La. Admin. Code tit. 28 § CV-1109

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section CV-1109 - Vocational and Training Schools that Supplement Academic Programs

A. When a vocational or training school is used in conjunction with an academic program to provide instruction and training in the field of drafting and/or design, it is recognized that the Vocational/Training School will provide the required 900 - 1,200 clock hours of instruction and the student will receive the remaining coursework at the academic institution.

1. Apprentice DrafterPost-Secondary School or Vo-Tech. It is recommended that a minimum of 400 clock hours in the core curriculum be required. The student's total curriculum should provide the opportunity to obtain the knowledge and skills required to successfully pas s the ADDA Drafter Certification test.

Clocked Hours	Credits	Subjects
800-1000	15 20	TECHNICAL DRAWING (Care, Machine, Architectural, Electrical, Electromechanical, Mapping, Piping, Structural, Technical Illustration, Technical/ Sketching, Tool Detailing, Jig and Fixture, and Advanced Descriptive Geometry, Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing and CAD)

2. Apprentice Drafter High School or Vocational High School Level. To qualify for certification at the high school/vocational high school level, the drafting program must include the following subjects.

English: four years Math: three years minimum (i.e., Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry) Science: three years (i.e., Biology, Chemistry, Physics) Disciplines of Drafting and Design: Architecture: Residential, Commercial, Structural Steel, Design/Drafting Techniques Civil: Basic civil design/drafting principles (i.e., site plans) Mechanical: Basic mechanical design/drafting principles and techniques Electro/Mechanical: Basic electro/mechanical design/drafting principles and techniques Drafting Production Techniques

a. The drafting program course of study must be at least two years in length (usually grades 11 and 12) with class contact of 150 hours per semester (300 hours per school year). Program evaluation will be based on the formula 50 percent theory/50 percent lab. When a vocational or training school is used to provide training and instruction in drafting or design in conjunction with the academic institution, it is recognized that the student will receive instruction in the Disciplines of Drafting and Design and Drafting Production Techniques at the vocational/training school.

La. Admin. Code tit. 28, § CV-1109

Promulgated by the Department of Education, Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Trade and Industrial Education, LR 32:566 (April 2006).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17:6(A)(10) and R.S. 17:10.