Instructor and Student Advancement Through Certification
Career pathways are advanced
for architecture, mechanical,
civil and general design drafting
through The CAD Academy
Certification programs.
Professional certification can be found in almost
every industry in the United States today. Law,
construction, nursing, accounting, information
technology and engineering just scratch the surface
of the wide range of professions for which
certification is important. For design students
certification can be the difference between college
admission or a waiting list; employment or
no second interview. For design educators certification
can be the key factor which enables promotion or job advancement. For K-12
academic programs certification can translate
into additional funding and support. Certification
is empowering.
The CAD Academy certification programs
provide academic institutions with a proven
methodology for effective measurement of program,
instructor and student competencies not
software certification. K-12 academic programs,
instructors and students are able to authenticate
competencies of design drafting for the areas of
architecture, mechanical, civil as well as general
drafting and design.
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The Curriculum Certification Process established by the ADDA is the only design drafting and graphic
program certification which meets the industry certification requirements of federally funded programs such as
Perkins or No-Child Left Behind. The criteria for industry certification organizations are straightforward and
indisputably dictated within the federal and state documentation for the proper use of the funding dollars.
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The CAD Academy prepares students, instructors
and ultimately academic programs for American
Design Drafting Association (ADDA) Certification.
ADDA Certification program gives students
the opportunity to validate their knowledge and skills, helping accelerate their entry into
the design industry. The ADDA is recognized
as the premier design drafting certification
program by many organization including: U.S.
Department of Labor; U.S. Department of Education;
and ASME - American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. It is supported by major U.S. Industries
and governmental groups including: Boeing
Corporation; NASA and U.S. Corp of Engineers.
The CAD Academy program includes the ADDA
Certification Test Guides for academic program
mapping and instructor preparation. The CAD
Academy curriculum is approved by the ADDA.
Schools who adopt The CAD Academy are eligible
to receive the three day - Getting Started
with The CAD Academy - instructor development
training which advances instructors toward
ADDA certification. Through the ADDA it is also
possible to certify the school, instructor and
student. Instructor or Academic Program Certification
by the ADDA would enable the school or
instructor to proctor student certification exams.
The ADDA tests for knowledge of general design
drafting, architecture, civil and mechanical and
has certification tests on all four professions,
not on their knowledge of particular software.
Many states including: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona,
Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mass., Michigan,
New Jersey, Tennessee and Virginia have adopted
the ADDA Certification as the state certification
standard for K-12 education.
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