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Drafting and Design/Architecture
Growth in
occupations associated with architecture is expected to increase 11.5% by
the year 2014. Wisconsin
architectural companies helped develop this Youth Apprenticeship Program to meet the need for highly skilled
personnel.
Work-Based Requirements
Employer
mentors are trained to teach youth apprentices the skills and knowledge
needed to find entry- level employment in the architecture industry.
Youth
apprentices rotate through two to four major areas at the worksite
(See Skills Standards Checklist)
and
take related classroom instruction at the local high school, technical
college or at the worksite.
The Drafting &
Design/Architecture program has two options available. The one-year option
includes two semesters of classroom instruction which support a minimum of
450 work hours. The two-year option includes four semesters of classroom
instruction, which support 900 work hours.
Related Instruction Requirements
Drafting
& Design/Architecture related instruction focuses on:
- Computer Aided Drafting
(CAD - two semesters)
Drawing techniques necessary for drafting, design and other related
occupations. Linework, instrument use, drawing layouts, representing data
and objects in graphic form and describing information that produces a
finished product or process is introduced. Geometric construction
and principles of drafting are applied to CAD concepts. A requirement
includes the preparation of multi-view dimensional and annotated
orthographic projection drawings.
- Architectural
Construction Documentation (one semester)
An introduction to the field of architectural construction documentation.
Interpretation of construction documents and the production of
architectural construction documents using computer drafting programs are
required elements.
- Materials and Methods of
Construction (one semester)
An overview of the design and construction process and the skills and
knowledge required to produce documents needed for building
construction. Material commonly used in construction and standard
methods used by the construction industry are introduced
Skill Certificate and Advanced Standing
After successful
completion of the requirements for a high school diploma and the
school-based and work-based requirements for Youth Apprenticeship, the
students receive a Certificate of Occupational Proficiency from the
Department of Workforce Development. Students who complete the
two-year Drafting & Design/Architecture Youth Apprenticeship are eligible to receive six or more advanced standing
credits from a Wisconsin Technical College offering a drafting and
design-related associate degree.
Downloadable Documents
Skills Standards Checklist
Order Form from Dept. of Administration Document Sales Unit
