4TUN Hub Academy · Cohort 0
CSWA Bootcamp. Cohort 0.
Eight live evenings to get you ready for the Certified SolidWorks Associate exam. Free for the 20 people we select. Taught in French.
Applications close Thursday 1 October.
- Price
- Free
- Seats
- 20, by application
- Dates
- 7–30 October 2026
- Schedule
- Wed & Fri, 19:30–20:30
- Where
- Google Meet, with replays
- Language
- French
What you leave with
Ready to sit the CSWA.
By the last Friday you will have modelled exam-style parts, built an assembly, answered mass-property questions in the format the exam checks, and passed two timed mock exams. Between sessions, one exercise a week in a small WhatsApp group.
The programme
Four weeks, mapped to what the exam tests.
Week 1
7–9 Oct
Wednesday
Sketching, relations and fully defined sketches
Friday
Extrude, revolve and cut: a first exam-style part
Exercise
Two parts from drawings
Week 2
14–16 Oct
Wednesday
Fillets, patterns, shells and ribs
Friday
Materials and mass properties, in the answer format the CSWA checks
Exercise
Three mass-property parts
Week 3
21–23 Oct
Wednesday
Assemblies and mates
Friday
Coordinate systems and the centre of mass of an assembly
Exercise
One assembly, three questions
Week 4
28–30 Oct
Wednesday
Drawings, then exam strategy and timing
Friday
A timed mock exam, reviewed live
Exercise
Mock exam 2, at home
The deal
Free, not casual.
A seat is free because we want the first results to be real. In return, we ask for three things.
Be there
Attend at least 6 of the 8 sessions.
Do the work
Hand in the weekly exercise.
Share the result
Sit the final mock exam, share your score, and give a short testimonial.
Miss the commitment and the seat goes to the next person on the waiting list.
Before you apply
What you need.
SolidWorks on your computer
Any recent version. The Student Edition works.
One hour, twice a week
Wednesday and Friday evenings, on a connection good enough for a video call. Replays cover a missed session.
About the exam fee
The course is free. The CSWA exam itself costs $99 unless you have a voucher. The SOLIDWORKS Student Edition includes a free CSWA voucher, and some schools can issue them. Sitting the exam is your choice.
Key dates
Thu 1 Oct
Applications close
Fri 2 Oct
Every applicant gets a reply
Wed 7 Oct
First session
Fri 30 Oct
Timed mock exam
Apply for Cohort 0.
Five minutes. We read every application and reply to everyone by Friday 2 October.
Who teaches
Donfack Fortune
Mechanical engineer and state-accredited educator: CSWP-certified, CSWE candidate, and organiser of the Douala SolidWorks user group. He has taught more than 300 students.
Read his story