Draftsperson (Technician & Technologist)

Draftsperson (Technician & Technologist

non – apprenticeship

AT A GLANCE

Drafting technologists and technicians prepare engineering designs, drawings and related technical information, in multidisciplinary engineering teams or in support of engineers, architects or industrial designers, or they may work independently.

In Manitoba, approximately 1250 people are employed as a drafting technologist or technician in the following areas:

Source: National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2011, 2253 Drafting technologist and technicians, Careercruising.com, Job Outlook

RELATED CAREERS

Note: Additional training and/or certification may be required.
CIVIL ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN/TECHNOLOGIST (C.E.T)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

In your work environment, you may:

Source: Careercruising.com

ESSENTIAL SKILLS PROFILES

The Government of Canada Job Bank has identified Nine Literacy and Essential Skills (Reading, Writing, Document Use, Numeracy, Computer Use, Thinking, Oral Communication, Working with Others, and Continuous Learning).

Below you will find links to the Essential Skills Profiles for this occupation and/or related ones:

WAGES

According to jobbank.gc.ca, and their Labour Market Information for Manitoba, they list low, medium, and high wages for Power Engineers as the following:
LOW WAGE MEDIUM WAGE HIGH WAGE
$18.00 / hour (average in MB)
$25.00 / hour (average in MB)
$37.98 / hour (average in MB)
$18.00 / hour (Winnipeg)
$23.59 / hour (Winnipeg)
$32.97 / hour (Winnipeg)

TRAINING

If you are still in high school, here are some suggested subject areas to study that could help prepare you for further training in this field. Please check if these courses are available at your school and/or whether they will meet your graduation requirements. Some examples may include the following:

Source: Careercruising.com

To become a Drafting Technician and Technologist in Manitoba, you must study AutoCAD and drafting related programs. You can study this program at the following post-secondary institutions:

SCHOOL/PROGRAM Certificate/Diploma
Assiniboine Community College (ACC)

AutoCAD 1 (Civil)
Individual Course

  • Part-time
  • 2 months (approx.)
Assiniboine Community College (ACC)

Drafting Fundamentals (Civil)
Individual Course

  • Part-time
  • 2 months (approx.)
Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology (MITT)

CAD Technician
10 months, Certificate

  • Full-time
Red River College (RRC)

Design Drafting Technician
Advanced Diploma Program

  • This program, in combination with a CAD certificate or diploma, fulfills the minimum diploma requirement and exceeds the minimum CTTAM (Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba) academic requirements for technician cerfication.
Red River College (RRC)

Drafting/CAD
Certificate (7 courses)

*Note: Third years applies to 32-month programs at RRC

The Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba and the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists accredit the 32-month Civil Engineering Technology Diploma programs. Accreditation at the Technician level is being sought for the 20-month CAD Technology program.