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 Equipping Engineers of Ghana
An initiative of AIT, Ghana and KS Academy, Ghana CADD Centre offers industry-focused programmers designed to
reflect the Ghanaian and global market trends. We are poised to work with our corporate partners to develop
programs structured with an international perspective in mind. The CADD Centre offers an unmatched portfolio of
professional qualifications in engineering and related fields as well as innovative certification Programs at different
levels with the flexibility to tailor one's studies to one's own career aspirations.

CADD Centre is recognized as a centre of excellence in Computer Aided Designing, Computer Aided Manufacturing
and Computer Aided Engineering with the highest quality academic partners, corporate networks and state-of-the-
art facilities. Our collaboration is another step with augmentation and nurture scientific and technological
coordination between Ghana and India.

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Short Term Courses at a Glance
PROGRAM CODE PROGRAM NAME SOFTWARE USED DURATION (HRS)
IF1 Foundation Course in AutoCAD 2D AutoCAD 2D 80
MECHANICAL STREAM
IF2 Foundation Course in Solid Works Solidworks 80
IF3 Foundation Course in Catia Catia 80
IF4 Foundation Course in NX-CAD NX- CAD 80
IF5 Foundation Course in Ansys Ansys 80
IF6 Foundation Course in NX CAM NX CAM 40
CIVIL STREAM
IF7 Foundation Course in AutoCAD-3D AutoCAD 3D 40
IF8 Foundation Course in Revit Revit 120
IF9 Foundation Course in STADD PRO STADD Pro 80
ARCHITECTURE STREAM
IF10 Foundation Course in 3DS Max for Engineers 3DS Max 80
IF11 Foundation Course in ArchiCAD ArchiCAD 80
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
IF12 Foundation Course in PPM Concepts Project Planning and 24
Management
IF13 Foundation Course in Microsoft Project Microsoft Project 40

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 Certificate Courses at a Glance
PROGRAM CODE PROGRAM NAME SOFTWARE USED DURATION (HRS)

MECHANICAL STREAM

MID1 Level 1 Certication-1 in Product Catia+Ansys+ GD &T 120

Design and Analysis

MID2 Level 1 Certication -2 in Solidworks+ Ansys + GD &T 120

Product Design and Analysis

MIP1 Level 2 Certication-1 in Catia + Solidworks +GD &T 120

Product Design and Analysis

MIP2 Level 2 Certication-1 in Catia + Solidworks + 150

Product Design and Analysis Ansys + GD &T

MMD1 Level 3 Certication in AutoCAD 2D+Catia+ 280

Product Design and Analysis Solid works+ Ansys+GD&T

PROJECT MANAGEMENT

PID1 Level 1 Certication in Project PPM Concepts + MSP 64

Management and Planning

PID2 Level 2 Certication in Project PPM Concepts + MSP+ 100

Management and Planning Primavera

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Founda on Course in Mechanical CADD Level 1 Cer fica on in Mechanical CADD Level 2 Cer fica on in Mechanical CADD Level 3 Cer fica on in Mechanical CADD

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 Mission Vision Vision
To create a niche for itself in quality education in the
field of CAD/CAM/CAE and foster Ghanaian-Indian
education alliances.

Mission
To provide high quality professional and technical
education to the students and professionals of Ghana

Our Commitment
 Generating adequate employment
 Equipping the young generation of Ghana with
advance technical skills and expertise.

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Programs at a Glance
Foundation Program
This is the basic, entry level program offered by CADD Centre. This is best suited for students and graduates to have
a clear understanding of CAD tools. This is the foundation on which all the vertical courses are built. This program is
offered by all the centres in the CADD Centre training network.

Level 1 Certification
CADD Centre’s Level 1 Certifications are best suited for the fresh diploma and engineering students. This program
gives the basic understanding and facilitates participants to make designs comfortably.

Level 2 Certification
CADD Centre’s Level 2 Certifications on CAD/CAM/CAE is suitable for engineers and experienced diploma
engineers. This program will help engineers to improve the productivity skills and career growth. Participants will
benefit greatly from this program and understand the latest technologies.

Level 3 Certification
CADD Centre’s Level 3 Certifications is the start to end, comprehensive program on CAD/CAM/CAE suitable for
engineers who wish to build a career in core engineering profession. It is certain that engineers will get an
employment or career growth after effective completion of this program.

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 Be a Qualified Professional in Drafting
and Detailing
Draftsmen are design professionals that use computer-aided design
(CAD) software for drafting technical drawings used in the production
and construction of complex objects and structures. The technical
drawings AutoCAD drafters create are used in architecture, engineering,
aerospace and just about any discipline where something is being
designed and built. The leading software for 2D drawings offered by
Auto Desk is AutoCAD 2D.

