The Collar360

Architectural drafter / CAD technician

Other names

Official name: Architectural drafter

architecture draftsperson, architectural draughter, architectural drafting consultant, architectural draughtsperson, architectural draftsperson, architecture draughtsperson, architecture drafter, architectural drafting adviser, architectural drafting expert, architecture draughter, architectural engineering drafter

Architecture, planning and surveying

They make drawings of buildings from the ideas and details that architects give them, using computers or paper and pen.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Produce drawings, using computer-assisted drafting systems (CAD) or drafting machines, or by hand, using compasses, dividers, protractors, triangles, and other drafting devices.

  2. 2

    Analyse building codes, by-laws, space and site requirements, and other technical documents and reports to determine their effect on architectural designs.

  3. 3

    Draw rough and detailed scale plans for foundations, buildings, and structures, based on preliminary concepts, sketches, engineering calculations, specification sheets, and other data.

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Sources

Built from 6 sources · reviewed 2026-10-29

Uganda programmes: NCHE accredited programmes and the health, vocational and teacher training bodies

Official record

National Council for Higher Education, UHPAB, UVTAB, the TVET Council, UNMC, AHPC, UNITE and others. Gathered by The Collar360.

Public registers

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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The Collar360 Uganda research (occupations, UVQF, Public Service, labour market)

Research for this platform

Compiled by The Collar360 from public Ugandan sources, each cited with its evidence level.

Collar360; each fact keeps its own source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

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In other languages

français
dessinateur en architecture/dessinatrice en architecture
español
arquitecto técnico especializado en diseño técnico/arquitecta técnica especializada en diseño técnico
العربية
رسام معماري / رسامة معمارية
português
Projetista de arquitetura
Deutsch
Bauzeichner Architektur/Bauzeichnerin Architektur
italiano
disegnatore architettonico/disegnatrice architettonica

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