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Worldwide CAD Trends 2016

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The Business Advantage Group – the IT, software and telecom industry research specialist, announced its Worldwide CAD Trends 2016 Survey, specific to Concurrent Engineering. The survey results are based on responses from CAD users, Designers, Engineers, Professionals including managers and senior executives.

Concurrent engineering, also known as simultaneous engineering, is a method of designing and developing products, in which the different stages run simultaneously, rather than consecutively. It decreases product development time and also the time to market, leading to improved productivity and reduced costs. For Concurrent Engineering the growth predicted in the 2015 report did not materialize – usage has remained flat (19%-18%) through 2015. Users continue to rate its Importance highly – it is the 6th most important CAD trend from the survey. However users continue to predict growth – 33% this year (from 18% to 24% usage) and 72% within 5 years (from 18% to 31%).

Awareness of Concurrent Engineering is 52% in large companies, 45% in medium sized companies and 39% in small companies. Similarly, Usage is highest in North America (21%) compared to EMEA (16%) or APAC (14%). The leading reason given for not using Concurrent Engineering was incompatibility with existing systems which is obviously a prerequisite for multiple users working on a single model real-time.

The top 10 leading software tools by market share are listed below. The highest market share for a single software solution is just 12% and there is no clear market leader, although from a vendor point of view Autodesk leads with 5 of the top 10 software solutions!

• Design Review 12% (17% of Autodesk users also use Design Review)
• Vault 11% (16% of Autodesk users also use Vault)
• Navisworks 11% (mainly in AEC at 21%, 15% of Autodesk users also use Navisworks)
• Windchill 8% (mainly in manufacturing at 12%, 42% of PTC CAD users also use Windchill)
• A360 8% (mainly in AEC at 12%, 11% of Autodesk users also use A360)
• Teamcenter 7% (mainly in manufacturing at 14%, 42% of Siemens CAD users also use Teamcenter)
• ProjectWise 4% (mainly in AEC at 7%, 38% of Bentley users also use ProjectWise)
• Buzzsaw 5% ( 7% of Autodesk and 6% of PTC users also use Buzzsaw)
• Enterprise PDM 4% (mainly in Manufacturing at 6%, 12% of Dassault users also use Enterprise PDM
• ProjectWise 4% (mainly in AEC at 7%, 38% of Bentley users also use ProjectWise)

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Trending Engineering Degree Courses for 2016

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Every year over 13 l6akh students appear for the JEE Mains Entrance Examination, making it one of the largest entrance exams globally. The most common dilemma among engineering aspirants is, about the “Best Engineering Branch” to choose. Basically, what matters in choosing your branch is your personal interest and aptitude for that particular branch. Some of the trending Engineering courses to go for in 2016 can be:

Computer Science and Engineering / Information Technology

Software Engineering is, undoubtedly, one of the most leading branches in Engineering. This branch offers highly paid packages than any other branch along with ample of overseas job opportunities. If you have a keen interest in the field of software development, mobile development or database systems, you should definitely go for this branch.

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering is considered one of the evergreen branches of engineering. Students in this course learn about generation and transmission of electrical power, electronics, electrical circuit design, instrumentation, control systems, etc. The government sector generates a number of job opportunities with high packages in industries such as- railways, steel factories, etc.

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is one the oldest branch of engineering. This field always has opportunities despite of the changing market trends and technologies. This involves designing, analysis, manufacture and maintaining machines. This branch also offers ample job opportunities and high salary packages as a candidate move up the hierarchy of an organization.

Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is all about construction and buildings. This course can include study areas such as Fluid Mechanics, Soil Mechanics, Design of Structures, and Structural Mechanics. As a civil engineer, you will be building tunnels, roads, bridges, towers, canals, dams, seaports, airports, etc. Civil engineers, also works best in the government sector and are offered high posts and payments.

Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is one the newest evolved branch of engineering. It was not considered as a branch, but factors such as Global Warming and its consequences, causing environmental issues raised this field of study as important. In the 4 year course of engineering, you will study Polymers, Chemicals, Petroleum and Pharmaceuticals along with the basics of Computer Science and Information Technology needed in the development of chemical engineering process.

