Continuing Education

Technical Drawing and Interpretation Courses

Fill your toolbox with new skills, knowledge and experience! Whether you are a construction worker or do-it-yourselfer, NAIT's Continuing Education Technical Drawing and Interpretation courses can help you read and plan with confidence.

Get your project started with help from one or more drawing reading courses. You will learn about tolerances, dimensions, basic design concepts and key terminology relevant to interpreting prints.

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  • Varies by Class - Delivery mode varies by class. See Courses and Advanced Credit to view course scheduling details.

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    Designed for the construction professional and the DIY extraordinaire

    Learning to read production drawings is a skill that is in-demand in many fields. Workers with knowledge in reading technical drawings are valued by construction employers, master builders, property managers, renovation specialists and other industries involved in the assembly of almost anything from circuit boards to skyscrapers.

    Hobbyists and home owners will also find courses useful around the house, acreage or farm. Do you want to read and interpret blueprints in order to coordinate work to fabricate a finished structure or piece? We can help provide the confidence you need to get the job done.

    This program contains 2 courses:

    TDRW100 - Technical Drawing and Interpretation Basics

    Gain the ability to describe the various types of drawings and their industry uses, as well as interpret simple drawings.

    TDRW110 - Technical Drawing Interpretation - Commercial Structural and Architectural

    Discover how to read and interpret multi-residential and commercial structural blueprints.

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    Courses, certificates and transfer credits

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    Delivery Methods

    • Face to Face: Where: In-person meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Face-to-face instruction at all class meetings. Location may be on campus or at a worksite.
    • Blended: Where: Mixture of in-person & online components. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Combination of face-to-face and online components at specific times. Some online components may be accessed online anytime.
    • Hyflex: Where: Choice to attend in-person or online meetings. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. For each class, students choose to attend in-person with the instructor or online at a specific time.
    • Remote Live Delivery: Where: Online with instructor. When: Course is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Instruction is delivered at set times online. Students do not come to campus.
    • Remote On-Demand Delivery: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online. While there are no set class meetings, there may be set due dates and deadlines for some activities. Students may interact with peers through virtual tools.
    • Remote Independent: Where: Online anytime. When: No set class meetings. Coursework is accessed on-demand and online, with no instructor support. While students choose when to do coursework, there may be set due dates and deadlines. 
    • Work Placement: Where: In-person meetings. When: Work is scheduled at a specific time for students to attend. Onsite work integrated learning. Location at a worksite.
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