Does Professional CAD Training Cost Too Much?
Summary
You wouldn’t hire a plumber who didn’t know how to use a pipe wrench but assured you he could figure it out by watching some YouTube videos, while he’s on the clock, on your dime. Experienced instructors, often industry veterans, provide added value with insights, best practices, tips and tricks, etc. The lack of a proven curriculum, help from instructors, and a broader context often leaves a person with serious knowledge gaps. In his 1850 essay “That Which We See and That Which We Do Not See” the French economist Frédéric Bastiat famously used the parable of the broken window to illustrate the concept of opportunity costs. To keep things simple, let’s assume he produces $1000 worth of value for his employer per week at his current level of skill.