Apart from the above engineering fields, there are other equally popular and relevant branches such as Industrial and Production Engineering, Instrumentation and Control Engineering, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Aeronautical Engineering, etc.

All the top-notch engineering colleges and Universities in India and abroad offer powerful courses. Any of them can be picked up as per your interest and caliber.

Learn CAD before Engineering

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Learn CAD before Engineering- Accelerate for Professional Development

The CAD Technology has become one of the most important part and parcel of the engineering field. Almost all engineers currently are using CAD technology in their working process and many engineering firms are conducting training and certification programs for their team members.

CAD is one of the most widely used technologies in the engineering sector and many candidates are opting for CAD courses before they start their technical studies. From foundation to advanced, courses are available which are specially tailored for candidates who have recently completed their schooling and want to make a career in the engineering sector.

There are many tools a candidate can start with depending on the nature of jobs they want to pursue in the future; however, AutoCAD is considered as the best way to make a start. AutoCAD deals in 2D drafting also with 3D capabilities. Candidates can get oriented to the CAD technology through these courses and make themselves aware about how this sector revolves around it.

Candidates interested in the fields of architecture and interiors can learn Revit and 3DS Max. This tool offers the easiest way to create 3D models or to create 2D documents in the best possible way there can be. Candidates who wish to opt for engineering and Industrial designs can opt for a course in SolidWorks, all these courses can be a short introduction to the industry standard of products and services and can help candidates build their future.

Scope and employment Opportunities

Many industries across nations now look forward to hire candidates that possess expertise or professional certifications in CAD technology. Aspiring candidates thus can opt for CAD courses before they join their engineering degrees. Although, these may not make them experts, but they are powerful enough to lay foundations about the career choices candidates makes and makes them aware about CAD technologies used across industries.

CADD Centre is offering fresh courses for individuals who are looking forward to give their career a new direction. CADD Centre provides top-notch training and certifications in the growing CAD sector. The PLAN CADD NEXT course which is offered absolutely free of cost provides a glimpse of what lies ahead in this field.

How Employability skills are essential for African Youth

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Need for Employability Skills for African Youth:

“Employability Skills can be defined as the transferable skills needed by an individual to make them ’employable’.” The future economic growth of any nation is determined by the potential skills of its youth, and not by its capital or material resources. In Africa, the number of highly qualified, skilled yet unemployed youth is increasing to one of the greatest populations in the world. “The current trend indicates that this figure will double by 2045”, according to the 2012 African Economic Outlook report prepared by experts from the African Development Bank (AfDB), the UN Development Programme (UNDP), the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the industrialized countries’ Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), among others. The Youth accounts for 60% of all Africans that are unemployed, according to the World Bank. In North Africa, the youth unemployment rate is 30% which is even worse in Botswana, the Republic of the Congo, Senegal, South Africa and several other countries. South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world (29.8 percent) approximating to roughly 4.5 million unemployed people, of whom the majorities are young people (Census 2011). According to the African Economic Outlook, “on average, more than 70% of Africa’s youth live on less than US$2 per day, the internationally defined poverty threshold.” Despite the complex and unclear relationship between education and employment, post-basic education in employment skills development programs have been identified as potential solutions for the African youth that is facing employability challenges. If youth skills are accessed with the purpose of empowerment, the youth would be able discover new domains while getting employment. CADD Centre is the prime solution provider for the industries in Africa giving them a strong base to be able to compete in the global marketplace. This results in the development of the economy of Africa as well as employability skills in individuals.

Impact of Employability Skills in African Youth:

They are extremely important as jobs today require individuals to undertake multiple tasks at once and these skills develop broader range of job-specific competencies in individuals. Education and skills can open doors for economically and socially rewarding jobs and can seek growth for small-scale unofficial enterprise. With the establishment of various government entities and SETAs, the opportunities of youth employability have been improved through their skills development process .Youth employment challenges will be handled and economic growth will be promoted through the construction of these skills. Thus, it is imperative to teach youth employability skills in order for them to sustain and progress in an information economy and thus eradicate unemployment and poverty.

Since drafting is not a preferred job by other elite countries, it gives them ample scope to get into professional career. In the words of Zambia’s Prime Minister, “Youth unemployment is a ticking time bomb,” which now appears to be perilously close to exploding thus Africa’s education curricula should include skills and enterprise development.