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(man)
I refer to perspective
as the "Ikea" way of looking at the world.
They give you something to assemble
and they show you all three dimensions
but in the drafting industry we ignore that.
(Terry)
We teach students to start to 
visualize that process in 2-D
and look at the world a little bit differently.
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(woman)
Drafting is an interest that I've had
for a really long time.
I've always appreciated architecture and building
and my husband and I have been owner-builders
(Nita)
and I'm very prepared to come in
and fit right into this program.
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(man)
I had an accident in 2010
--I actually cut off my hand.
(James)
I'm now in training through L&I
there's multiple people here
going through the L&I training as well.
so it's nice to have someone who
knows where you're at as well
and you can connect with
and you can see where they're going to.
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(Nita)
Technology has advanced in such a way
that home builders began using fly-throughs
as a way to tour a home.
(Nita)
You actually can have a realistic experience 
walking through a house
and that has really opened up a lot
in the field of design drafting.
Now we have the three-dimensional printers
(Terry)
where you can prototype or you can 
take something that you have designed
and you wonder, will this work?
Will this fit?
And you can actually generate prints
from it.
And so we have a gearbox that we printed up and
created and actually were able to use inside of the class
to demonstrate what we're talking about.
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(James)
One of the best things about this is
we get lots of people coming in from the industry
and talking to various classes
(James)
and they kind give you a little glimpse 
at what's to come in the future
what's to kinda be expected of an employee,
not a student.
(Nita)
There's a whole camaraderie,
an interaction and collaborativeness
(Nita)
openness to help one another.
So I find that the students that have been here
maybe their second year
and are a little more seasoned in the processes
are very willing to help out with those
that maybe are having a difficult time adapting
to some of the skills that they have to learn
in a particular program.
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(Nita)
Hands-on learning is based in reality
and what a person may encounter in the work-field.
I'm able to learn a lot better when it's hands-on
and I'm able to see what I'm doing
and get direct results back.
(Terry)
It's not just teaching them how to do
the skills that we have now
but what we're really trying to do
is teach them that they need to continue to learn.
(Nita)
I would say that if you like imaginative thinking,
innovative design,
advanced technology, and accurate attention to detail
then the Design Drafting Technology program
is perfect for you.
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