Student Interns: Get SOLIDWORKS for Free Through SOLIDWORKS SkillForce!

For 30 years, SOLIDWORKS supports students in school, providing qualified candidates to our commercial customers. With the help of our SOLIDWORKS community, customers, partner resellers, SOLIDWORKS EDU and the SOLIDWORKS Certification teams, we have created SOLIDWORKS SkillForce for student interns and their employers.

Landed an internship? Now power it with SOLIDWORKS — for FREE. Through SOLIDWORKS SkillForce, student interns get free access to commercial SOLIDWORKS software and certification support—designed to help you get the most out of your work experience.

What you get:
✔️ Free access to 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Premium (or SOLIDWORKS Premium with Cloud Services) for the full duration either of your:
🔹 Internship (3–6 months)
🔹 Co-op or industry-sponsored project (6 months)
✔️ Free CSWA certification exam if you don’t have one
✔️ An opportunity to enhance your 3D CAD skills
✔️ Work on real projects with industry-level CAD tools

To qualify, you must:
✔️ Be 18+ years old
✔️ Be enrolled at a recognized college, university, or technical institute
✔️ Have secured an internship offer
✔️ Hold a CSWA certification (SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Associate)

Apply for SOLIDWORKS SkillForce here.

Why is a SOLIDWORKS commercial license important for your employer? As a student intern, you will have the correct license to develop commercial products with SOLIDWORKS Premium and Cloud Services with 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS Premium (Commercial).

Today, April 15 is Leonardo da Vinci’s birthday. You too can be a creator, inventor, designer and engineer – with the right tools.

Apply for SOLIDWORKS SkillForce here.

Design well. Marie

Marie Planchard

Marie Planchard

Senior Director, Early Engagement, 3DEXPERIENCE Works at Dassault Systemes
Marie Planchard is an education and engineering advocate. As Senior Director of Education & Early Engagement, SOLIDWORKS, she is responsible for global development of content and social outreach across all levels of learning including educational institutions, Fab Labs, and entrepreneurship.