Prerequisites

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration with Technological Education Qualifications

OR

Educators without technological education qualifications require:

• A Certificate of Qualification and Registration
• Five years of work experience, including business or industrial experience, or a combined total of five years of related post-secondary education and work experience, including:
  • at least two years of business or industrial work experience, at least four months of which were continuous, and related post-secondary education acceptable to the College consisting of:
    • an apprenticeship program acceptable to the College, and
    • work experience demonstrating competency based on an assessment of advanced skills and knowledge

• Demonstrated competency related to the subject is required in any work experience described above.

Acceptable Experience:

• architectural/mechanical design
• architectural/mechanical engineering
• engineering design technology
• prototyping or constructing material in wood, metal or other media
• apparel and textile design
• interior design
• mechanical and industrial design

Note:

One year of work experience can be interpreted as 1,700 hours of work experience.

If you were self-employed you must submit a sworn affidavit, a business license, proof of income and a letter from a major supplier/customer to confirm your 5 years of work experience.

Unsure about eligibility?

For eligibility inquiries, please email [email protected] with your specific question. Eligibility confirmations cannot be provided over the phone.

Materials

Manual Drafting Equipment Requirements 

Candidates are encouraged to use the following drafting equipment to learn the skills in visual communication key to technological design.  

• T-Square (24” is recommended) 
• 30-60-90 degree set square  
• 45 Degree set square   
• bow compass 
• scale (mm ruler will suffice) 
• drafting board (a table with a straight edge will work) 
• optional equipment: protractor, Ames lettering guide, erasing shield, sanding board 

Technical Drawing Software Requirements 

AutoCAD and Inventor will be used in this course. Candidates will need to install these Autodesk software packages on their computers, available for free to educators at Autodesk Student Access to Education Downloads. 

Technology

• Laptop/PC: Windows 10 or higher or equivalent operating system with recommended 8 GB of RAM and at least 16 GB of free hard disk space and Wi-Fi capabilities.
• Access to reliable  high-speed broadband internet access (Cable, DSL, LTE) with a minimum bandwidth of 15 Mbps is recommended.
• Included integrated webcam and microphone recommended.

This is an asynchronous, cohort based, instructor-led course with defined start date, end date and specific module due dates. Learners are not expected to be online at a certain time of day, but they are expected to work through the material alongside other learners. Learners should expect to spend 16-18 hours on coursework throughout each week to stay on track.

To successfully complete your program, you will complete all components of the program. Your progress will be continuously evaluated using a variety of formative and/or summative assessments to receive a final mark. Information about these assessment methods will be provided in the Learning Management System on the first day of the program.