LAS VEGAS, Nov. 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Autodesk
University -- Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK) has
formed a new partnership with Village Capital to fund the creation
of their workforce development and transition initiative, focused
on entrepreneurship, job training, and upskilling in a world of
automation. The company is also teaming up with LinkedIn Learning
to offer free access to more than 40 courses in multiple languages,
relevant to the architecture, infrastructure, construction, and
manufacturing industries.
Technology can accelerate solutions to our most pressing
problems, such as anticipated global population growth of 30
percent by 2050, but only if people are prepared work with machines
in new ways. These are the latest moves in Autodesk's efforts to
prepare the workforce to thrive in a future that will require
people to make and build more, do it better, and with less negative
impact on the world.
Village Capital Initiative to Support Workforce
Development
Autodesk Foundation will fund and support a new
initiative from Village Capital to catalyze ventures using
automation to positively impact the development of the workforce.
This initiative seeks to identify and nurture early-stage companies
harnessing artificial intelligence and robotics to positively
impact the workforce through increased efficiency, augmentation,
and upskilling. The initiative will culminate in a one-day forum
with Autodesk Foundation and Village Capital. The intent of this
forum is to gather an elite group of early-stage companies
leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and automation
to free up workers to engage in work activities that require
higher-order thinking and augment existing workforces in industries
where there are labor shortages, such as caregiving and
manufacturing.
Village Capital finds, trains, and invests
in entrepreneurs solving real-world problems. They
build communities around entrepreneurs and their ventures
to improve opportunities for growth and success.
LinkedIn Learning Unlocks More Than 40 Industry Skills
Courses
In collaboration with LinkedIn Learning, an online
learning platform that combines Lynda.com's world-class content
with the power of LinkedIn's network, more than 40 courses relevant
to the architecture, infrastructure, construction, and
manufacturing industries, including courses on leading Autodesk
software, will be unlocked for 90 days from the announcement on
Tuesday, November 14. These courses
train the in-demand skills needed for the artificial intelligence
and automation-enabled future of work. Courses range from
construction management, to product design and certification prep,
and are available in 5 languages including English, Spanish,
French, German, and Japanese. More details and a full list of the
free courses can be found on the LinkedIn Learning blog.
"In an increasingly automated world, technology companies,
including Autodesk, have a responsibility to help workers gain the
new skills that allow them to take advantage of, and participate
in, the future of making things," said Andrew Anagnost, president and chief executive
officer of Autodesk. "That's why we're excited to announce two new
initiatives at Autodesk University, with partners LinkedIn Learning
and Village Capital, that will help people embrace automation to
grow their careers and solve more complicated problems."
Autodesk's Learning Ecosystem
Autodesk currently
offers a multitude of resources to help students and professionals
engage in continuous learning to advance their careers in
industries augmented by automation. The company is helping to
prepare an industry ready workforce by equipping them with the
real-world design tools, content, training, and curricula to solve
real-world challenges and upskill for the jobs of tomorrow.
Resources include free software, events and facilities, and online
curricula. See the attached infographic for data on each of these
programs:
- Free software for students, educators, and entrepreneurs
- Global Autodesk University events, a series of conferences and
a free online learning destination focused on inspiring,
challenging and energizing Autodesk software users, partners, and
industry leaders about the future of design and
engineering
- Extensive global network of Autodesk Authorized Training
Centers, helping learners prepare for certification
- Design Academy, an online, learning content collection of
lessons, projects, curriculum support materials and student
profiles that helps educators introduce students to the world of
design with free, hands-on supplementary projects and course
materials that facilitate the teaching of design
- Design for Industry, which offers students an opportunity to
show off their design skills in thematic challenges, judged by
industry professionals who are experts in fields related to the
theme
- Instructables content for educators, plug and play hands-on
projects to help educators supplement their curriculum with the
best projects we have to offer
- Autodesk Student Expert Network, which connects students who
are passionate about design and Autodesk products with like-minded
peers, and enables peer-to-peer brand advocacy
- Free software access to Fab Labs worldwide
- Autodesk Sustainability Workshop, a free online knowledge base
that teaches the principles and practice of sustainable design
About Autodesk
Autodesk makes software for people who
make things. If you've ever driven a high-performance car, admired
a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film,
chances are you've experienced what millions of Autodesk customers
are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make
anything. For more information visit autodesk.com or
follow @autodesk.
Autodesk and the Autodesk logo are registered trademarks or
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alter product and services offerings, and specifications and
pricing at any time without notice, and is not responsible for
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