Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams now available for newest
versions of AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit Architecture, and
AutoCAD Civil 3D Software
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Autodesk, Inc.,
(Nasdaq: ADSK), today announced that design and engineering professionals can
become Autodesk Certified in AutoCAD 2010, Autodesk Inventor 2010, Autodesk
Revit Architecture 2010, and AutoCAD Civil 3D 2010 software. Becoming Autodesk
Certified allows professionals, and companies boasting Autodesk Certified
employees, to validate their industry skills and knowledge, demonstrate
expertise and gain credibility. Customer demand has contributed to the huge
growth of Autodesk Certification over the past year, increasing the number of
Autodesk Certified professionals to more than 100,000.
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"With engineering and design fields becoming increasingly competitive,
certification gives employees an edge at a time when having one is critical to
career success," said Barbara Bowen, certification program development
manager, Autodesk. "Autodesk Certification allows experienced designers and
engineers to validate acquired skills by receiving recognition for their
knowledge of specific Autodesk software applications."
Certification can only be achieved after passing a rigorous Autodesk
certification exam, or series of exams, and companies like Parsons
Brinkerhoff, a planning, engineering, program and construction management, and
operations and maintenance organization, recognize the importance of
certification and of having consistent quality of skills company-wide. In
2008, Parsons Brinkerhoff partnered with Autodesk to bring certification to
their designers.
"We needed a reliable way to assess the skill level of our employees,
ensure they were up to industry standards and equip staff for their next
project," said Rebecca Arsham, CAD Training Manager, Parsons Brinkerhoff. "Our
pilot program with AutoCAD and AutoCAD Civil 3D was extremely successful. With
the Autodesk training model, our employees had an 83 percent and 71 percent
pass rate on the Associate Certification and Professional Certification exams,
respectively. Through this program, we have seen an increase in productivity
and gained competitive advantage by marketing Autodesk Certified staff
expertise on many of our projects."
Availability
The Autodesk 2010 Certification program is available for professionals
using AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Revit Architecture, and AutoCAD
Civil 3D software. Professionals seeking to master their respective industries
can take training courses and the Certified Associate and Certified
Professional exams at all Autodesk Authorized Certification Centers across the
United States and Canada. Autodesk Certification is available in more than 20
countries.
Autodesk will also offer free certification for the second year in a row
at Autodesk University, as well as a preparation lab, offering assessment and
practice tests and a study room with study materials.
For more information on Autodesk Certification for 2010, please visit:
www.autodesk.com/be-remarkable.
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is a world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the
manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets.
Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the
broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art Digital Prototyping solutions to help
customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies
rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world
performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance
quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk,
visit www.autodesk.com.
Autodesk, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD, ATC, Civil 3D, Inventor and Revit
are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its
subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and/or other countries. All other
brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
Autodesk reserves the right to alter product offerings and specifications at
any time without notice, and is not responsible for typographical or graphical
errors that may appear in this document.
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Contact: Angela Simoes, (415) 547-2388
Email: angela.simoes@autodesk.com
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