AutoCAD 2D - Course Content

 Introduction  File Management  Orthographic Drawings  View Management
 Display Management  Layer Management  Selection Methods  Parametric Drawings
 Symbol Creation Using Block  BOM/Joinery Details Creation  Isometric Drawings  Perspective Drawings
 Annotations and Dimensions  Layout Management  Publish and Plot

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Career Scope

Prospective Job Profiles

 CAD Draftsman
 CAD Technicians
 CAD Modeler
 CAD Design Trainee
 Design Executive

Relevant Industries
 Engineering Consulting
 Architecture
 Manufacturing
 Construction
 Oil and Gas

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 Be a Qualified Professional in 3D Modeling
Modelers are the design professionals that use 3D modeling software to produce 3D models. AutoCAD 3D is design
and documentation solution that supports Building Information Modeling (BIM) software. Using AutoCAD 3D,
infrastructure professionals can better understand project performance, maintain more consistent data and
processes and respond faster to change.

AutoCAD 3D - Course Content

 3D Modeling concepts in AutoCAD
 3D Co-ordinate Systems
 Understanding and usage of viewpoint and UCS
 Wireframe Modeling & Editing
 Solid Modeling & Editing
 Mesh Modeling & Editing
 Surface Modeling & Editing
 Create & Manage 2D Views from 3D Models
 Materials, Lights & Rendering
 Working with Images
 Import & Export

Courseware Issued: • AutoCAD 3D Reference Guide • Project Work Book Duration: 40 Hrs.

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Career Scope

Prospective Job Profiles Relevant Industries

 Fabricators  Transportation
 Detailers  Roads & Highways
 Executive Civil Modeler  Rail
 Plant layout Designer  Land Development
 CADD Designer  Water & Wastewater
 CADD Operator  Architecture Firms
 CADD Technician  Builders
 Civil Designer  Structure Design
 Industrial Plants

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 Be a Qualified Professional in
Component Designing
A component designer is responsible for designing mechanical parts,
managing these in relation to a complete project. SolidWorks is a general
purpose 3D mechanical CAD (Computer-Aided Design) program that runs on
Microsoft Windows. It is easy-to-learn and user friendly software for solid
and surface modeling.

SolidWorks - Course Content

 Sketcher Basics  3D Sketching  PART Modeling  Creating Reference Geometries
 Editing Features  Advanced Modeling Tools  Configuration  Design Table/Library Features
 Import/Export of Files  Surface Overview  Bottom-up Assembly  Top-down Assembly
 Exploding Assemblies  Simulation/Detailing  BOM, Balloon Tools  Sheet Metal
 PDM Works  Weldment  GD&T

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Career Scope
Prospective Job Profiles
 Design & Development Engineer
 Product Design Executive
 Design Engineer
 Tool Design Engineer
 Mechanical Draftsman
 Mould Designer
 Component Designer
 Simulator and Analyst

Relevant Industries
 Converting Existing 2D Drawings of a Bespoke Range  Packaging Machinery

of Heavy Duty Machinery into 3D Format.  Manufacturing Industry

 In Small Scale and Medium Industrial Fabrication Works  Communication Industry

 Sheet Metal Works  Hydroelectric Power

 Animation Industry  Equipment Design

 Consumer Product Design  HVAC

 Retail Industry  Piping Projects

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 Be a Qualified Professional in Advance
3D Designing
3D Design covers the design and production of three dimensional items. 3D
design software are used for 3D visualization, modeling, engineering,
drawing, drafting, and other 3D design tasks. CATIA (Computer Aided Three-
dimensional Interactive Application) is a multi-platform CAD/CAM/CAE
commercial software suite.

CATIA - Course Content

 Catia User Interface  Creating and Editing Sketches
 Creating Sketch Based Features  Creating Transformation Features
 Creating Dress Up Features  Creating Advanced Replication Tools
 Editing Parts in Assembly  Creating Surface Features
 Generative Sheet Metal Design  Drawing View Generation
 Bill of Materials, Balloons  Finalizing the Drawing and Printing
 Dress up on 2D Views  Real Time Rendering
 GD&T

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 Automotive Design Engineer  Surface Designer
 Shape Designer  Equipment Engineer
 Systems Engineer  CAD Engineer
 Product Design Engineer  Mould Designer
 Executive - New Product Development  CAE Expert

Relevant Industries
 Defence  Automotive
 Industrial Equipment  Ship Building
 Consumer Goods  Plant Design
 Consumer Packaged Goods  Medical Equipments
 Architecture and Construction  Process Power and Petroleum
 Marine Engineering

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 Be a Qualified Professional in
Mechanical Analysis
Mechanical Analysis involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design, production and
operation of machines and tools. ANSYS offers engineering simulation solution sets in engineering simulation that a
design process requires. Companies in a wide variety of industries use ANSYS software.

