Skills Design And Drafting Technologist near Hamilton (ON)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as a design and drafting technologist in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Drafting technologists and technicians (NOC 22212).

Tasks

  • Prepare engineering designs and drawings
  • Supervise and train other drafting personnel
  • Develop and prepare design sketches
  • Prepare construction specifications, costs and material estimates
  • Prepare contracts and tenders
  • Write technical reports
  • Write specifications
  • Estimate costs and materials
  • Complete documentation packages and drawing sets
  • Read and interpret blueprints
  • Examine drawings for conformity and errors

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Communication Help - Communication
  • Teaching and Training

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Teaching and Training
Facilitating the acquisition of new knowledge and skills.
Creative Expression Help - Creative Expression
  • Writing
  • Designing

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Writing
Writing or composing original material with regard to format, order, clarity, conciseness, style, terminology and creativity.
Designing
Producing work based on aesthetic or functional design concepts.
Information Handling Help - Information Handling
  • Processing Information

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Processing Information
Inputting, recording, transcribing and updating data using electronic or manual information systems.
Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Projecting Outcomes

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Projecting Outcomes
Estimating the results of an action or a series of actions.
Management Help - Management
  • Supervising

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Supervising
Directing and monitoring the performance of others.

Knowledge

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Law and Public Safety Help - Law and Public Safety
  • Public Safety and Security

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of public safety and security operations and systems, of policy, regulations and procedures for the protection of people, data and property.

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Building and Construction
  • Design
  • Computer and Information Systems
  • Engineering and Applied Technologies

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in the construction and repair of buildings or other structures such as highways, roads, mines or products.
Design
Knowledge of principles, techniques and tools applied in the development of precision technical plans, drawings and working models.
Computer and Information Systems
Knowledge of computer programming, hardware and software.
Engineering and Applied Technologies
Knowledge of engineering principles and the techniques used in the planning, development and application of technology for specific goods and services.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

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