01 PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Diploma of Vocational Studies in Residential and Commercial Drafting allows you to develop the notions necessary to apply the various techniques and procedures in drawing, to carry out surveys, to search for technical information, to determine quantities of materials and to use drawing software. It allows you to master the skills essential to the realization, on the computer, of architectural, structural, and mechanical plans of the building (ventilation, plumbing, electricity). At the end of this program, you will be able to make overall plans of a residential or commercial building.
02 REQUIRED SKILLS
- Be meticulous
- Be diplomatic
- Have the ability to imagine three-dimensional objects
- Be concerned about professional ethics
- Be concerned about the quality of work
- Be patient
- Attention to detail
- Love teamwork
- Love working at the computer
03 CAREER PROSPECTS
The DVS in Residential and Commercial Drafting prepares to occupy positions in drawing develop, in this context, engineering models. At the end of your program, you will be able to work with multidisciplinary engineering teams as a support to engineers, architects, and industrial designers. You will be able to work in consulting firms, construction companies, utilities, resources and manufacturing as well as at all levels of government in the following sectors as a:
- Structural designer
- Draftsman in building mechanics
- Technical draftsman
- Technical illustrator
- Architectural draftsman-designer
- Municipal draughtsman
- Building drawing examiner
04 FUTURE EMPLOYERS
- Architectures offices
- Manufacturers
- Prefabricated house construction companies
- Engineering offices
- Promoters and general contractors
- Companies specializing in plumbing installation and repair
Residential and Commercial Drafting (5750)
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
| Situate yourself with the profession and the training approach | 15h |
| Use a computer | 30h |
| Draw an architectural element | 45h |
| Leverage the basic functions of drawing software | 105h |
| Draw architectural volumes | 105h |
| Drawing the plan of a single-family residential building | 120h |
| Apply health and safety concepts on construction sites | 30h |
| Leverage the advanced features of drawing software | 75h |
| Drawing the plan of a concrete structure | 60h |
| Conduct statements | 30h |
| Search for information relative to plumbing | 90h |
| Draw a plumbing plan | 90h |
| Draw a wall cut and a technical detail | 30h |
| Determine quantities of materials and equipment | 30h |
| Drawing the overall plan of a steel structure | 60h |
| Draw the manufacturing plan of steel structures | 120h |
| Drawing the plan of a multi-family residential building | 120h |
| Search for information relative to electricity | 45h |
| Draw an electricity plan | 45h |
| Draw an architectural illustration | 105h |
| Use job search tools | 15h |
| Search information relative to ventilation | 90h |
| Draw a ventilation plan | 105h |
| Drawing the plan of a commercial building | 120h |
| Integrating into the workplace | 120h |
| Total | 1800h |
POSSIBLE TASKS
Building designers perform some or all of the following functions:
- Work with computer assisted design software and computer assisted drawing such as AutoCAD or SolidWorks
- Draw a plan for plumbing, electrical installation, other installations
- Monitor the execution of the work
- Select suppliers, subcontractors, service providers
- Plot on site exterior and interior locations of structures
- Conduct the survey and interpret the measurements
- Coordinate teamwork
- Consult suppliers, subcontractors, service providers
- Control the performance of a service
ORGANIZATION OF WORK
- Possibility to work remotely
- Flexible hours
- Possibility to work overtime in the evenings and on weekends.