Program Offers Help To Displaced Workers @ (NAPSA)—Many displaced workers are taking advantage of free or reduced-price training programsthat will extend their skills and improve employability. For example, the Autodesk Assistance Program offers designers, engineers and architects the design software tools, education and resources to help them enhance, maintain and develop their 3-D design technology skills and remain competitive in the provided online through vBooks— powered by Retrieve Technologies, Inc. (Internet access required) the economic downturn,” said * Reduced-Cost Classroom Training: Many Autodesk Authorized Training Center (ATC) and VAR partners are offering classroom training at their training facilities for free or for a significantly reduced fee. Participating partners are identified on the Autodesk Assistance Center program Website. * Certification: Certification preparation and examsare available at discounted rates through Autodesk Authorized Certification Centers. In addition, the company has partnered with various industry organizations on local initiatives. ners. The assistance program is a ing with the local Boston Society of Architects to offer free volunteer-led seminars on building cense of AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Inventor unemployed design professionals in the Boston area. Seminar attendees receive a free Revit Architecture student term license and can also receive American Institute of Architects (AIA) continuing education credit for the seminars. Autodesk currently provides training and online resources to end-users through Autodesk University Online (AU Online), Autodesk User Group Interna- Free Online Training: On- industry communities and the Autodesk YouTube Channel. marketplace. The program offers free student software term licenses, free online training and a path to certification for unemployed architects, designers and engineersin all industries. “Everyone has been touched by Steve Blum, senior vice president, America’s Sales at Autodesk. “We have a tradition of supporting the needs of our customers and part- fast-tracked way for our customers to improve their productivity and competitiveness during this challenging and volatile time by accessing the multiple resources we offer them to best position themselves for the future.” Tools and resources will be made available through an online portal, where users can access: Free Software License: Any 138-month term student li Professional and/or AutoCAD Civil 3D software. demand training available 24 hours a day, seven days a week For instance, the new Autodesk office in Waltham, Mass., is team- information modeling (BIM) to tional (AUGI), various online For more information, visit autodesk.com/assistanceprogram.
