Technical Drawing

Electronics Engineering · Level 6  ·  6 Chapters

Where this takes you

Technical drawing skills open the door to a wide range of exciting careers and entrepreneurial opportunities across Kenya. Whether you dream of working in bustling construction sites in Nairobi, designing innovative machinery for KenGen, or supporting agribusiness development with KTDA, mastering technical drawing gives you the power to bring ideas to life with precision and clarity.

  • In the construction industry, skilled technical drawers create detailed blueprints that guide the building of homes, roads, and county infrastructure projects, helping you secure jobs with county governments or private construction firms.
  • The jua kali sector benefits greatly from technical drawing skills, as artisans design and manufacture metalworks, furniture, and custom machinery, enabling you to start your own workshop or improve production quality.
  • In the matatu industry, technical drawing helps in designing vehicle modifications and custom parts, opening opportunities for employment or self-employment in vehicle bodyworks and repairs.
  • Working with KenGen or other energy companies, technical drawing skills are essential for drafting plans for power plants and equipment maintenance, offering stable employment in Kenya’s growing energy sector.
  • The hospitality and agribusiness sectors use technical drawings to plan layouts for hotels, farms, and processing plants, creating roles for technical drawers in design and project management.
  • Beyond employment, mastering these skills empowers you to become an entrepreneur by offering design, drafting, and consultancy services to local businesses, helping Kenya’s economy grow.

By mastering technical drawing, you position yourself at the heart of Kenya’s development and innovation. Your ability to communicate complex ideas clearly and accurately will make you an indispensable asset wherever you choose to work or build your own business. Your future starts now—draw it boldly!

Chapters

1
Prepare Drawing Equipment and Materials
11 topics
✓ Notes Ready
2
Produce Plane Geometry Drawings
20 topics
✓ Notes Ready
3
Produce Pictorial and Orthographic Drawings of Components
6 topics
✓ Notes Ready
4
Manage Basic Operations in AutoCAD
7 topics
✓ Notes Ready
5
Develop Drawings in AutoCAD
6 topics
✓ Notes Ready
6
Produce Electrical Drawings
11 topics
✓ Notes Ready

Revise this unit

Exam-style questions 84 Written to CDACC standard, with answers Test yourself 238 Multiple-choice, one at a time Practise questions 123 Quick recall — check you know the facts
3 more for this unit

Beyond the syllabus

Decision simulator 6 On site, what would you do? Workplace scenarios 101 Real site situations — what would you do? Turn this into income 60 Where this skill earns — what to charge, how to find clients