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New Hampshire Technical Institute Engineering Technology Department Receives Over $400,000 of FREE CADKEY® Software & Certified Training Center Approval 100 Seat Grant Request Approved! Technical Institute Continues to Provide Industry with Experienced Graduates Pembroke, NH -November 1, 2001 - Tech Ed Concepts, Inc., a full-service 3D academic software provider for educators and students, in cooperation with software developer CADKEY Corporation, has approved the request of 100 seats of CADKEY Academic Design Suite software (valued over $400,000) to the New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) Engineering Technology Department while additionally recognizing NHTI as a CADKEY Certified Training Center. CADKEY Academic Design Suite is a distinctive engineering bundle of software that contains four software programs in one package. The bundle includes CADKEY, CADKEY® PARAMETRICS, DRAFT-PAK®, and FastSURF® software. The CADKEY Academic Design Suite provides students with the latest advances of 3D hybrid solid modeling, complex surface modeling, productivity software, Parametric modeling tools, and more. Richard Amarosa, President of Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. said, "It pleases me to see my alma mater, NHTI, focusing on the insight and interest of their students. Providing the students with CADKEY Design Suite ensures the opportunity for students to leave NHTI with the latest abilities of any drafting and design software." NHTI has employed CADKEY software for several years. CADKEY is currently used in NHTI's "Basic Design Course" during the first and second semesters. Throughout the semesters, students are assigned real-world problem solving projects where they use the software to determine the solution to the problems. Dr. John Miller, Professor of Engineering at NHTI said, "Unlike other programs that may teach strictly dimensioning, CADKEY allows students to identify the problem, and apply the solution using the full commercial version of the software, which enables them to learn the concept effectively." In addition to being awarded the CADKEY Academic Design Suite, Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. has approved NHTI as a CADKEY Regional Training Center. In order to qualify as a Certified Regional Training Center, NHTI is required to meet a series of criteria. For instance, instructors have to be competent in the use and application of CADKEY software; they have to be willing to participate or provide industry training workshops and/or host teacher workshops, and offer CAD courses outside the classroom through local community education programs and/or local industrial programs. NHTI President Bill Simonton welcomed the increased educational opportunities that will be available to students and the community through this industry partnership. "Today's announcement demonstrates the importance of cooperation between industry and educational institutions in training students for professional employment, particularly in fields where cutting-edge technology is a necessary part of the curriculum," said Simonton. "The software and training certification will enhance NHTI's ability to provide state-of-the-art instruction that will lead to our students securing employment in a high-demand field." CADKEY Corp. supports NHTI's commitment to student success. Students, instructors and administrators throughout North America recognize that Certified Training Centers provide effective educational CAD training. NHTI is one of ninety-two current and prospective institutions to qualify as regional training centers by Tech Ed Concepts, Inc. and CADKEY Corp., and the first for the State of New Hampshire. Other Regional Training Centers include Arkansas State University, Tri-State University, Ukiah High School, Wisconsin Indian Head Technical College and other select academic institutions located throughout North America. "Providing NHTI with the ownership of the license and identifying them as an academic training center, eliminates the uncertainty of leased, timed, or limited academic versions often supplied as product promotional offerings for students. Students are our future and need to be prepared to make decisions that will shape their future," Amarosa affirmed. About Tech Ed Concepts, Inc.
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