ANSYS - Course Content

 Introduction to Engineering Design  Types of Elements & FEA Design Intent
 Different Types of Numerical Methods & Applications  Meshing Techniques
 Practical Applications of FEA  Assigning Material Properties
 Basics of Finite Element Method (FEM)  Working with Different Boundary Conditions
 Analytical Method to Solve Any Mechanics Problem  Performing Different Analysis & Viewing Results
 Theoretical Fem Procedure to Solve Above  2D Plane Stress/strain Example 1D Element
Mechanics Problem Example Problems
 Theories of Failure  Problem
 Basic Linear & Torsional Equation  3D Analysis
 Getting Started with Ansys  Thermal
 Cad Modeling Using Ansys  Coupled Field Analysis
 Introduction to Meshing

Courseware Issued: ANSYS Reference Guide Duration: 80 Hrs.

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 CAE Expert
 Stress Analyst
 Test Engineer
 Field Application Engineer
 Product Engineer
 Software Tools Engineer

Relevant Industries
 Research Organization
 Automotive Industry
 Shipping Industry
 Energy Sector
 Agro-Industrial Equipments
 Agricultural Equipments
 Electronics
 Consumer Products

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 Be a Qualified Professional in
Reverse Engineering
Reverse engineering is a process by which the design of a product is analyzed or recreated using a physical part as
a starting point. NX CAD is used create a CAD model for the part to be recreated.
It is used for:
 Design (parametric and direct solid/surface modelling)
 Engineering analysis (static, dynamic, electro-magnetic and thermal using the Finite Element Method and fluid
using the finite volume method).
 Manufacturing finished design by using included machining modules.

NX CAD - Course Content

 User Interface  Sketcher Essentials
 Constraining Sketches  Datums
 Creating Part Features  Editing Parts
 Creating Fundamental Curves  Editing Curves
 Editing Freeform Features  Basic Assembly Concepts
 Creating Assemblies  Positioning Assembly Components
 Assembly Revisions and Component Replacements  Assembly Sequencing
 Assemblies-clearance and Analysis  Deformable Components
 Part Families  Introduction to Drafting
 Drawings and Views  Creating Dimensions, Notes and Labels
 Plotting Drawings Gd &t

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 Surface Designer
 Shape Designer
 Equipment Engineer
 Design Engineer
 CAD Customization Engineer
 Product Design Engineer
 Mould Designer
 CAE Expert
 Automotive Design Engineer

Relevant Industries
 Automotive
 Defence
 Heavy Machinery
 Industrial Equipment
 Consumer Goods
 Plant Design
 Medical Equipments

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 Be a Qualified Professional in Machine
Tool Programming
Machine tool programming is used to develop programs to control machining or processing of metal or plastic parts
by automatic machine tools, equipment or systems. NX provides complete computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
software solutions for machine tool programming, post processing and machining simulation. NX for
Manufacturing provides you with a complete solution set for part manufacturing - from CAM to CNC controller.

NX CAM - Course Content

 The Operation Navigator  Manufacturing Operations and Post Processing
 Wizards and Documentation  Planar Milling-introduction and Profiling
 Engrave Text  Face Milling
 Cavity Milling  Z-level Milling
 Thread Milling  Area Milling
 Radial Cutting  Surface Area Cutting
 Engraving  Contour Profiling
 Common Parameters  Rough and Finish Turning
 Centerline Drilling  Groove and Thread Operations
 Multiple Spindles and Ipw

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Prospective Job Profiles
 Manufacturing Engineer
 Production Engineer
 CNC and VMC Operator
 CNC Programmer
 Mechanical Design Engineer
 Mold Designer
 Process Engineer

Relevant Industries
 Automotive
 Medical Device
 Mold and Die
 Machinery Industries

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 Be a Qualified Professional in Product Design
PTC Creo is a scalable, interoperable suite of product design software that delivers fast time to value. It helps teams
create, analyze, view and leverage product designs downstream utilizing 2D CAD, 3D CAD, parametric & direct modeling.

