C4AIL/institutionsrc: C4AIL canon
Novice Pathway
The Novice Pathway is the long, foundational training route for someone starting from zero, requiring three to five years of intensive work to reach the Orchestrator level, as this core infrastructure cannot be rushed.
The Novice Pathway defines the mandatory 3-5 year development cycle for building substrate from scratch, serving as the primary institutional track for those without prior specialized expertise, distinct from the accelerated Adjacency Pathway.
The from-scratch substrate-building track (3-5 years to Orchestrator, 5+ to Trainer), distinct from the Adjacency Pathway (mid-career experts porting existing substrate in 9-18 months). The timeline is non-negotiable. (C4AIL, Whitepaper III §5.2.1.)