Drafting LEVEL 1

 

UNIT 1: Introduction        
 

Topic 4: Educational Planning   Suggested Time: 80 minutes
 
 
Learning Outcomes:
  • To understand Post Secondary Educational paths to a variety of careers related to Design and Drafting.
  Preparing for Transition to Post-secondary Education:

Drafting and design provides you with knowledge and skills that can result in a lifetime interest and ability. These skills also can serve as the gateway to many careers. The purpose of this topic is to let you explore and become aware of the incredible variety of educational opportunities that will use the skills and interests that you will develop in this course. This course is designed to provide you with core competencies of the Drafting Technician program at British Columbia and Canadian colleges and institutes, and to provide you with the ability to proceed directly into drafting specialty programs. Spending time exploring these programs will make you aware of how you could plan for your education after graduation. You will learn what colleges and institutes offer programs and what they require from you. With this knowledge you will be able to better plan what classes you take in high school as well as financial and time commitments you need to prepare for after graduation.

 

Exercise 4:

  1. Follow this link http://www.educationplanner.bc.ca/search.cfm and put "drafting" in the search box.
  2. Answer the questions on Exercise 4 handout.

 

Conclusion:

You should now understand the vast range of opportunities studying drafting and design can open up for you. As you make plans for post secondary education always keep yourself up to date with current program requirements. As you become more serious about which program you would like to apply for, you should contact the institution directly and make sure you have all requirements for application, and they are aware of your interest.