01 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Diploma of Vocational Studies in Industrial Design allows to develop mainly the skills required to realize, interpret, and model sketches of system parts. You will also be able to acquire a professional attitude necessary for active collaborations within multidisciplinary teams.
02 REQUIRED SKILLS
- Math and technical drawing skills
- Be diplomatic
- Have the ability to imagine objects in three dimensions
- Be concerned about professional ethics
- Be meticulous and patient
- Attention to detail
- Love teamwork
- Be concerned about the quality of work
03 CAREER PROSPECTS
At the end of your training, you will be able to find various career opportunities as:
- Industrial designer
- Quality Control Inspector
- Drafter-projector
- Estimator
- Designer
- Catalog designer
04 Future Employers
- Machine shops
- Machinery Manufacturing Industry
- Manufacturing
- Engineering offices
- Aircraft and Aircraft Parts Industry
- Self-employed
- Motor vehicle industry
Industrial Drafting
Details
Admission Requirements
A person who has training deemed sufficient by the college and who meets one of the following conditions is eligible for a program of study leading to a diploma of vocational studies:
The person holds a high school diploma or its recognized equivalent (attestation of equivalence of level of education) or a graduate diploma, such as a college diploma or a bachelor’s degree.
OR
The person is at least 16 years of age on September 30 of the school year in which he begins his training and has obtained Secondary 4 units in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs of study established by the Minister or has completed apprenticeships recognized as equivalent.
OR
The person is at least 18 years of age at the time of starting his training and has the functional prerequisites, i.e., the successful completion of the general development test as well as the specific prerequisites or has completed apprenticeships recognized as equivalent.
OR
The person has obtained Secondary 3 units in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs of study established by the Minister and will continue his general training in conjunction with his vocational training to obtain the Secondary 4 units that he lacks in language of instruction, second language and mathematics in programs of study established by the Minister.
PROGRAM COURSES
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Interpret technical drawings 75h Perform the survey and interpretation of measurements 60h Adapting to the particularities of new work organizations 45h Situate oneself regarding the profession and the training approach 15h Solving problems applied to industrial design 60h Produce sketches 75h Operate a computerized workstation 75h Produce detailed drawings of mechanical parts 90h Represent liaison bodies 60h Represent the arrangement and movement of parts of a mechanism 45h Interpret technical information about materials and manufacturing processes 90h Produce overall drawings 75h Leverage the specialized functions of computer-aided drawing software 105h Determine dimensional tolerances 60h Correct drawings 15h Represent transmission organs 90h Produce development drawings 90h Model a three-dimensional object 90h Produce detailed drawings of a mechanism 90h Schematize industrial pipes and circuits 90h Use ways to find or create your job 30h Produce drawings of a mechanical system 75h Drawing the frame of a machine 105h Design a simple technical object 105h Integrating into the labour market 90h Total 1800h
POSSIBLE TASKS
Industrial designers perform some or all the following functions:
- Identify the demand and carry out blanks, diagrams of parts and systems
- Identifies dimensional, functional, and physical constraints
- Computer-aided drawing and design
- Technically assist company departments or customers
- Control the performance of a service
- Manage a project
- Constitute and develop the nomenclatures of plans and definition files
- Determine part specifications and quotes
- Model a three-dimensional object
- Negotiate a contract
- Select suppliers, subcontractors, service providers
ORGANIZATION OF WORK
- Possibility of working remote
- Flexible hours
- Possibility to work overtime in the evenings and on weekends