AutoCAD 2008 Certification is launching and the preparation guide should be available from the Autodesk eStore by the end of the week. I would recommend the 592 page preparation guide to brush up on best practices and new features and being prepared for the certification exam. The User test certification for AutoCAD 2008 is available now with the Expert certification being made available in December.

You can take the examination at any Autodesk Authorized Certification Center participating in the academic program. When you purchase your certification examination you have the option of scheduling your examination at the time of purchase, or any time in the future. you can also take the AutoCAD 2008 Certification during Autodesk University 2007 in Las Vegas at an offsite location Monday through Friday.

Available Autodesk Product Certifications:

• AutoCAD® 2007
• AutoCAD ® 2008
• AutoCAD® Architecture 2008
• Revit® Architecture 2008
• Autodesk® Inventor ®2007
• Autodesk ®Inventor® 2008
• AutoCAD ®Civil 3D ® 2007
• AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2008

Autodesk Certification meets several standards such as the following:

National Standards:

• ITEA standards for Technological Literacy
• NCTM standards for Mathematics
• NCTE standards for Language Arts
• NCSESA standards for Science

Please note this certification program is currently only for the U.S. although other countries are being considered.

Autodesk Certification Info: http://www.autodesk.com/certification

Autodesk Certification Test Site: http://autodesk.starttest.com

Autodesk Academic Certification Overview PDF

Autodesk Certification Q&A Fall 2007 PDF Document

Publicly available testing locations and session times are listed on http://autodeskcenters.starttest.com

Questions can be emailed to [email protected]