Certifications.......

[qcshipping]

So, I'm not even sure this is the right place to put this, but I'm look for advice, guidance, and direction. And yes, this may be a TLDR type of post.

BLUF: Any suggestions on where to look for an accredited course and technical training to learn the full scope of Fusion360 that leads to professional certifications? Online schools, self-paced, etc.

I work for a small (30< employees) family-owned business, that is big on hiring Veterans, of which, I am one.  I've been with the company for 1.5years and the owner and ops manager are big at taking peoples skills, hobbies, interests, etc. and putting them to use.  For me, that is 3D modeling.  I picked up Shapr3d a few years ago for DIY home based projects and it has spawned a whole new career for me. (For the life of me, I can't comprehend how Fusion doesn't have an iOS platform to draw and use with and iPad and iPencil but, I digress.)

My company has a design manager that uses AutoCAD, so they purchased the licenses for Fusion. I obviously started out simply using the direct modeling approach but have definitely got used to parametric modeling and generally love the timeline features and controls.  When I switched from Shapr3D to Fusion, I had to teach myself from tutorials, some from Autodesk, but mostly through YouTube and third-party websites.  I'm pretty proficient when it comes to solid and mesh modes.  I have 2 decent 3d scanners to reverse engineer parts and products.

What I need help with it is extending and professionalizing my skills and experience.  In the military I was very accustomed to go to training classes for new equipment, doctrine, operations.  I went to countless train-the-trainer (T3) courses.  The problem is, other than a certificate of completion there was not certifications, no accredited qualifications, or recognized endorsements. So far, I've seen the same thing with my current position. 

I have an A.A. degree.  I have over 140+ college credit hours (from switching schools because of military relocation) but not a B.A. or B.S. degree. I never actually saw myself in a STEM field, but I love my current job.  

What I'm looking for is some sort of accredited technical skills course, that would be universally recognized, and have some identification as a professional in my field.  I'm in FL and the a few of the local technical colleges have programs but are not focused on the use and proper implementation of the software. All the programs start with AutoCAD and then use SolidWorks as well as diving into robotics, architecture, etc which is more than what I'm looking for. Additionally, all the courses are daytime 8-3 courses that wouldn't fit into my schedule.

I know AutoDesk has learning modules and some sort of precertification course for testing that I've been attempting to do, in which, the testing goes through Peason Vue.  But I find the AutoDesk website for training, tutorials, etc. to be very convoluted and not easy to follow.

So, any suggestions?

PS. I attached one of my designs from my portfolio.

[TrippyLighting]

This topic comes up every now and then. I've taken this to the Autodesk Fusion Slack channel (only open to Autodesk Employees and EE's ) .
We'll see who responds.

[qcshipping]

@TrippyLighting Thank You!!!  Hopefully, someone will have some ideas.  Not overly worried about cost as I still have some VA/GIBill benefits available to me.  But they are pretty rigid on their requirements about the same type of accreditations and institute certifications of the organization providing the instruction.

for some reasons my attachments didn't show.  Trying again

[TrippyLighting]

I received some feedback:

There is an 'Autodesk Certified Professional in Design for Manufacturing' program to establish proficiencies with Fusion:

https://www.autodesk.com/certification/all-certifications/design-manufacturing-professional

You can visit 'autodesk.com/support/partners' to locate a Partner near you to help gain proficiencies and skills to become certified.