To begin, we suggest assessing your comfort level with various Google SketchUp* concepts. The following recommendations may also help. The video tutorials mentioned below can be found at the following webpage:

http://www.sketchup.com/training/tutorials

For the Essentials 1 class, we suggest being comfortable with the concepts in the following video tutorials:
Getting Started - all sections.

For the Essentials 2 class, we ask that you view all the video tutorials in the Tools and Commands in addition to the Essentials 1 recommendations.

For the Advanced Skills classes, we recommend completing Google SketchUp* Essentials 1 and Google SketchUp* Essentials 2 training courses or approximately 6 months of regular work in Google SketchUp*. We suggest being comfortable with the following skills:

• Creating 2 dimensional geometry.
• Creating 3 dimensional geometry.
• Connect and generate surfaces.
• Mirror a model.
• Create an array.
• Add and manage components.
• Use Groups and Components to isolate geometry.
• Edit, save and share components.
• Work with nested components.
• Swap (reload) components in a model.
• Infer points in 3D space.
• Use the Follow me tool.

The time you invest on the tutorials before the class will help ensure that you get the most from the training.

The Essentials 1 class is intended for new Google SketchUp* users or anyone interested in learning the basics of Google SketchUp*.

For the Essentials 1 Class Objectives Please Click Here

For the Essentials 2 Class Objectives Please Click Here

For the Advanced 1 Class Objectives Please Click Here

For the Advanced 2 Class Objectives Please Click Here

Currently, our classes have no more than ten people at a time and one instructor.
When there is great demand, we may add a second instructor as a proctor and extend the class beyond 10 students.
You may be interested to know that there's a question-and-answer session at the end of each class.

No. In North America SketchUp an be purchased only directly from Google,Inc. While we are Authorized by Google as a Training Centre, we are not affiliated with them in any way and can not offer any promotion codes at this time.

Nothing. We'll provide handouts, manuals, and computers with Google SketchUp* already installed.

The Computer Labs that we use are equipped only with Windows® Platform. Hovever, if you wish to bring a Macitosh® Laptop with SketchUp* and Google Earth* preloaded, you may, and we will provide instruction specific to the MAC. Please advise us in advance that you wish to do this and we will provide you with the details on what software to load and how to get it.

To view and print out a list of software and hardware requirments, click Here

You may use Google SketchUp™ for all but the Advanced 2 classes. For more specific details please review the Webinar Class requirements Document Here

Yes, we strongly advise that you register in advance. Please note that seating is limited, as are class handouts and manuals. At this time, we don't accept walk-ins. Registration is first come, first served.

On very rare occasions, if we do not have sufficient enrollment within 10 days in advance of the class date, we MAY elect to cancel the class.
It is therefore best to register in advance to assure that the class you are interested in will be held as planned.

To register, click on the appropriate link below:

Yes. Let us know how many people you have that need training and whether they want
Essentials 1, Essentials 2, Advanced Skills 1 or Advanced Skills 2 or a customized class.

We'll provide a quote to have our training staff come to your location. Please review our Private Training Info sheet and then contact our training coordinator.

Yes. If you have a group of a minimum of 6 people requiring a Full Day of training (any 2 half courses) we should be able to accomodate you by scheduling a class in your city.

Please contact our training coordinator. for more information and to set up a schedule.

You can take both classes in the same day; however, it isn't recommended for everyone. Each class is three and a half hours long, and there's a lot of material to absorb from the Essentials 1 class. It takes time to develop proficiency with the Essentials 1 concepts, and proficiency with these concepts typically makes the Essentials 2 class more enjoyable.

Yes. For the Advanced courses, this is highly recommended.
If you have sufficient SketchUp* skills to take an Advanced course, you will benefit greatly by taking both.

There is a great deal of material to cover and each course is only 3-1/2 hours long.
Advanced Skills 2, includes a large section on Terrain modeling may be of particular interest to Landscape Architects, but there is a huge overlap in the tool sets required by various interest groups.
The two Advanced courses, taken together, provide the most comprehensive coverage for all professionals.
Be prepared for an intense day of hard work!

