Electrical Drafting Certification

[david_brude]

Is anyone aware of a professional certification for electrical drafters? I found ADDA, where you can be certified in architectural, civil and mechanical. 

Regards,

David

[dougmcalexander]

Hi David! Hope you are doing well. I know of no professional certification, beyond that I issue when people attend my course. I do have 50-question comprehension tests available for each of my courses, so a company can measure how well someone did in my class.

[david_brude]

Okay, very good Doug. I have not found anything either. You and AutoDesk need to come up with a certification for AutoCAD Electrical! Dave
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[dougmcalexander]

I don't know about Autodesk, but I issue a special certificate to someone who attends my course and passes my exam.  This is more than an attendance certificate. They have to pass the exam.  This is an option available to my customers but not all companies choose to have me administer the exam.  Certainly the Autodesk training centers don't have me administer the exam.  They just issue an attendance certificate.  

My exams aren't easy.  There is one for each level of training course I teach, user-level, admin-level, etc.  The admin-level exam is hard, but it is based on topics I cover in my admin-level course, and while a score of 100 is possible, few have achieved it.

[Icemanau]

It depends on what you mean by Professional Certification. Do you just mean CAD certification or actual Electrical certification.

To my mind, to be an electrical drafter would require at least a minimum level of knowledge of electrical circuit design and what does and doesn't work in the field.

Normally here in Australia, that means either being an electrician or electrical engineer who has had training in designing circuits as well as drafting.

Whether that drafting is CAD orientated or Pen/Paper drafting is inconsequential as the main knowledge is required to be electrical based rather than drafting based.

I'm also of the opinion that anyone who designs circuits should spend at least a year in the field working on circuits rather than just be all book learning.

Regards Brad

[rickyjames123]

sorry i cant help you. But you can concern your "Electrical Drafting Certification" with any good specialists.

Thank you

[david_brude]

Yes here in the states there are more than one Drafting certifications available. I'm talking about a professional organization such as ADDA which offers certification in Civil, Mechanical or Architectural. It is a test that you have to pass and also have sponsors sign off on the number of years of experience. So far I haven't found anything concerning drafting as it relates to electrical. In our industry the NFPA 70 and NFPA 79 are relevant to what we do. There are courses that you can take for these topics but it is not a test you take unless you are going for your electrical journeyman's license. We also find that the most successful electrical design drafter is rooted in technical experience either as an installer, troubleshooter or designer. Professional certification is not necessary to work at my company but we are seeking certification as additional proof that one is knowledgeable and experienced in their discipline, and provide additional measurements for advancement.
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