Since I got a few emails today, I want to clarify that SolidWorks will provide a Certified SolidWorks Associate Exam (CSWA) coupon code to any FIRST mentor in college helping out a FIRST team. The code will be valid until June 30, 2010 - so you dont have to take the CSWA exam now. This code is located on the inside left of your 2009-2010 DVD case. If you don't have the case, send me a private message and I will send you the code. You must provide proof that you are part of a team.
The CSWA exam is not easy - it is the first of 7 exams we give in industry. You have to know how to read a drawing and create the part or assembly. There is no partial credit for there is no partial credit in the machine shop. The exam is 3 hours. It is given in 11 languages.
To review a sample exam go to
www.SolidWorks.com/cswa
For tips on how to pass the CSWA exam, go to
www.YouTube.com/SolidWorks and click the Playlist button and then select CSWA.
There are over 25,000 certified SolidWorks users - if you are graduating this year, I would try it out for you have nothing to loose. Certifications are like money in the bank, you never know when you are going to need it. Marie