Novices only tracks? Or No R experience workshop pace? Or a Theoretical introduction to coding for non-coders

Hi Team,
I wondered after hearing from a colleague who attended a Carpentry workshop (with Visualizations in R):
Given that there are always learners who know some R or coding and want to rush to see the visualizations
Given there are novices who only sign up for Carpentry workshops because the advanced buzz words appear in the description or title
Given the andragogy of live coding at tempo-de-learner
I propose two (or more) flavors of workshops.
The first flavor is expressly for novices (to explain to slightly experienced users that this workshop will be frustratingly slow).
The second flavor is variable, based on previous experience or the pre-assessment, to allow some bored instructors to rush past the necessary pre-requisites, and get to the hard stuff.

I think my original words were:

Can there be a novices only option? Or "already done R (no beginners)" options for workshops? The race to keep the advanced users interested is not reflecting well on the pedagogy.

And would I write up a suggestion or an email for curriculum committee about a theoretical introduction for coding for non-coders?

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Start by reviewing the workshop formats, descriptions, pre-assessment approach, and the five-comment discussion referenced by this issue. Define whether the desired outcome is novice-only workshops, experience-based pacing, or a theoretical introduction, then document the agreed curriculum change and its completion criteria.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.