Learning Skills in the Engineering & Technology Career Path
 at Pensacola High School

      Joel Cotton, Academy Instructor
     (850) 595-1500 ext. 275
   JCotton@escambia.k12.fl.us

Industry Certification

Overview
Whatever your career path, proven Autodesk software expertise will keep you ahead of the curve and help you develop a solid competitive advantage in today’s complex marketplace.

Autodesk certifications are a reliable validation of your skills and knowledge, and can lead to accelerated professional development, improved productivity, and enhanced credibility in your field.
Autodesk certifications can help you succeed in your design career—providing benefits to both you and your employer. 

Benefits of Autodesk Certifications
In addition to improving your skill set, earning Autodesk Certification provides advantages and benefits:

• Enhanced skills and recognition: Autodesk Certification provides validation of your skills and knowledge along with recognition of your achievements.
• Electronic certificate: Once certified, you receive access to an electronic certificate, suitable for printing and framing.  You may reprint this certificate as often as you like.
• Certification logo: After passing the certification exam, you will receive the official Autodesk certification logo identifying you as Autodesk Certified, which you can use on business cards, résumés, and letterhead.
• Immediate diagnostic feedback: Whether or not you pass the exam, you will receive immediate feedback on areas to improve your Autodesk application skills.
• Listing in the Certified Professionals Database: Once certified, you can choose to have your contact information and certifications listed in our publically available database. This is an excellent way to demonstrate your certification status to prospective employers.

Academy Course Offerings:

Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology I - This academy course provides students knowledge, skills, and attitudes of drafting, including the use of technical drafting equipment and materials to apply drafting standards and techniques.  Students are introduced to Computer Aided Design (CAD) Systems and are required to produce CAD generated orthographic, pictorial, isometric, oblique, auxiliary, sectional, and working drawings.

Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology II - This academy course provides advanced skills in architectural and engineering drawings.  Students must be able to demonstrate an understanding of and be able to select and use information and communication technologies, manufacturing technologies, construction technologies, making architectural drawings to industry standards, technical illustrating, and reverse engineering.

Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology III - This academy course provides advanced individual study related to drafting technology and engineering drawing. Students must conduct a research and experimental project that is cooperatively planned and organized with the instructor.  The research finding and project must be presented by the student in a seminar.

Advanced Technology Applications - This academy capstone course provides the opportunity to develop a project from "vision" to "reality." Working in teams to design, engineer, manufacture, construct, test, redesign, test again, and then produce a finished "project."

Work-Based Experience - This elective course provides academy students with the opportunity to gain real world practical, first‑hand exposure in broad occupational clusters or industry sectors through a structured, compensated or uncompensated, work‑based experience. The Computer Aided Design Academy Work‑Based Experience course is designed to give student learners an opportunity to apply and integrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities acquired during their school‑based academy experience to actual work situations.

Interested? . . . Make your dreams come true with a career in the field of computer aided design.
  It’s your choice, your opportunity!

Sample Course Sequence

9th Grade
-	English I	-	Algebra I
-	Integrated Science	-	Foreign Language I
-	Physical Education	-	Elective
-	Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology I*

10th Grade
-	English II	-	Geometry
-	Biology	-	Foreign Language II
-	World History	-	Elective
-	Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology II*

11th Grade
-	English III	-	Algebra II
-	Chemistry	-	American History
-	Elective	-	Elective
-	Drafting/Illustrative Design Technology III*

12th Grade
-	English IV	-	Statistics or Calculus
-	American Government/ Economics	-	Elective (Science)
-	Elective
-	Advanced Technology Applications*
-	Elective (Work-Based Experience)

Special note:
* Course meets fine/performing arts requirement

Student Organization



State website: http://www.floridatsa.com
National website: http://www.tsaweb.org

The Florida Technology Student Association (TSA) is the career and technical student organization for providing leadership training and skills and is offered as an integral part of the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Technology (STEM) Career Cluster. Visit the TSA State and National websites to find out more information.