderboards. Practice runs never surface there — not even anonymously. Rank is earned, not claimed.
12 Disciplines
Every professional. Every sector. Every level.
You don't have to be expert in all twelve. You have to know which you own, which you delegate, and which are dragging the rest down. X-Ray diagnoses all three — and how well you orchestrate the disciplines you don't own yourself.
IT Foundations & Tech Support
Start from zero. Build your IT career step by step, with confidence.
Cloud Computing & DevOps
From cloud novice to multi-cloud architect.
Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking
Defend like a pro, from SOC analyst to global CISO.
Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics
Learn to command AI, not be replaced by it.
IT Service, Governance & Compliance
Win trust. Stay compliant. Lead with confidence.
Business, Leadership & Project Management
Lead teams. Deliver change. Transform businesses.
Soft Skills & Personal Growth
Be the professional people want to work with.
Finance, Accounting & Business Skills
Master money. Drive decisions. Build businesses.
Digital Marketing, Design & Creative Tech
Create, market, and inspire in a digital-first world.
Health, Safety & Sustainability
Safe workplaces. Sustainable futures.
Future Skills & Emerging Tech
Learn tomorrow's skills, today.
Bespoke Training Solutions
Your challenges. Our custom solutions.
Custom build availablePricing
Free to try. Fair when you scale.
Two free Practice scans a year, ongoing Verified access on Pro, and top-up credits when you need more. No seat minimums. No annual contracts.
2 Practice scans
- Two Practice scans every 12 months
- Full report + roadmap
- Not eligible for cert or leaderboard
1 Verified scan / month
- Rolling 1 Verified scan per month
- Eligible for X-Ray Certified
- Leaderboard ranking unlocked
Top-up as you go
- Buy extra Verified scans any time
- Never expires
- Works alongside Free or Pro
Who it's for
Six different fears. One platform.
The Career Builder
Their fear
“Am I falling behind? Does my CV even reflect what I can actually do?”
Their desire
Proof. Direction. A pathway I can trust.
X-Ray delivers
A capability profile that shows exactly where you stand, and a bespoke roadmap to where you want to be. Evidence, not guesswork.
The Job Seeker
Their fear
“Why am I not getting hired? I have the experience but nobody calls back.”
Their desire
Clarity. A reason. A fix.
X-Ray delivers
A diagnostic that tells you exactly why, and a pathway that fixes it with evidence employers trust.
The Frontline Worker
Their fear
“Nobody invests in me. I am stuck in the same role forever.”
Their desire
Growth. Recognition that I can be more than my job title.
X-Ray delivers
A capability profile that proves your potential. A roadmap that shows your employer exactly how to invest in you.
The L&D Manager
Their fear
“Millions spent on training. Zero proof it worked.”
Their desire
Control. Evidence. Budget justification the board accepts.
X-Ray delivers
Organisation-wide capability heatmaps, training ROI reports, and the document that gets your budget renewed.
The CTO / CISO
Their fear
“Can my team actually deliver what we promised the board?”
Their desire
Certainty. Risk reduction. Evidence, not assurances.
X-Ray delivers
Team capability mapped against real frameworks. Gaps quantified. Risk scored. Every pound of training tracked.
The Government / Public Sector Lead
Their fear
“DDaT says we need these skills. I have no idea who actually has them.”
Their desire
Framework-aligned evidence I can show procurement and the permanent secretary.
X-Ray delivers
Capability heatmaps aligned to DDaT, GovAssure, and NCSC CAF. Budget tracking that satisfies public audit.
Before X-Ray. After X-Ray.
Without X-Ray
Training decisions
CV screening
ROI evidence
Flat. No measurable improvement.
With X-Ray
Training decisions
CV screening
ROI evidence
Measurable progress. Justified spend.
Global Presence
Local frameworks.
Global intelligence.
Active in nine markets. Aligned with the compliance frameworks that matter in each region.
The bottom line
The gap between who you are
and who you could be
is measurable.
X-Ray measures it. Then closes it. That is the only reason we built this.