INDUSTRIAL DRAFTING

Matt E.Herzing Student

Skilled drafters interpret the ideas of engineers and present them in the language of manufacturing and construction. In the past, drafters primarily produced working and schematic drawings using a variety of drafting machines, rules, T-squares, curves, triangles, and other drawing tools. Today, individuals in this role produce these drawings using a computer-assisted drawing system known as CAD. This program develops the skills necessary to determine the information to include on drawings. Areas of study include taking and interpreting measurements, manufacturing, interpreting technical information related to materials and the manufacturing process, illustrating the arrangement of components and power train systems, interpreting and creating drawings and sketches, specialized functions of a computer-aided drafting program.

Program length: 14 months (includes 3 week internship)

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS • Quebec issued high school diploma or equivalent

• Minimum of two consecutive terms

OR

One school year interruption from full-time studies

OR

Minimum of one year post-secondary education

• Pass a general admissions entrance test

• Meet any additional program specific entrance requirements

INDUSTRIAL DRAFTING

CAREER OUTLOOKThis program prepares students to work as drafting technologists and technicians in support of engineers, architects

or industrial designers. Employment opportunities are available with consulting and construction companies, utility,

resource and manufacturing companies, and all levels of government.

EXAMPLES OF POSSIBLE JOB TITLES Drafting Technologist, Draftsperson, Computer-Assisted Drafting (CAD) Technician

SAMPLE AVERAGE SALARY*$27,040- $31,200

$20K 30K 40K

$28,000

COURSE LIST

— The Trade and the Training Process — Dimensional Tolerances

— Solving Problems Related to Industrial Drafting — Correcting a Drawing

— Interpreting Technical Drawings — Illustrating Power Train Systems

— Producing Sketches — Development Drawings

— Working at a Computerized Workstation — Three-Dimensional Drawings of an Object

— Detail Drawing of Mechanical Components — Detail Drawings of a Mechanism

— Illustrating Fasteners — Piping and Circuit Diagrams

— Illustrating the Arrange of Components — Job Search and Entrepreneurial Techniques

— Materials and Manufacturing Processes — Producing Drawings for a Mechanical System

— Assembly Drawings — Drawing the Housing of a Machine

*Employment statistics based on most recent available. Starting salaries represent an average starting wage based on a limited sample size from the most recent graduate reporting period. This is meant to serve as an example of past results, but is not a predictor of future results. Information and data in this document is subject to change.

— Adapting to the New Types of Work Organization — Designing a Simple Technical Object

— Talking and Interpreting Measurements — Entering the Work Force

— Specialized Functions of a Computer-Aided Drafting Program

Percent of available 2016 graduates employed in a related field*

EMPLOYMENT STATISTICS

88%