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Apr 23, 2009

Avatech Solutions Supports New Autodesk Assistance Program

BALTIMORE – Avatech Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: AVSO), America’s leading professional services company for design and engineering technologies, announces that it is supporting the Autodesk Assistance Program by offering out of work designers, engineers and architects with low-cost training to help them learn new skills and improve employability. There are potentially more than 100 courses each month in architecture, building systems, civil and mechanical engineering that are eligible for special pricing.

The Autodesk Assistance Program provides free student software term licenses as well as discounted pricing for classroom and online training, certification preparation courses and exams. Avatech Solutions is offering their award-winning training expertise for a nominal fee of $99 per class. This price covers only Avatech’s costs for the class and includes the training manuals.

“Our philosophy at Avatech is to ensure architects and engineers get the training they need on the software applications most critical to their productivity,” says George Davis, President and CEO, Avatech Solutions. “We’re offering our award-winning instructors to help people who are the industry’s backbone to sharpen their skills and become more competitive in this tough job market.

Students can sign up for Avatech’s Standard Classroom or Online Virtual Classroom Training courses where space is available. Autodesk-Certified instructors teach the Standard Classroom Training using Avatech’s computing lab facilities in 17 locations across the nation. A live instructor presents the Online Virtual Classroom Training sessions while students conference-in remotely.