{"id":395,"date":"2009-11-05T04:59:24","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T12:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=395"},"modified":"2009-11-06T17:59:43","modified_gmt":"2009-11-07T01:59:43","slug":"training-options-for-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.fcsuper.com\/swblog\/?p=395","title":{"rendered":"Value of training options for SolidWorks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For me, SolidWorks was a fairly easy application to learn.\u00a0 In fact, I am self-taught for the most part.\u00a0 I learned it progressively over a couple of months because it was necessary for my jobs and I had to do it.\u00a0 That was over a decade ago.\u00a0 These days, that may not be an acceptable option.\u00a0 Users often need to hit the ground running.\u00a0\u00a0 Not every situation is the same.\u00a0 Even still, I&#8217;ve created a new poll to get the opinions of others.\u00a0 Imagine you have a new hirer at your company for a position that required the use of SolidWorks, but they don&#8217;t have experience with the software.\u00a0 How would you handle that?<\/p>\n<div id=\"polls-3\" class=\"wp-polls\">\n\t<form id=\"polls_form_3\" class=\"wp-polls-form\" action=\"\/swblog\/index.php\" method=\"post\">\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_3_nonce\" name=\"wp-polls-nonce\" value=\"346a610937\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"poll_id\" value=\"3\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"display: none;\"><input type=\"hidden\" id=\"poll_multiple_ans_3\" name=\"poll_multiple_ans_3\" value=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is the best way to learn SolidWorks for new users just starting a new job?<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"polls-3-ans\" class=\"wp-polls-ans\"><ul class=\"wp-polls-ul\">\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-12\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"12\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-12\">VAR taught introductory courses (3 to 5 day seminars)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-13\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"13\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-13\">On the job with a mentor (couple weeks)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-14\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"14\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-14\">Self taught (couple months)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-15\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"15\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-15\">Local college classes (couple of semesters)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-16\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"16\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-16\">Full college courses, with certificate or degree (couple years)<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<li><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"poll-answer-17\" name=\"poll_3\" value=\"17\" \/> <label for=\"poll-answer-17\">Never learn the software and rely on other staff (minions) to do the design and modelling for them<\/label><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><input type=\"button\" name=\"vote\" value=\"   Vote   \" class=\"Buttons\" onclick=\"poll_vote(3);\" \/><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ViewPollResults\" onclick=\"poll_result(3); 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