CAD with Design Center and Surface Modeling, Combined with Job-Related German Language Training

The course begins by covering the theoretical concepts of the most common business fields, incorporating career-oriented German language instruction. You will then learn how to use DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX), from 3D assembly modeling to surface modeling. You will also learn how artificial intelligence is used in the workplace.

  • Certificates: Certificate in “CAD with DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX) and Surface Modeling”
    Goethe-Test PRO" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Goethe-Test PRO
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 16 Weeks

Job-related German language support for the commercial and technical sector

Professional Communication in the Workplace (approx. 1 day)

Communication in Typical Professional Situations

Using job-related technical terms in a work context

Understanding job-related texts, work instructions, and company information

Understanding Conversations and Meetings in a Professional Context


Business Correspondence (approx. 2 days)

Layout and Design of Business Letters

Modern salutations and opening lines

Writing Customer-Focused Letters and Emails

AI-powered writing assistance for emails and letters

Reporting in the Workplace

Creating Cover Letters in Accordance with DIN 5008


Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Professional Communication (approx. 1 day)
Overview of AI Tools in the Professional Workplace
Using AI to Support Professional Correspondence
Creating and Optimizing Professional Texts with AI
Opportunities and Limitations of AI in Everyday Work


Professional field of communication management (approx. 3 days)

Communication in the company

Forms of communication in teams

Meetings and presentations

Conflict management

Conducting appraisal interviews

Conducting job interviews

Sales and consultation meetings

Writing offers

Trade fairs and product presentations

Processing complaints


Business Field (approx. 6 days)

Fundamentals of Human Resources, Management, and Labor Law

Fundamentals of Finance and Controlling

Structure and Content of Payroll Processing

Understanding and Interpreting Operational Analyses, Charts, and Statistics


Professional field of marketing (approx. 6 days)

Basics of advertising

Market analysis and market research

Online marketing and e-commerce

Marketing communication

Use of AI in the creation of marketing texts


Business Processes (approx. 7 days)

Restructuring and Process Management

Process Changes Within the Company

Digital Transformation

Energy Management and

Environmental Protection in the Company

Project Management


Occupational field logistics and trade (approx. 8 days)

Production and

Purchasing and procurement

Delivery and transportation

Retail trade


Project work, certification preparation and certification exam "Goethe-Test PRO" (approx. 6 days)

CAD with DesignCenter (formerly Siemens NX) and surface modeling

Fundamentals (approx. 2 days)

General Basics

File Management, Preferences

User Interface

Coordinate Systems in DesignCenter


Model Creation (approx. 6 days)

Sketch creation and editing

Sketch management

Shape Elements: Extrude, Rotate, Sweep, Loft, Boolean Operations

Reference elements

Design changes to the model

AI-assisted selection of geometrically similar elements

Use of intelligent assistance functions during modeling

Topology optimization and generative approaches to part optimization

Introduction to Convergent Modeling


Generative AI in the Design Process (approx. 2 days)

Introduction to AI in the Context of CAD and Design

Potential Applications of Generative AI in the Design Process

Using AI to Assist with Error Messages and Troubleshooting


Design using Design Center (approx. 4 days)

Synchronous Design

Parameter-Driven Updates

Design Logic, Working with Expressions 

Sketch Geometry Using the Sketch Environment

Working with layers and layer categories

Creating Part Families/Variant Design

Reuse Library, Creating Your Own Library


Sheet metal design (approx. 1 day)

Modeling in the sheet metal and model environment


Assembly and Collaboration (approx. 5 days)

Creating Assemblies and Loading Options

Constraint Management

Master Model Concept

Positioning Components in the Assembly

Using the Assembly Navigator

Integrated collision checks and tolerance analyses; use of rules and inspection reports

Collaboration and Data Exchange in the Design Process


Drawing Creation (approx. 5 days)

Creating and editing drawing sheets

Part drawing

Assembly drawings

Creating and expanding symbol libraries

Model-Based Definition (MBD)

Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI)


Automation and API Integrations (approx. 2 days)

Creation and Use of Macros and Journals

Automation of inspection and modeling processes

Introduction to Automation with NX Open


Surface Modeling (approx. 3 days)

Reference Elements, Free-Form Curves, and Raster Images

Creating and editing surfaces

Transitions and free-form surfaces

Checking and Optimizing Surface Geometries

Application Example: Additive Manufacturing


Project work (approx. 10 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

A sufficient knowledge of German is required to participate in the course.

The course provides you with the necessary know-how for employment as a commercial and technical specialist, including job-related German language training, in order to achieve successful integration into the German labor market.

The course is aimed at people with a degree in engineering and experience in the field of design, product designers, technicians, technical draughtsmen from the fields of mechanical or electrical engineering and specialists from other sectors with relevant professional experience.

The course is also aimed at international professionals with a business or technical background who wish to improve their technical and job-related communication skills in order to enter the German job market.

The growing importance of Design Center (formerly Siemens NX) in automotive body manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and shipbuilding opens up countless new career opportunities for you.

In addition, the course provides you with job-specific German language training so you can draft business correspondence in accordance with current guidelines and communicate confidently with both internal and external stakeholders. With the “ alfatraining ” certificate, you can demonstrate the professional skills you’ve acquired, making it easier for you to enter the workforce and advance in your career. 

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

We will gladly advise you free of charge.

0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
free of charge from all German networks.

Contact

We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.