Drafting students have the opportunity to get involved in SkillsUSA, a Career and

Technical Education Student Organization where students learn leadership, personal

development, and career exploration skills.

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Glendale Union High School District

The Drafting and Design Technology program is designed to prepare students

to apply technical skills to create working drawings and computer simulations for a variety of applications. Class instruction includes specification interpretation, dimensioning techniques, drafting calculations, material estimation, technical communications, computer applications and interpersonal communications. Instruction also includes computer assisted design and drafting to create two-dimensional and three-dimensional engineering designs.

Recommended Career and Technical Education

(CTE) Electives in theDrafting and Design

Technology Program:

Drafting and Design Technology(Grade 9-11 / 1 credit)

Mechanical Drafting and Design Technology

(Grade 10-12 / 1 credit)

Architectural Drafting and Design Technology

(Grades 10-12 / 1 credit)

Introtech (if available)(Grades 9-11 / 1 credit)

www.azskillsusa.org•

www.skillsusa.org

Academic IntegrationGUHSD is committed to rigorous and relevant learning for ALL students. CTE teachers are actively working with teachers of other disciplines to align standards, tests and essential skills to enhance instruction. This focus of learning integrates academic skills which may include the following:

Computer ScienceLanguage Arts

MathScience

Social Studies

ALL CTE programs offer post-secondary opportunities through community colleges,

universities, trade schools and apprenticeships. Your GUHSD school counselor can provide you with valuable resource materials to help with planning

your future after high school:

• Guide to Post-High School Planning• Senior Scholarship Guide and Directory

• Career Pathways Brochures

Be sure to request these materials TODAY!

Graduation RequirementsandCTE Opportunities

The Glendale Union High School District diploma is designed to satisfy the graduation requirements established by the State Board of Education and those of the GUHSD Governing Board. Meeting these minimum requirements will result in a high school diploma. Additional credits are required for acceptance into a college or university, and results in an “endorsed” diploma. The required twenty credits (minimum) or twenty three credits (endorsement) are earned by taking the following required courses:

4 credits of Language Arts3 credits of Social Studies2 credits of Science (3 credits for endorsement)2 credits of Math (4 credits for endorsement)1 credit of Fine Arts OR CTE (Fine Arts for endorsement)1 credit of Physical Education(2 credits of Foreign Language for endorsement)

• 5-7 credits of ELECTIVES can be selected from the course offerings for each high school. Consider exploring your desired career path through related CTE courses.

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What Post-Secondary Schools in Arizona Offer Drafting

Programs?Community Colleges

www.50states.com/cc/arizona.htm

Colleges, Universities, Technical Schoolswww.50states.com/college/arizona.htm

(Information for other states can also be found at this site.)

Want to Explore Some Careers?

Vocational Information Centerwww.khake.com

America’s Career Info Netwww.acinet.org/acinet/occ_rep.asp

US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics

www.bls.govEntire site is informative — Click on

Occupational Outlook Handbookfor Career Information

GUHSD • 12/2006

A Sample of AZ Career Opportunities in Drafting

First Year Annual Wages (% Anticipated Growth by 2013)Moderate Term on the Job Training

• Surveying & Mapping Technicians$33,800 - 34,600 (395)

Long Term on the Job Training• Tool & Die Makers

$33,800 - 34,500 (39%)

Trade School• Mechanical Drafters$39,300 - 42,300 (8%)

• Architectural & Civil Drafters$32,900 - 34,500 (18%)

Associate Degree• Drafters, Engineering, and

Mapping Technicians$47,100 - 48,200 (16%)

• Mechanical Engineering Technicians$38,600 - 39,500 (14%)

• Civil Engineering Technicians$36,700 - 38,500 (24%)

Bachelor’s Degree• Mechanical Engineers$59,900 - 66,700 (8%)

• Architects$54,700 - 63,000 (35%)

• Civil Engineers$50,000 - 55,100 (22%)• Landscape Architects$44,000 - 46,100 (31%)

• Cartographers & Photogrammetrists$42,000 - 42,700 (26%)

• Surveyors$39,700 - 42,500 (20%)• Engineering Managers$87,400 - 93,900 (15%)

Source: Arizona Labor Marketwww.workforce.az.gov

Career PathwaysThe Career Pathway for CAD Drafting is Engineering/Industrial Systems. Occupations in this Career Pathway are related to the technology necessary to design, develop, install, and maintain electrical, mechanical, and structural systems. These may include the buildiing trades, architecture, engineering, or automotive services. Recommended areas of electives for the CAD Drafting Career Pathway include the following:

Computer-Aided Drafting Graphic Design Electronics Math electives

Source: Arizona Department of Education

www.ade.az.edu/CTE/career pathways