Auto-workers can retrain at boot camp

Automotive engineers can retrain at a boot camp designed to bring them up to date on new computer-aided design technology. The event is hosted by Ann Arbor-based Universal Parametrics Inc.

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The week-long event will feature an intensive training program to bring participants up to speed on computer aided design software called Pro/Engineer. The software is widely used in the defense industry, medical devices and consumer and agricultural products, as well as in the the federal government, but is not used in the auto industry, which uses products such as Catia, Unigraphics and SDRC Ideas. UPI says the training should make former automotive engineers more employable in other industries.

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