Program Core Value Components

Autodesk Certified Instructor

Autodesk Certified Instructors are globally recognized for their Autodesk product expertise and quality instruction, which is represented by a digital badge on Pearson’s Acclaim badging platform. Silver, gold, and platinum badges* denote an instructor's continuous tenure in the program and can be used to promote your skills and distinguish Certified Instructor's from other Autodesk training providers.

Program at-a-glance

• Valid for 1–year term; 3 program tiers
• Acclaim Certified instructor badging
• Professional requirements to maintain certification

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Certification

Autodesk Certified User (ACU) certification is an excellent way for students with approximately 40–hours of real-world Autodesk software experience to validate their software skills.

Autodesk Certified Professional (ACP) certification is a globally recognized, fundamental career requirement. Professional certification is for advanced Autodesk software users with approximately 400–hours of Autodesk software experience. This credential is an endorsement for a person's advanced Autodesk skills, provides an ability to stand out from the competition, and offers an opportunity to advance professionally.

Certified User Exam

Certified Professional Exam

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Digital Badging

Digital badges are web-enabled versions of a certification providing the ability to share professional skills online in a trusted, verifiable format. Potential employers can click on an applicant’s badge to verify and evaluate their Autodesk skills.

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Partner support

Regional Distributors provide operational and program support to Autodesk’s Learning Partner channel. Support offering includes:

• Use of Autodesk Partner Center for support cases
• License and order process queries
• General program information and support
• Autodesk Knowledge Network
• Autodesk event and activity support
• Autodesk partner lead referral management
• Autodesk partner enablement and training
• Dedicated staff to support Autodesk partner business

Partner training evaluation system

The Training Evaluation System monitors your participant’s post-training feedback and provides Learning Partners with a mechanism to deliver official certificates to your training participants.

Benefits include

• Course, project, and event creation tool
• Online participant survey
• Localized for 34 languages
• Quality of training feedback
• Quality of instructor feedback
• Performance reporting tools
• Total number of users trained
• Course satisfaction score
• Instructor performance score
• Create, deliver, and print official certificates
• Certificate of Completion (all partners)
• Certificate of Participation (academic only)
• Certificate of Project Completion (academic only)

Partner locator

Locate an Authorized Training Center

• Visibility in Autodesk’s global partner locator
• Ability to display partner expertise, services, and support offering

https://www.autodesk.com/training-and-certification/authorized-training-centers/locate-an-atc?partnerType=Training%20Center

Locate an Authorized Academic Partner

• Visibility in Autodesk’s regional partner locator
• Ability to display partner’s expertise, services, and support offering

https://education.autodesk.com/locator

Instructor Development Portal

Autodesk’s Instructor Development Portal offers online instructor e-courses, five learning channels, personalized learning paths, instructor profiles, and credential maintenance.

Use of the portal is available to:

• Learning Partners
• Regional Distributors
• Authorized Training Centers
• Authorized Academic Partners
• Autodesk Certified Instructors
• Professional Instructors
• Educators

Partner Enablement Channels include:

• Instructor Resources and pedagogy
• Autodesk products
• Industry knowledge
• Industry integration and specifications
• The Future of Learning Things
• Autodesk Certified Instructor

Training publication discounts

Select curriculum publishers supply high-quality instructional materials, including online courses and books, to support Autodesk certification exam preparation. Publishers can choose to offer specials for Learning Partners, including discounts, complimentary online access, sales promotions for educators and students, and certification prep bundles. Publishers determine the offers at their own discretion. Contact your Regional Learning Partner distributor for information about current offers.

Publishers include:

• ASCENT
• CADLearning
• LinkedIn Learning
• Wiley

Partner lead referral

• Autodesk promotion of Authorized Academic Partner’s paid-for services and support
• Leads generated from Autodesk’s Education Community’s global audience
• Direct referral to global distributor or partner
• Global distributor manages referrals to partners in their region
• Ability for partner to expand their reach and service offering in Education

Partner global event platform

The global event management system hosts Autodesk and partner-sponsored workshops, training sessions, seminars, and demonstrations.

• Create, share, manage events and presentations
• Access available for Learning Partners and marketers
• Customized website and registration
• Localized customer-facing page
• Social media integration
• Standard and customized reports

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Partner branding/marketing

Authorized use of Learning Partner and program logos

• Autodesk Learning Partner
• Autodesk Authorized Training Center
• Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner

Autodesk Digital Asset Management System (DAM)

• Utilize AEX channel campaign and marketing materials
• Search for the latest Autodesk brand materials
• Access to 3500+ Autodesk image library

One Team Source

• Autodesk web-based Sales enablement platform
• Search marketing assets and sales kits across all industries on one platform