Computer Aided Design Technician
Drafters prepare technical
drawings and plans used by production and
construction workers to build everything
from manufactured products, such as toys,
toasters, industrial machinery, and spacecraft,
to structures, such as houses, office buildings,
and oil and gas pipelines. Traditionally,
drafters sat at drawing boards and used
pencils, pens, compasses, protractors, triangles,
and other drafting devices to prepare a
drawing manually. Most drafters now use
computer-aided design and drafting (CADD)
systems to prepare drawings. This is why
drafters are referred to as CADD operators.
And this is what you will be taught at PTI.
Computer Aided Drafting
has four categories, all taught at PTI.
Mechanical Drafters, Structural Drafters,
Architectural Drafters and Civil Drafters.
Employment Prospects
Placement assistance
including a resume, internet job search
and interviewing skills and techniques is
offered to all graduates. Companies who
employ drafters include industries that
specialize in architectural & engineering
services; building construction; machinery
manufacturing; architectural and structural
metal manufacturing; local government offices;
metalworking machinery manufacturing; ship
and boat builders as well as scientific
research and development services. Employers
who hire desktop publishers include newspapers,
periodicals, book and directory publishers,
print shops and service bureaus. And web
designers are needed everywhere!
Over the past fourteen
years, PTI has been told that the quality
of graduates exceeds the expectations of
employers, and it is considered to be second
to none in quality training. This kind of
reputation is earned strictly by confident
graduates that worked hard in class and
even harder on the job. |
