{"id":3807,"date":"2013-01-06T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2013-01-06T15:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=3807"},"modified":"2015-02-02T13:44:45","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T17:44:45","slug":"preparing-for-the-solidworks-profession-specialty-exams-cswp-cswe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=3807","title":{"rendered":"Preparing for the SolidWorks Profession Specialty Exams CSWP CSWE"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"seriesmeta\">This entry is part 1 of 5 in the series <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?series=solidworks-certification\" class=\"series-1537\" title=\"SOLIDWORKS Certification\">SOLIDWORKS Certification<\/a><\/div><p><span style=\"color: #808000;\">{Updated: 01\/17\/2015}<\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is a lot of interest in getting certified as SolidWorks Expert (CSWE). \u00a0Through there are no official accolades that go long with passing the CSWE, the certificate can garner industry recognition of your established skills. \u00a0Even as the number of Certified SolidWorks Professional grows (CSWP) due to the online accessibility, the number of those with the higher CSWE\u00a0certification is still small by comparison. \u00a0Right now, there&#8217;s just over 1000 CSWEs <span style=\"color: #808000;\">{update: still under 2000, as of Jan 2015}<\/span>. \u00a0<span style=\"color: #808000;\">Please see this<a style=\"color: #808000;\" title=\"CSWP Infographic\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=5232\"> Certified SolidWorks Professional infographic<\/a> for additional details.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>To earn the\u00a0opportunity\u00a0to take the CSWE exam, you have to pass the CSWP and also pass\u00a0<del>three<\/del><span style=\"color: #808000;\">\u00a0four<\/span> advanced exam modules from the\u00a0selection of\u00a0topics: Weldments,\u00a0<del>\u00a0FEA, etc.<\/del> Surfacing, Sheet Metal, Drawing Tools and Mold Tools. <span style=\"color: #808000;\">\u00a0{FEA is no longer included as a option to fulfill the CSWE prerequisites.}<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Applian Way Technologies<\/em> has a blog with <a title=\"SolidWorks specialty exams\" href=\"http:\/\/www.appianwaytech.com\/blog\/?s=sw+specialty&amp;search=Search\">several articles<\/a> that are brief preparation guides for various exam modules. \u00a0<em>A Very Swell Idea, Inc<\/em> has some good advice for taking the modules in <a title=\"CSWP Advanced Weldments Specialist\" href=\"http:\/\/averyswellidea.com\/2010\/01\/06\/cswp-advanced-weldments-specialist\/\">their discussion of CSWP Weldment exam<\/a>. \u00a0 <em>3D Dimensional Engineer<\/em> also has a great series on <a title=\"CSWP Preparation\" href=\"http:\/\/www.3dengr.com\/2009\/10\/cswp-preparation.html\">CSWP Preparation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>SolidWorks website itself has great information for each exam, including the core and the expert exams.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"CSWA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/796_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWP\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/797_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWP<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWE \" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/CSWE.htm\">CSWE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CEPA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/27510_ENU_HTML.htm\">CEPA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSDA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/14672_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSDA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWSA-FEA\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/27781_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWSA-FEA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWP-Sheet Metal\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/809_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWP-Sheet Metal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWP-Weldments \" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/8539_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWP-Weldments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWP-Surfacing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/4479_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWP-Surfacing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWP-Mold Tools \" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/7322_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWP-Mold Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWP Drawing tools\" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/29479_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWP-Drawing Tools<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"CSWSP-FEA \" href=\"http:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/sw\/support\/810_ENU_HTML.htm\">CSWSP-FEA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>{Updated: 01\/17\/2015} There is a lot of interest in getting certified as SolidWorks Expert (CSWE). \u00a0Through there are no official accolades that go long with passing the CSWE, the certificate can garner industry recognition of your established skills. \u00a0Even as the number of Certified SolidWorks Professional grows (CSWP) due to the online accessibility, the number &hellip; 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