Draftsperson – Mechanical - Skilled Trades Ontario

Draftsperson – Mechanical

A Draftsperson – Mechanical performs some or all of the following duties:

Develops and prepares engineering designs and drawings
Operates computer-aided design and graphics drafting stations
Develops and prepares drawings of industrial machines, engines, tools, and mechanical equipment
Develops and prepares design sketches
Completes documentation packages and produces drawing sets
Checks and verifies design drawings to conform to specification and design data
Writes technical reports
Checks prepared contract and tender documents

Apprenticeship Resources

Draftsperson – Mechanical is a trade named under the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021. This trade has an apprenticeship program that is administered by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. Upon completion of an apprenticeship program, the Ministry issues a Certificate of Apprenticeship. This is the highest level of certification available for the trade.

As there is no certifying exam in this trade, Skilled Trades Ontario does not issue a Certificate of Qualification and therefore cannot accept Trade Equivalency Assessment applications for this trade.

As this trade is non-compulsory, the information of individuals practicing this trade will not appear on the Skilled Trades Ontario Public Register.