If you are a supported Cadtek customer and would like to take one of the exams, please get in contact with us, or log a call through our Extranet tool. It is important to note that you need an account on the SolidWorks website, if you don’t have one, you can register here:

Pre-requisite: CSWP + 4 of 5 CSWP AdvancedĬEPA – Certified Enterprise PDM AdministratorĬSDA – Certified Sustainable Design AssociateĮxam Length: 1 hour How do I take my SolidWorks Certifications?Ĭertifications can be taken if you are a customer with a valid support contract with us for FREE.

Basic / Section / Auxiliary View Creation.

Parting Line Surface Creation / Split Face.

Boundary / Filled / Swept / Flat Surface.

Basic and Advanced Weldment Part creation.

Bend Calculation / Allowance / Deduction.

Boss and Cut features, Fillets and Chamfers.

Exam features hands-on challenges in many of these areas:.

The certification catalogue will give you a full list of all the available list of certifications: (Within this section of the site there are also useful videos where people talk about the benefits of the certifications). To access certifications, go to > Support > Training > Certifications.

Similarly if you are in competition for work/contracts against another business (or businesses), having the USP (unique selling point) of having more qualified engineers, or any at all, gives your business creditability over your competition. It can also help achieve greater earnings and open doors to new opportunities.

64% are CSWA (Certified SolidWorks Associate), 35% are CSWP (Certified SolidWorks Professional), 1.5% are CSWE (Certified SolidWorks Expert) that means only 0.07% of the total SolidWorks user base are classed as Certified SolidWorks Experts. There are benefits to gaining a certification from SolidWorks, it is a recognised qualification within the industry and will stand you in good stead when competing for a job against other candidates who don’t have one – there are 2.8 million SolidWorks users worldwide but only 132,642 are certified – that’s only 4.7%. This evaluation is completed using a fair, comprehensive test of your knowledge of SolidWorks both in the areas of Mechanical Design and Design Validation.Ĭompleting the evaluation will establish you as a highly competent professional user of SolidWorks. The goal of the Certified SolidWorks Professional Program is that it establishes an industry standard by which SolidWorks professionals are evaluated. The Certified SolidWorks Professional Program is a comprehensive, non-proctored online series of exams that tests an individual’s ability to design and analyse parametric parts and assemblies using a variety of complex features in SolidWorks. What is the SolidWorks Certification Program?

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