I studied mechanical design and manufacturing, now I study CAD, and I will study PROE in the future. Do these two softwares have certification certificates? Is the certificate meaningful?

I also graduated from mechanical engineering, and now I work in the automobile industry. I want to correct a concept: many people think that they can engage in technical work after learning CAD, UG and PROE, which is totally wrong. I won't say anything unless you just want to be a simple draftsman in the future.

Real mechanical talents need a solid professional foundation to support them. First of all, you should be proficient in the basic knowledge of the whole industry, and then you should have special research and opinions on this direction of your work. These professional knowledge and experience are our real wealth. For drawing software, general CAD needs to know, and three-dimensional software needs to be proficient in one. And you don't have to spend too much energy on software. When you work, you will learn these tools quickly. It only took me half a month to learn CATIA. As for the certificate, it is purely a hedge for those training institutions to make money. You don't have to spend so much money to get a certificate, and employers generally don't value what certificates you have.

Therefore, solid professional knowledge should be the first in school, which will be more helpful for future work.