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Hello everyone,
I'm almost 18 (Age required to get Solidworks certified) and was wondering if its worth it, and what to expect of the exam?
Any help or insight would be fantastic!
Thanks,
Taylor
It depends on the job. Some places are really into having all sorts of degrees and certification, some could care less as long as you can do the work. I have a cert from the US department of labor for the tool and die apprenticeship. I can only think of one, maybe two places that were interested in seeing it. I also have a "certification" from Mastercam, of which no one has ever asked to see (troll on ).
The shop I work at now found me through the highschool robotics team I was a part of, hired me on the spot without a resume or interview, and don't think I need to go to college, so it's not necessary for this job, but later down the road, I was thinking it might be a good thing to have/put on a resume if I ever want to work for a larger company.
Don't only do it for a "resume builder" do because you want to and get the company to pay for it. If not do it yourself/pay it yourself.
One guy I recall was solidworks certified at the time could barelly model a cube while on the other we had kid around your age that knocked out 3D models fast and that's what we cared about.
If I do get it, I'll be paying for it myself, since its not required. Also, it looks better when customers come into the shop and find out that a kid is the one designing their $20,000+ molds, if I have some sort of credibility, I know that if I were to see that, I would be skeptical...
If you say so.. Paying it for yourself then do see the invest of worth well? More Money Now or Later? If not make them pay for it.
You don't have to worry about what the customers think that is your highers up if the customers complain enough that you're not "certified" you will be and they will pay it for.
Alright, thanks
I'll talk to my boss about it, see what he has to say about it.
From what you stated there doesn't seem to be much of an advantage rather than having the piece of paper though right?
Correct, I believe it started for a way to test the VAR Techs to basically say we are certified via Solidworks well in reality it means basically nothing then Solidworks started included the "test credits" with maintenance packs for customers..
I'm speaking from experience I paid for it myself and didn't help me one bit, you being young I think you could spend the money better elsewhere.
Okay, thank you very much. If my boss sends me for it on the business account I'll get it.
You meant have test credits right now.. you need to login and look on mysolidworksspam.com or something like that and just takes the test right there on the computer no need to go anywhere.
Around here is seems to be a "thing" I know several places that advertise the fact that designers are certified. I did it as a structured way to improve my skills. It's hard for me to just focus on learning something without a goal, either work that is in front of me that needs to be done or a test that I need to pass. Product of too many years of school maybe...or I just have too much to do and the test helps me prioritize things.
I've learned far more outside of the formal certification process but it does help.
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