Autodesk Inventor Professional Certification

[Glendora Starr]

Ive used it a whole semester last year on college and I worked at a company from january to march where I had to use both inventor and solidworks, and I've been studying the exam objectives for almost two months now

There's no way of knowing if you going to pass or not.. Did you study the items that's indicated in the section that will be tested. Remember certified professional assumes you know the basic functions and workflows. So if you don't know that you may have a hard time with the advanced questions.

With an Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) exam, you gain a competitive advantage that not only boosts your productivity and value, it also provides an industry-recognized endorsement of your expertise. Certification at this level demonstrates the skills needed to stand out from the competition and pursue career advancement.

Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) certifications are designed for industry professionals who possess advanced skills and can solve complex challenges in workflow and design. The experience needed to earn an ACP certification typically comes from having worked with the software on a regular basis in a professional environment for at least 2 years, equivalent to approximately 400 hours (minimum) - 1,200 hours (recommended) of real-world Autodesk software experience.

The Autodesk Certified Professional certifications are the industry recognized credentials for users who have mastered the Autodesk software skills covered in these exams. After earning an Autodesk Certification, you will receive an official certification and digital badge from Autodesk to share on your resume and portfolio.

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Have you ever been the go-to person in your office, among your friends, in school, etc. on a certain topic? For me that's always been CAD, or BIM, or how to fix a computer... and I bet you've been the go-to person for a few things too.

But if you were ever asked "How do you know so much about this?" there's a good chance you'll answer "I've just been doing it for a long time" or "It's something I've been interested in for years" or "I had those questions too, so I had to discover the answers". Basically, the answer is you studied and worked hard at it... or in the best case scenario, you enjoyed it so much that it became a passion and it didn't feel like work. ( I'll come back to you being the go-to person with lots of knowledge in few paragraphs, so stick around!!!)

A few years ago I was the trainer and proctor at an Autodesk Training Center where I gave the Autodesk Certification tests. When I was there I saw all kinds of people. Some knew the software backwards and forwards and could pass the test in their sleep. Others took 3 times to pass it. But it didn't seem to matter the intelligence level of the person taking the test, I saw some brilliant people fail and some... well, less than brilliant people.... pass. Of course, it was true the other way around as well. But the people that passed had a good, well rounded knowledge earned either from years of experience, or a lot of passion & curiosity, or just from a lot of study. They all put in the time to become experts and many were just like you and that thing you are the go-to person for.

Do you see the difference in these answers? If you were a hiring manager, assuming everything else was equal, which one would you hire? The one that said their company made them take it? Maybe, but bluntly stating "my company is making me do it, so I HAD to study up" is a questionable attitude for an employee. I want someone eager to learn and improve!

How about the "this test was a waste of time" person? OK, perhaps it was... but then why did you want the certification? Also, why did you waste MY time by putting that certification... which you just admitted was a waste of time... on your resume?

These reasons made me ... sad. While true, the testing center was advertising these as not only the reasons people were taking the tests, but as GOOD REASONS to take the test. As an individual that personally knows over a dozen people that have been fired within a year of them getting their certification I looked at their first reason questionably. As an individual that has never met an employer that has hired an individual strictly because of the certification, I know point #2 is typically incorrect. As a person that is a former Autodesk Certified Instructor and 4 time Revit Certification holder, I know their "network of professionals" is no more valuable than the exact same people you can find online and at local events.... without taking a test or paying any money at all.

I do find Autodesk Certification valuable. It's a great way to gauge your overall software knowledge, to challenge yourself to become better, to make yourself feel better inside about how all your time and effort is well spent. As an employer I look at it as a positive talking point on a resume,or an indication that this person is continuing to improve themselves and is an employee trying to raise their personal and organizational value. But if you are the go-to person you'll have a fabulous amount of stories, accomplishments, hours of training, recommendations, and talent that can be demonstrated too! Then if you want to get the certification for all the correct, empowering reasons that's a great thing!! That personal value to you and how you leverage it as a reward and a way of improving yourself... that matters.

Just don't be the person that gets the certification because their office said they had to. Don't get it for Job Security or Competitive Advantage or Networking. It won't help you. That is unless you keep your job because you want to add value to your organization and your passion for improvement is evident; you win the job because of your excitement about professional growth in the interview; or your passing the certification gave you a new found confidence to make yourself available at local events and online. Each one of these was about improving yourself, not resume filler. Professional pride and self improvement is a good attitude and valuable within an organization; "I have to do this or not be employed" isn't as valuable due to various morale and management issues.

I'm Brian Myers, the office go-to guy. I've spent many hours learning and then leveraging my knowledge and it shows in my accomplishments and in my ability to help others. Those 4 Revit certifications? For what they gave me in terms of added knowledge, they were totally worthless. But they DID succeed at making me feel good, validated all the hard work I put into the learning process, and they made me realize that their value isn't in the paper... it's in the months and years of hard work put into achieving your skills and your dreams. They should mean something to you when you earn them, and my certifications certainly mean something to me as a reminder of how far I've come.

That's the true value of Autodesk certification. It's a validation of the months and years of hard work it took to acquire those skills that enabled you to pass the certification testing. It's also a reminder that by bettering yourself you can and will hit those personal and career milestones.

Autodesk certifications are a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge, and can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility for you and your employer.

The certification credentials are for anyone seeking to validate their knowledge of Autodesk Software. The design and visualization industries are competitive environments, where only the best stand out. Anyone who uses Autodesk software for professional reasons can benefit from the program by emphasizing their skills and knowledge with an official certification from Autodesk. An individual who has achieved an Autodesk Certification has validated their knowledge and skills of the performance tasks specified for the specific examination.

Career and technical education programs across South Africa equip students with marketable 2D and 3D design skills by teaching them to use state-of-the-art Autodesk design software. Autodesk Certified User certification confirms students have the skills necessary to continue their design careers - whether they attend college, enter the workforce or work toward additional levels of industry certification after graduation.

Competition for talent is fierce in today's marketplace. Universities want to enroll the smartest and most committed students, and employers want to hire the best and brightest employees. Beginning in academia and continuing throughout the highest level of a professional career, Autodesk provides educational resources and certification to help students and professionals succeed.

For those who possess advanced Autodesk skills and can solve complex workflow and design challenges, Autodesk Certified Professional certification is the must-have career tool. Certification at this level is great way to demonstrate the skills needed to stand out from the competition and succeed in advancement.

Inventor is a computer-aided design (CAD) application software often used by engineers and designers for 3D mechanical product design and automation, modeling, visualizations, simulations, and documentation. Created by Autodesk, Inventor also offers shared view collaboration, linking to non-native data, and BIM interoperability. With Inventor you can do multi-CAD translation capabilities and .DWG drawings.

ONLC's Inventor instructors can get you up to speed quickly on all that Inventor has to offer. Our training can also be used to help prep for Autodesk Inventor certification. Earning an Autodesk certification can add value to your professional status.

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