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Reference Guide to Proctored Exams for Product Design & Manufacturing Specializ

Reference Guide to Proctored Exams for Product Design & Manufacturing Specialization Certification Introduction The manufacturing industry is at a pivotal point with significant change and opportunity; IoT, Industry 4.0, Product Innovation Platform and The Future of Making Things. The subscription business model will bring significant advantages to the market place, equipping Partners with a powerful and unique business offer. Customers are looking for business partners who can offer them leadership in challenging times. Autodesk is strengthening the Product Design & Manufacturing (PD&M) Specialization Requirements in FY18 to support the need for a fully focused and highly trained Partner ecosystem capable of attracting new customers to Autodesk solutions. The goal of introducing Proctored Exams is to validate the integrity of all who take the Sales and Technical Sales exams and demonstrate their competence under controlled conditions. Autodesk is introducing proctored exams for PD&M specialized partners for the roles of sales and technical representatives. Differentiate yourself and your business by attaining Autodesk’s PD&M certification or re- certification in FY18. Specialize to stand out in the market. Show your customers that you know how to help them succeed! As of August 2017, the proctored exams will be offered at Pearson VUE testing centers. Pearson VUE is a leading global provider of testing services, and they have a comprehensive network of testing centers across EEA and Switzerland. The exams are computer-based assessments of knowledge, competencies, and skills. Physical attendance at a local testing center is required. Exams are available in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish languages. Certification and Specialization Requirements The Proctored Exam is a requirement for reseller staff wishing to obtain the PD&M Certification in EEA & Switzerland. This is in addition to the standard certification requirements:  40 Essential CECs – by 31 July 2017*  40 Continuing Education Credits – on a rolling 6-months basis  Pass proctored exams to demonstrate Sales or Technical Sales competence under controlled conditions – by 31 October 2017* A minimum of two sales and two technical representatives are required to pass the exam and become certified for the reseller to be compliant with the PD&M Specialization. VARs are also required to meet the minimum Purchase Requirement (MPR) as defined in the Partner Advantage Guide. *These deadlines are for existing PD&M specialized partners only. Partners wanting to acquire the PD&M specialization must fulfill the requirements, but don’t need to adhere to the above deadlines, Autodesk will continue to offer proctored exams after 31 October 2017. Preparing for the Sales Exam The Sales exam is based on 12 online courses available on Autodesk Learning Central (ALC). We strongly recommend that sales representatives take all these courses to prepare for the exam, even if they have taken some or all of them in the past: Recommended ALC Course Title ALC ID & Link Strategy Overview for Industrial Machinery Manufacturers CRS-15-10582 Strategy Overview for Automotive Suppliers CRS-15-10588 Competitive Landscape in Manufacturing CRS-15-10576 Autodesk Workflow for Industrial Machinery Manufacturers – Sales CRS-15-10597 Autodesk Workflow for Automotive Suppliers - Sales CRS-15-10595 Future of Making Things – Manufacturing CRS-16-10886 Future of Making Things – Automotive CRS-16-10879 Future of Making Things – Industrial Machinery CRS-16-10941 Sales Conversation for Future of Making Things for Partners CRS-16-11116 Sales Conversation for Increase Innovation Capacity CRS-16-10791 Sales Conversation for Win More Bids CRS-16-10790 Business Process Assessment (also known as Discovery Meeting) CRS-15-10558 Preparing for the technical exam The technical exam consists of both product usage and industry knowledge questions, and candidates need to have solid hands-on experience with the Autodesk PD&M products. The industry knowledge part is based on 8 online courses available on Autodesk Learning Central (ALC). We strongly recommend that technical representatives take all these online courses to prepare for the exam, even if they have taken some of them in the past: Recommended ALC Course Title ALC ID & Link Strategy Overview for Industrial Machinery Manufacturers CRS-15-10582 Strategy Overview for Automotive Suppliers CRS-15-10588 Competitive Landscape in Manufacturing CRS-15-10576 Autodesk Workflow for Industrial Machinery Manufacturers – Sales CRS-15-10597 Autodesk Workflow for Automotive Suppliers - Sales CRS-15-10595 Future of Making Things – Manufacturing CRS-16-10886 Future of Making Things – Automotive CRS-16-10879 Future