Industry Education

	Autodesk Software You can download free full-working versions of Autodesk software from the Autodesk Student Community site provided you are a registered student at a recognized college or university. In order to prove you are a registered student, you will need to sign up at the Student Community site using your college or university email address.

Getting the Software
To get your free software, follow the link above to the Student Community site and sign-up using the email address given to you by your college or university.Your log-in details will be sent to the email address you used to sign-up. Once you have them, you can log-in and go to the Software Downloads page. There, you will find a long list of downloads. Try them all if you want but make sure you have a fast internet connection; some of the downloads are over a gigabyte!

Student editions
Although the available applications are full working versions, they are student editions and are not the same as commercial versions. For example, they can only be used for 12 months – that’s fine if you are still a student in 12 month’s time because you can just download a newer version. Also, some of the applications may have overprints. AutoCAD will print a border around any print that says “PRODUCED BY AN AUTODESK EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT “. Saved DWG files will also be marked as the same and will cause an alert if opened in a commercial product.

Do bear in mind that the educational license for these products does not allow their use for commercial purposes.

Available Software

Serial number
When your software is installed, you will need to register it using the serial number provided to you at the time of download. Don’t worry if you lose your serial number, it can be found against the software you downloaded any time you log-in. Further instructions can be found at the Autodesk Student Community site.

Don’t forget, you will also find lots of helpful support materials at the Student Community site in addition to the downloads.

	Microvellum Educational Software Schools need the latest technology and tools to provide students with the skills needed to thrive in today’s hi-tech computerized workplace. Microvellum is a strong believer in investing in educating students to prepare them for life after the classroom.  Over the years, Microvellum has donated software to nearly 80 schools, technical colleges and Universities across the North America, Mexico and China

Getting the Software
Our Software Donation Program provides eligible schools with the tools needed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to further their proficiency in the designing and manufacturing of wood products, providing them with a head start in today’s competitive market. Donations will be evaluated according to eligibility guidelines.

• Be an educational institution, K-12 Public Schools, College or University offering a Wood Education Program.
• Faculty/Staff who are employed need to be a full time teacher
• A valid school issued email address

	WoodLINKS In the face of a critical shortage of skilled personnel entering the wood manufacturing industry, WoodLINKS was established as a partnership between industry and education.

WoodLINKS is an industry driven, secondary and post-secondary woodworking partnership program, helping to build and maintain a strong, skilled workforce so that manufacturers can remain competitive in today’s challenging economic environment.

The long term intent of WoodLINKS is to provide our wood industry with the necessary skilled workers to remain competitive at the entry and middle management levels. WoodLINKS encourages a cooperative big-brother approach between the woodworking industry and the education system. Individual companies support the local program by providing advice, encouragement, materials and opening doors to make students and teachers aware of the technologies and processes being used today.

WoodLINKS – Vision for the Future
WoodLINKS is a not-for profit national program designed to aid the US wood manufacturing industry in becoming more competitive by:

• Creating a greater awareness of careers in the wood manufacturing industry to students, teachers, administrators, counselors and the general public
• Encouraging the best and brightest students to take the WoodLINKS program
• Providing schools with badly needed modern teaching resources and curricula to reflect the skill needs and technologies used by nearby industries
• Providing the best in-service and industry training opportunities for teachers so that they can teach the latest technologies used by manufacturers in the region
• Motivating wood manufacturing educators so that they understand the local industry better and can advise industry supporters of entry –level graduates
• Certifying student graduates to National industry skill standards
• Promoting scholarships and other events such as summer camps, a National mentoring program to students
• Coordinating the development of a new Masters Degree program in wood manufacturing so that teachers can advance themselves for promotions
• Developing local and state-level industry leadership to manage and drive industry-education partnerships into dynamic and effective working groups
• Providing a steady supply of industry-certified, entry-level skilled employees to local industries that match their HR requirements
• Coordinating National industry projects such as the cost-effective development of National Skill Standards
• Open doors for educators to industry supporters and associations.