Generally, the answer is yes, but at this time, this must be Self-Reported.

For your convenience we have provided, below, links to many National & Provincial Professional Associatons for further information on Self-Reported Continuing Education Credits.

While our 2 Essentials Courses are the same as those taught in the USA, licensed from Google SketchUp* and registered by them with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and/or the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) for continuing education accreditation, we are unable, as an independant Authorized Training Centre, to submit for credit on your behalf.
Our Advanced Courses are unique to Canada and this Training Centre. Individuals interested in either Canadian or US continuing education credit for Training Courses provided by Entourage Arts must contact the relevant association from the list below or any others that may apply.

Architecture		Landscape Architecure
Alberta Association of Architects		Alberta Association of Landscape Architects
Architectural Iinstitute of British Columbia		British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects
Manitoba Association of Architects		Manitoba Association of Landscape Architects
Architects Association of New Brunswick		Atlantic Provinces Association of Landscape Architects
Newfoundland Association of Architects		Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Landscape Architects
Nova Scotia Association of Architects
Ontario Association of Architects		The Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
Architects Association of Prince Edward Island
Ordres des Architects du Quebec		L'Association des Architectes Paysagistes du Québec
Saskatchewan Association of Architects		Saskatchewan Association of Landscape Architects
Royal Architectural Institute of Canada		The Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
Interior Designers		Other
Interior Designers of Alberta		Association of Consulting Engineers of Canada
Interior Designers Institute of British		Canadian Institute of Planners
Professional Interior Designers Institute of Manitoba		Institute of Store Planners
Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick - 1-506-857-9003
Association of Interior Designers of Nova Scotia		US Organizations
Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario
Association professionnelle des designers d'intérieur		The American Institute of Architects (AIA)
Interior Designers Association of Saskatchewan		American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Interior Designers of Canada		American Society of Interior Designers, Inc

Payment is through our online shopping cart by credit card.
If you are booking for a large group, please be advised that there is a $2,500CA limit for purchases on-line.
For amounts exceeding the on-line limit or alternative payment arrangements you will need to call our training coordinator at
1-(888) 228-4441 or (905) 709-4664 in the Metropolitan Toronto Area OR you may send an e-mail to the training coordinator.

The cost of training classes is regionally based.
Because of the great variaton in the cost of resources and training facilities in each Province, we have done our best to keep our costs low and provide these classes to Canadians at a viable price for their locale.
To determine the price in your region and to register, please select from the schedule below:

Select a Province Online Webinar Alberta British Columbia Manitoba Atlantic Provinces Ontario Quebec Saskatchewan

With some exceptions, you may cancel your registration up to ten business days before the class and receive a refund of your registration fee less a 4% plus $2.00CA adminstration fee (this is charged by the credit card provider and cannot be waived).
Should you cancel within two-ten business days, we will refund your money less the 4% plus $2.00CA admin fee plus a $75CA for each class or $50CA for each ONLINE class. We must commit to rent the computer lab space by 10 business days before the class date and are no longer able to cancel the class due to low enrolment after that date. While we do not pass along the full cost of our penalty, the small fee is intended to mitigate our losses.

Within 48 hours, there is a 4% plus $2.00CA admin fee plus $150CA per class cancellation fee or $75CA for an ONLINE class.
EXCEPTIONS FOR ONLINE COURSES: If you have elected to purchase a Manual for the online course and you wish to cancel, no refund maybe provided until the Manuals have been returned at the CUSTOMER'S EXPENSE. Should you wish to keep the Manual, you will be charged the full value of the course, no refund can be provided. The Manual contains the complete course and therefore we cannot give a refund.

Please be aware that you can send someone else in your place. To do so, notify the training department of the name change.
To contact the training department, click here training coordinator..
Please mention the date and city of the class.

A rain-cheque for the training for a future date, is also available and may be a preferrable alternative.