91084NSW Certificate III in Drafting Trades
Qualification: Certificate III (AQF)
TAFE Course No: 3442
Nominal Hours: 864
This course is for apprentices who work in a drawing office. You will learn manual and CAD drafting techniques. The course has electives to suit a broad range of industry drafting requirements including electrical, mechanical and structural. Local campus arrangements may limit the elective module range.
Career Opportunities: Draftsperson in a range of areas such as manufacturing, engineering and associated enterprises, contract drawing offices, councils and government departments.
Articulation: When you finish this course you can apply for entry into several TAFE courses at Diploma level. Some completed modules in this course may provide TAFE NSW credit transfer in a higher level course. This would need to be checked upon enrolment into the higher level course.
Entry Requirements: There are no formal educational requirements for this course.
| Modules/Units | National Module/s | |
| Core: | ||
| 7757H | CAD B - applications | EA065 |
| 7771A | Drafting - orthogonal concepts | ND01 |
| 7771B | Drafting - advanced orthogonal concepts | ND02 |
| 7771F | CAD operations | EA073 |
| 8264U | CAD A - tools | NM06 |
| Elective: | ||
| 4204A | Refrigeration fundamentals | NR01 |
| 4208C | Manuf. & eng. technical tutorial support | |
| 4247AM | CAD - 3D add on package - mechanical | |
| 4247AN | CAD - 2D add on package - structural | |
| 4247AP | CAD - 3D add on package - residential | |
| 4247AR | CAD - 2D add on package - concrete | |
| 4247AS | CAD - 3D add-on package - structural | |
| 4247AT | Drafting - basic house construction | |
| 4247AU | Drafting - two storey residential | |
| 4247AV | Spec. writing & quantity estimating | |
| 4247B | Metal and engineering foundation | |
| 4247BC | CAD - 2D add on package - mechanical | |
| 4247R | Drafting - tool drafting introduction | |
| 4247S | Drafting - tool drafting jigs & fixtures | |
| 4247T | Drafting - tool drafting press tools | |
| 4247U | Drafting - tool drafting moulds | |
| 4269H | Computer electronic drafting | EA186 |
| 6077W | Drawings & diagrams for electrical work | NUE062 |
| 7734P | Measurement-introduction | EPC87 |
| 7757B | Engineering computing | EA050 |
| 7757C | Engineering design concepts | EA060 |
| 7757D | Engineering graphics | EA061 |
| 7757F | Computers & their applictn to CAD | EA062 |
| 7757J | CAD C - customising | EA066 |
| 7757K | CAD D - interfacing | EA067 |
| 7757L | Computer aided drafting systems | EA069 |
| 7758C | Engineering drawing (detail) | EA701 |
| 7758Q | Drafting reinforced concrete | EA812 |
| 7758S | Drafting steelwork (shop drawings) | EA816 |
| 7759L | Eng drawing(development & pipewk) | EA702 |
| 7759M | Eng.drawing (structural & mech) | EA703 |
| 7759P | Calculus | EA001 |
| 7759Q | Engineering maths A | EA002 |
| 7759R | Engineering maths B | EA003 |
| 7766AA | CAD 3D - wireframe | EA068 |
| 7768B | Introduction to air conditioning | EA146 |
| 7771AA | Drafting - single storey residential | EA725 |
| 7771AB | Drafting - survey cartography | ND19 |
| 7771AC | Drafting - engineering survey | ND20 |
| 7771AD | Drafting - a/c ducting systems | ND21 |
| 7771AE | Drafting - a/c plantroom systems | ND22 |
| 7771AF | Drafting - electrical diagrams | ND23 |
| 7771AG | Drafting - electrical building services | ND24 |
| 7771AH | Drafting - electronics systems | ND25 |
| 7771AJ | Drafting - hydraulic/pneumatic circuits | ND26 |
| 7771AK | Drafting - integrated project | EA728 |
| 7771AL | Drafting - industrial steelwork | ND27 |
| 7771AM | Drafting - reinforced concrete structure | ND28 |
| 7771AN | Drafting - residential hydraulic service | ND29 |
| 7771AP | Drafting - fire protection services | ND30 |
| 7771AQ | Drafting - conveyor systems | ND31 |
| 7771AR | Drafting - lifts and elevators | ND32 |
| 7771C | Drafting-geometric & isometric concepts | ND03 |
| 7771E | Drafting - industrial appreciation | ND05 |
| 7771H | CAD - 3D modelling | EA074 |
| 7771J | CAD - digitising and scanning | EA075 |
| 7771K | Drafting - descriptive geometry | ND06 |
| 7771Q | Drafting - locating & fastening devices | ND11 |
| 7771R | Drafting - bearings and seals | ND12 |
| 7771S | Drafting -mechanical drive systems | EA727 |
| 7771T | Drafting-general & geometry tolerancing | ND13 |
| 7771U | Drafting - fabricated components | ND14 |
| 7771V | Drafting - development practices | ND15 |
| 7771W | Drafting - duct & hopper | EA726 |
| 7771X | Drafting - industrial piping systems | ND16 |
| 7771Y | Drafting - piping shop details | ND17 |
| 7771Z | Drafting - residential outbuildings | ND18 |
| 7786AL | Hand tools | MEC072 |
| 7786AM | Power tools | MEC073 |
| 7786AN | Engineering drawing interpretation 1 | MEC076 |
| 7786AP | Produce & interpret engineering sketches | MEC075 |
| 7786AQ | Engineering calculations 1 | MEC074 |
| 7786AU | Machining | NBB06 |
| 7786AV | Engineering calculations 2 | NM05 |
| 7793A | Electrical principles 1 | NE160 |
| 7793AA | Basic electrical/electronic | NE02 |
| 7793J | Workshop practices | NE175 |
| 7793T | Occupational health and safety | NBB002.1 |
| 7793Z | Introduction to electricity & electronic | NBB14 |
| 7794J | Electronic hand soldering technology | NE184 |
| 8264D | Computing in engineering | NBB04 |
| 8264E | Quality concepts | NBB05 |
| 8264J | Welding and thermal cutting | NBB09 |
| 8264W | Engineering materials | NM08 |
| 8272G | Circuit development 1 | NE32.1 |
| 8273E | Interp. of instru. drawings & manuals | NI206 |
| 8979A | Presenting information | NCS007 |
| 8979H | Negotiation skills | NCS009 |
| 8979P | Presenting reports | NCS015 |
| 8999A | Tutorial support | |
Applying and enrolling:
Campuses:
Taree - Flexible delivery. On- and off-campus study available.
Contact Cliff Trood on (02) 6591 3600 to discuss enrolling in the course.
Wollongbar - Currently taking Expressions of Interest for 2D and 3D units. Complete a North Coast Institute application form and lodge it at the campus. Contact Peter Smith on (02) 6620 4700 for more information.
