Authorized Academic Partner AAP

Autodesk Authorized Academic Partners, AAPs collaborate with qualified educational institutions to equip educators with the tools they need to inspire and empower the innovators of tomorrow. They also prepare students for professional careers in industries of the future.

An overview of the Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner Program’s benefits and requirements are listed below. More detailed information is available in the Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner Global Program Guide and the Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner Program Explanation of Benefits documents.

The role of Academic Partners

As an Authorized Academic Partner, your company or organization plays a crucial role in supporting Autodesk’s position in education while simultaneously building your own future customer base.

Your company or organization can be a standalone Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner, or you can become authorized in both the Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner Program and the Autodesk Authorized Training Center Program. Each program authorization requires a legal agreement between your company or organization and Autodesk. As an AAP, you will gain access to a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support and enhance your training services for the education industry.

AAPs can offer a full-service portfolio of services to qualified educational institutions by combining training services with Autodesk’s extensive library of education resources and virtual or on-campus engagement initiatives.

Authorized Academic Partner Program overview

Benefits

Becoming an AAP gives you access to several benefits specifically designed to support engagements with the education sector. Benefits include:

• Access to genuine Autodesk product subscriptions for your instructors.
• Autodesk program logos and marketing tools to promote your business to the education market.
• Acknowledge student learning achievements by issuing co-branded Autodesk Event, Project, and Course Completion Certificates.
• Opportunities for your instructors to earn recognition as an Autodesk Certified Instructor.

Requirements checklist

As an AAP, you will need to meet annual program requirements, including:

• Schedule all Autodesk training courses in the Training Evaluation System (TES) and ask students for their feedback on your courses using the TES course evaluation surveys.
• Maintain an annual performance rating of at least 85% from training evaluation surveys and meet the annual course delivery minimum requirements.
• Ensure that your instructors fulfil their annual Autodesk Certified Instructor program requirements.

Authorized Academic Partner program links and resources

Learn more about the program’s complete benefits and requirements by reviewing the Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner Global Program Guide and Autodesk Authorized Academic Partner Program Explanations of Benefits documents. We also recommend that you bookmark these Autodesk systems and tools. During your AAP onboarding and training you will be advised on the best use of these tools.

Useful resources

• AAP Program Guide
• AAP Program EXPLANATION OF BENEFITS
• AAP Application Form
• Instructor Application Form
• Specialized Products Application Form
• E-learning Application Form

Bookmark these links

1. Autodesk Account to manage your Autodesk licenses and request technical support.
2. Training Evaluation System (TES) to schedule your courses and issue certificates of course completion.
3. Autodesk Partner Center for site managers
4. Autodesk Learning Central for instructor training and enablement.
5. Education community to share Autodesk education resources with your customers.

Autodesk education resources

Qualified educational institutions, educators, and students can sign up for the Autodesk education plan to access Autodesk products and education resources through Autodesk’s Education Community website.