Creo/parametric - Course Content

 Creo/parametric Concepts  Using the Creo/Parametric Interface
 Creating Sketcher Geometry  Creating Extrudes, Revolves and Rids
 Selecting and Editing  Creating Datum Features
 Utilizing Internal Sketches and Embedded Datums  Creating Sweep and Blends
 Creating Holes and Shells  Creating Rounds, Chamfers and Drafts
 Variable Section Sweeps, Helical Sweeps and Swept Blends  Creating Patterns
 Group, Copy and Mirror Tools  Measuring and Inspecting Models
 Advanced Reference Management  Relations and Parameters
 Layers, Family Tables & Udf  Assembling with Constraints
 Exploding Assemblies  Creating Surface Features
 Editing Surface Features  Creating Drawing Views
 Creating Drawing Details  Using Advanced Assembling Constraints
 Creating And Using Component Interfaces  Creating and Using Flexible Components
 Using Assembling Features And Shrinkwrap  Replacing Components in Assembly
 Understanding Simplified Reps  Creating Cross-section, Display Styles, and Combined Views
 Substituting Components by Rep, Envelope, And Model  Creating the Using Assembly Structure and Skeletons
 Introduction to Sheet Metal Design  Primary Walls, Secondary and Unattached Walls
 Unbend, Bend Back and Cuts  Notches and Punches
 Sheet Metal Forms  Bending & Unbending Sheet Metal Geometry
 Converting Solid Parts  Sheet Metal Drawing with Flat States and Bend Order Table
 Gd&t

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 Structural Engineer  Footwear & Apparel
 Server Engineer  Consumer Products
 Senior Signaling Engineer  Retail
 Sales Engineer  Automotive
 System Engineer  Medical Devices
 Mechanical Design Engineer  Industrial Equipment
 Senior Manufacturing Engineer  Electronics and High Tech
 Product Design Engineer
 Mould Designer
 Tool Designer

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 Be a Successful Project Manager
Primavera is a set of general-purpose and industry-specific enterprise project portfolio management software. It is
used to effectively manage programs and projects. Primavera helps organizations in prioritizing, planning, managing
and executing projects, programs, and portfolios. Primavera tools can provide end-to-end, real time visibility of all
corporate information, and helps managers determine correct resources and people with appropriate skills for all
projects. With Primavera knowledge one can boost the enterprise agility, team productivity, portfolio predictability,
and overall project management efficiently.

Primavera - Course Content

 Administration  Work Management
 Demand management  Portfolio Analytics & Selection
 Resource Management  Schedule Management
 Financial Management  Time and Task Management
 Collaboration  Issue and Risk Management
 Porting and Business Intelligence  Cost Management and Control
 Document Management  Real Estate Management

Courseware Issued: Primavera Reference Guide Duration: 40 Hrs.

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Career Scope

Prospective Job Profiles Closure

 Project Manager

 Procurement Manager
 Project Coordinator
 Project Consultant
Project
 Operational Administrator
Execution

Relevant Industries Project

 IT Companies
 Engineering Services
Planning
 Oil and Gas
 Government Agencies
 Construction Companies
 Mobile and Telecom Industries

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 Be a Qualified Professional in Industrial
Project Management
Microsoft Project is a project management software program, developed and sold by Microsoft, which is designed to
assist a project manager in developing a plan, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget
and analyzing workloads Projects are in many industrial organizations a dominating work form, by which they deliver
complex customer orders, organize research and development, organize entrepreneurship and innovation, and
implement strategic changes. Projects are intended to be handled by means of rational planning, but are also subject to
insecurity, prestige, wishful thinking and conflicts.

Microsoft Project - Course Content

 Activity – definition, sequencing and estimation  How to define resource pool and to allocate resources
 Calendar  Filters and grouping
 How to develop a schedule plan and control  How material resources are being allocated
 Network analysis – CPM, PERT, PDM  Analyzing resources by leveling the resource using
 How to prepare work breakdown structure (WBS) crashing, stretching & slitting
 How to update wbs constraints  Earned value analysis
 How to manage cost in a project  Method of developing different types of reports
 How to do resource planning according to industrial needs
 How to prepare resource sheet  Scheduling in multiple projects
 How to apply resource to each activity  Customization

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 Project Manager

 Project Consultant

 Project Planner

 Project Coordinator

 Senior Estimator

 Senior product Engineer

 Program Manager

 Project Control Engineer

 Operational Administrator

Relevant Industries
 Oil and Gas  Construction Companies

 Manufacturing Companies  IT Industries

 Software Companies  Mobile and Telecommunication

 Government Companies

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Streams available
Mechanical  Civil  Electrical  Architectural  Project Planning and Management

Software offered

Project Management Planning

PPM Concepts Microsoft Project PRIMAVERA

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