of Making Things – Industrial Machinery CRS-16-10941 PD&M Proctored Exam Formats The goal of introducing proctored exams is to validate the integrity of those that take the Sales and Technical exams, and allow them demonstrate their competence under controlled conditions. The exams both consists of 50 multiple-choice questions, and are offered in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. Candidates have 2 hours to complete the exam. Candidates get a pass or fail result displayed on screen immediately after submitting all the answers. The result is also stored in your personal account on the Pearson VUE system. The security is high at the testing centers, and taking an exam in a proctored environment means that candidates need to identify themselves by showing valid photo ID before starting the session. In addition, mobile phones, tablets, laptops and other reference materials are not allowed, and the session is monitored by a proctor. Scheduling an Exam 1. Go to www.pearsonvue.com 2. From the For test takers menu select Schedule an Exam 3. Select testing program Autodesk Reseller Exam 4. From the Autodesk Reseller Exam landing page, Create your Account* 5. Use Find a test center to see the test centers near to your preferred location 6. From the View Exams select the Sales or Technical Sales exam 7. Use Schedule this Exam to book the date and time, and pay for your exam. Appointments should be made in advance of the day you wish to test, and are subject to availability. 8. The cost for taking the exam is €185/try. Payment is via credit card or pre-paid voucher. *When you create a Pearson VUE account to register to take your exam, it is very important that the information you register with matches the information in your profile on ALC. Your first name, last name, ALC Learner ID**, and your email address must match exactly in these two profiles. In addition, you need to enter you company name. **See Appendix 1 how to find your ALC Learner ID. Support For support queries about the registration process, scheduling of exams and payments, please contact Pearson VUE’s customer support via their web site www.pearsonvue.com If you have questions about the exam, your ALC account or your compliancy, please open a support case in Partner Center. Appendix How to find your ALC Learner ID To be able to schedule your exam session at one of the Pearson VUE test centers, you need to know your ALC Learner ID. You will find your Learner ID on the landing page in ALC, as shown in the picture below. In addition, your fist name, last name and Company name you fill in on the Pearson VUE Create Account page, must match the one in your ALC profile exactly. Please note that if you don’t follow these guidelines, we will not be able to match your profiles, and your company’s specialization compliancy could be endangered. Candidate Agreement Policy When creating your Pearson VUE account you will be required to agree to the following policy. Note that in the terms of this policy Autodesk is referred to as the “test program owner” and is the data controller: “By accessing this website and checking the box you understand, acknowledge, agree, and accept the Pearson VUE Business Group’s (“Pearson VUE”), a business of NCS Pearson, Inc., Privacy and Cookies Policy including the collection of your data and the monitoring of your entire testing session through the use CCTV and the Terms and Conditions regarding our use of cookies and the processing operations of your personal data to support your testing experience. By providing your personal information you consent to the collection, use, transfer, and processing of your personal data to Pearson VUE located in the U.S., its authorized third parties which may be located in the U.S. or outside of the country where you are located, and the test program owner, as the data controller, that may be located outside of the country where you are located. In addition, some test program owners have their own, possibly different, privacy policies.” When you arrive at the testing center on the day scheduled for your exam, you will be required to click to agree to a Terms and Conditions policy before taking the exam. This is to agree by the rules of the test center and not disclose the exam content outside the test center. Exam Payment Options The fee for taking a PD&M Proctored Exam is €185 Euros for each attempt in all EEA and CH countries. Payment is made via the Pearson VUE scheduling web site pages. Payment can be made either by Credit Card or pre-paid Voucher. Exam Vouchers simplify administrative tasks. Vouchers allow partners to pay Pearson VUE centrally via their finance department for multiple vouchers in a single translation. Vouchers are distributed electronically by Pearson VUE once payment has been received. A voucher is a uploads/Industriel/ proctored-exams-reference-guide.pdf