Autodesk Assistance Programme offers help for unemployed

Written by Stephen Holmes

Published Thu 30 Jul 2009

Having recognised the impact of today’s economic challenges and the need for unemployed architects, designers and engineers to maintain and develop their skills to stay competitive, Autodesk is launching the Autodesk Assistance Programme.

The programme will provide design software tools, education and resources to help redundant professionals enhance and progress their 3D design technology abilities.

Pete Baxter, senior director, Autodesk Northern Europe, said: “Autodesk has a tradition of supporting the needs of its customers and the assistance programme is a fast-track route for industry professionals to keep up with new developments, use their time constructively to prepare for when the economy improves and significantly increase their chances of re-employment in the short term.”

Available are:

Free software licence: Any 13-month term student licence of selected Autodesk solutions including AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Inventor Professional, AutoCAD Civil 3D, 3DS Max and more.

Free online training: On-demand training available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week provided online.

Reduced-cost classroom training: Many Autodesk Authorised Training Centre (ATC) partners are offering classroom training at their training facilities either free or at a significantly reduced fee. Classes and fees are subject to scheduling and availability.

Certification: Certification preparation and exams are available at discounted rates through Autodesk Authorised Certification Centres.

Free access to Autodesk University Online, a web portal with more than 1,000 recorded sessions.

The Autodesk Assistance Programme is available until 31 March 2010 and is open to anyone who has worked in the architecture, engineering, design or manufacturing industry but is currently unemployed. More information is available here.