ACU Account Executive Certiport Brandon Jackson ACU Product Manager Certiport Phil Koneman Certification Program Manager Autodesk Peggy Hayes ACU Product Marketing Manager Certiport Autodesk Certifications ID: 918546
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11 August 2015
Ben Smith
ACU Account Executive, Certiport
Brandon
Jackson
ACU Product Manager, Certiport
Phil
Koneman
Certification Program Manager, Autodesk
Peggy Hayes
ACU Product Marketing Manager, Certiport
Slide2Autodesk Certifications
Expanding Your Business with the Autodesk Certified User and Autodesk Certified Professional Programs
Slide3Welcome/Introduction
Strategic Overview
ACP/ACU Product Review
Exam Demo
ACP/ACU Timeline & Roadmap
Marketing
Q&A
Conclusion
Agenda
Slide4Strategic Overview
Ben Smith, Account Executive
Slide5History of Autodesk Certification
2004
2005
15+
Autodesk
and
Partner
Certifications
ITS – Performance-based Testing
Certiport – Certified User Program
2010
2013
Certified Specialist Tier
Certiport Competition and Acclaim Badging
2015
2007
China
Program
Single Platform, Versionless
ACP Exams;
Expanded Assessment
a
nd
Badging
Slide6Autodesk Certification Tiers
Certified User (5 certifications)
AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit Architecture, 3ds Max, Maya
Certified Professional (8 certifications)
AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D (Imperial), Inventor, Revit Architecture, Revit Structure, Revit MEP, 3ds Max, Maya
Certified Specialist
Certified BIM
Specialist (Professional Workflows – TBD)
Slide7Vision: Certification Pipeline
Assessments & Badging
Certified
Professional
Certified
User
Certified Specialist
Consumer Apps
Professional Apps
Professional Apps
Professional Apps
Workflows
Students
Professionals
Autodesk’s Vision:
Inspire students and professionals to become lifelong learners who seek credentials validating knowledge and experience
Slide8Single ACU/ACP Platform
Beginning February 1, 2016, the ACU and ACP exams will be sold through CertiportCurrent ACP distributors will purchase through Certiport
Exams will be delivered through the Certiport Authorized Testing Center (CATC) channelExisting Autodesk ACCs will become Certiport CATCsCATCs may purchase and deliver ACU and ACP exams
Slide9ACU/ACP Product Review
Brandon Jackson, Product Manager
Slide10ACU Exam Format Change
Move from simulations to “Live-in-the-App” ExamsUtilize
the same technology approach for ACU exams that is currently used for ACP examsACU exams will require Autodesk
software
Software is free for academic institutions
ACU
will
be primarily performance-basedLess Multiple Choice and Drag and Drop items
Slide11“Live-in-the-App” Exam Demo
Phil
Koneman
, Certification Program Manager
Slide12ACP Question Format
An on-line sample exam is available on the Web:Visit https://autodesk.starttest.com/
Click the Exam Tutorial link under Tools and Help
Slide13Question Types We Use:
Multiple ChoiceMultiple Choice – Multi SelectInput TextInput Number
MatchingPoint and Click
Slide14Autodesk “Live Application” Testing
Candidates launch an Autodesk application for use during the examThe exam Browser allows access only to the application and the testCandidates use the Alt-Tab key combination to switch between the application and the exam
For Input Text and Input Number questions, candidates will solve a task and supply an answer
Slide15Input Text
Slide16Input Number
Slide17Input Number
Slide18Version-Independent Exams
New ACP and ACU exams will be “Version-Independent”No branding for product yearLonger shelf
lifeOvertime they will work with multiple software versionsSimplified exam offeringQuicker development cycles
Larger question banks
Slide19ACP/ACU Timeline
Jun
Jul
Sep
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
ENU ACP Development
ENU ACP Beta
ACP Localizations
Marketing Materials – Roadmaps, Certificates, Logos
Channel Communications and Transition
ACU Format Change: Planning and Conversion
ACC to CATC Conversion
Version-Independent Exams
Mar
Apr
May
ENU ACU Development
Feb 1, 2016
ACP Launch
Slide20ACP Roadmap
Slide21ACU Roadmap
Slide22Current ACP/ACU Prep Info
Recommended Training and experience
User and Professional Topics and Objectives
Available at
www.autodesk.com/certification
Slide23Learning Products
ACUPractice Tests by GMetrix
Learning Products byGlobal eTrainingJohn Wiley & SonsLogical OperationsCAD Learning
ACP
Planning on providing similar learning products
Hope to have some learning products available soon after program launch
Slide24Marketing
Peggy Hayes, Product Marketing Manager
Slide25ACU/ACP 2016 Marketing Timeline*
Partner Enablement, Sales Collateral, Marketing Campaigns, News Releases
Sept
Aug
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
ACP Exam Development
CAP Webinar
Update & Create Web Properties - www.certiport.com/autodesk, MRL, CAP Website
Develop Marketing Resources to Showcase ACU to ACP 2016 Learning Pathway
Partner Mkt Kit
Launch
Launch
Launch
Marketing Communication via CAP Newsletter, CAP Website
Mkt
Comm
*Timeline subject to change
*Timeline subject to change
Slide26Ben Smith, Account Executive
Brandon Jackson, Product
Manager
Phil
Koneman
, Certification Program
Mgr
Peggy Hayes,
Product
Marketing
Manager
Expanding You Business with
Autodesk
Certification Programs
11 August 2015