Today, Onshape is pleased to announce the launch of a professional certification program for designers and engineers who use the Onshape platform.
The Certified Onshape Professional exam is a first-of-its-kind Onshape program, providing designers and engineers with the opportunity to gain accreditation and document their proficiency in the Onshape platform. The 3 hour exam, consisting of both knowledge-based as well as practical modeling questions, is the first certification exam from Onshape and is intended for professional users.
The test includes knowledge based questions that were developed based on the best practices taught in the courses and instructor-led curriculum found in the Onshape Learning Center, and generally known concepts by most professional users. The modeling section is focused on executing an array of fairly standard Onshape design tools, including part modeling, multi-part modeling, and assembly design.
Overall, the exam is designed for the moderate to advanced Onshape user. Based on the feedback and experience of those who participated in the EVP of the exam, it has been assessed as a challenging but fair test of ability.
In addition to providing users with a sense of satisfaction as certified Onshape Professional, the test also provides employers with a uniform standard for skills-based assessment. The certification lets successful designers and engineers highlight their expertise in Onshape with current and prospective employers on their resume and on their personal Linked-In page.
As an organization, Onshape is excited to provide our growing community of professional designers and engineers the opportunity to become certified in the Onshape platform. We developed this test because we have had increasing interest from Onshape designers and engineers, and their employers, our customers, in a certification that recognizes users for their Onshape proficiency.
The Certified Onshape Professional exam is a comprehensive exam intended for current professional users who have proficiency in the Onshape platform.
Looking ahead, Onshape expects to continue to provide additional skills-based certification, including an exam specifically designed for the growing education and academic audience.
Comments
The exam is possible to take for users of any type of Onshape subscription, including Free and Educational. The content on this particular exam is geared towards professionals and might be challenging for students- but stay tuned as we are working to offer an exam designed for students too!
Also, do you have a rough timeline it takes ti complete the self-paced courses?
Completing the self paced courses will teach you most everything you need. But it really does do a good job of making sure you 'Know' Onshape well.
I wouldn't rush into the test until you are very comfortable with most features of Onshape and 3D parametric CAD in general.
@will_fredin
John is right- the self-paced courses will get you most of the way there. We really tried to create an exam that would evaluate a users ability to know all the key aspects of Onshape in a professional capacity. I would't rush taking it either.
Practice tests for the Associate exam are available through SolidProfessor here.
@T_Rathier,
Yes we do have reduced rates for purchasing the Associate exam in bulk for education- please reach out to AcademicSuccess@ptc.com to learn more.
@sam_ettinger011 At the moment there are not plans yet to create a practice test for the Professional certification- but possibly in the future. We are working to fill out more courses in the Learning Center which can also help you prepare! Please take a look at the Onshape Fundamentals pathway and beyond to study!
Does the exam take place online? I live in Italy and I would like to obtain the certification once I am familiar with the software