Certification Events

 The Happy Few: 10 Certified Professionals Invited for Free to ECF 2005:

Professional certification is a highly sought-after mark of credibility for expertise in the information technology and engineering marketplace. It is a privilege that must be both earned and maintained. That is why Dassault Systèmes want the market to know that they consider their Certified Professionals as very unique people. And unique people deserve a unique treatment.

As an example of the exclusive privileges that they deserve, 10 Certified Professionals have been given an all-inclusive, free invitation package to ECF 2005. Those lucky few were drawn among the list of all referenced Certified Professionals in Europe and included professionals from customers and business partners, as well as one teacher and two students from the academic world. For all those expert users, it was the opportunity to get away from their CATIA screens for a few days and join the event where they could catch up on the latest industrial best practices and PLM technology.

 Flash report: Japanese high school students became the world’s youngest CATIA Certified Professionals

Bernard Charlès, Dassault Systèmes CEO, gives the Awards to the students

 Kochi Higashi Technical High School, Japan

At a Mobile Testing Center, 16 students passed an exam for certification as CATIA Part Design Specialists.

On March 16, 2004, a CATIA Certified Professional exam was held at Kochi Higashi Technical High School. Sixteen candidates qualified as CATIA Certificated Professional Part Design Specialists.
The examination was divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon. A testing server was installed for a mobile test in the high school with the cooperation of NASIC Educational Solution Co., Ltd., a VUE certified test center.

The Mobile Testing Center

The successful candidates were the first students from a Japanese university, technical school or high school to pass the exam. They also became the first high school students in the world to earn CATIA Professional Certification.
The school, under the direction of Principal Kenichi HIRATA, helped the students reach their goal by providing students with specific instruction in regular classes and offering supplementary classes.

The 16 certified students of Kochi Higashi Technical High School

 Ceremony at CATIA Users Forums

Dassault Systèmes is always proud to congratulate CATIA users. Certification ceremonies are organized during the most popular CATIA Users Forums. The first one took place last COE. More recently, at ACF and JCF...

 Certification at  ECF - November 2003

During Last ECF 2003 Conference, more than 2000 attendees applauded the first European certified Professionals. Three categories were represented during the Certification ceremony which took place at the end of the opening session, the first day. First European Customers with BOC Edwards, Renault, and Volvo IT, Most Certified with experts from Cadtech, Incat, Transcat, and Cenit, First worldwide Certified Instructors with instructors from Cadtech, Incat, and Cenit.

 Certification at  JCF - July 2003

During the JCF 2003 Conference, 3000+ attendees applauded the first 6 CATIA Certified Professionals, who passed all of the three specialist titles. Bernard Charles, Dassault Systemes'CEO, offered them their certification kits. He stressed that our PLM visions coincide with core elements of Japanese business philosophy: Monozukuri - manufacture products with craftsmanship and knowledge - and that certified professionals best demonstrate this principle.

 Certification at ACF - May 2003

Some priviledged CATIA Certified Professionals received their diploma and certification kit during last ACF mid-May in Australia from Francis Bernard, who congratulated them warmly.