In a move to raise the local standards of designers and practitioners in computer aided design and visualization systems, Autodesk Inc. (Autodesk) and the Industrial Centre of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (IC PolyU) announce the launch of Hong Kong's first authorized "Autodesk Certified Specialist" assessment and certification scheme on 10 May, 2002.
 Margery Yeung, Channel Sales Director of Autodesk Inc. presents a crystal plaque to Louis Chu, Associate Director of Industrial Centre, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University in the media briefing session on 10 May 2002. |
With collaboration between the industry leading Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems provider, Autodesk, and the tertiary education institution, PolyU, renowned for practical application, this scheme aims to set up an industry standard for designers and practitioners utilizing Autodesk CAD solutions (AutoCAD, Autodesk Inventor, and Autodesk Viz).
Louis Chu, Associate Director, IC PolyU, furthers his visionary integrated learning approach in holistic tertiary education to the industry. Louis long advocates the importance of proper Computer Aided Design (CAD) education and practice to exploit the potential of these enabling technologies. Without a healthy environment to nurture practitioners' fundamental concepts and technical competence, industry's investments in CAD systems cannot be fully utilized. These require a perfect match among power users, enabling technologies, and customized workflow.
Significant benefits of this scheme are multi-folded:
- For practitioners: it serves as an official assessment certifying one's capabilities and helps him/her to advance in career path
- For potential designers: it provides a practical path to the threshold of the industries
- For employers: it serves as guideline in selecting right candidates
- For industries: it facilitates exploiting potential of Autodesk CAD solutions
