Produce Designs to Specification Training

Learning Outcomes

• Interpret design briefs and specifications to determine project requirements.
• Apply design principles and techniques to create outputs that meet specifications.
• Evaluate design solutions against criteria and make adjustments as needed.
• Demonstrate proficiency in using design tools and software for production.
• Present and justify design choices to stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with relevant quality standards and organisational policies.

Target Audience

This course is ideal for graphic designers, marketing coordinators, and anyone responsible for creating visual or technical designs in a corporate environment. It is also suitable for individuals seeking to formalise their design skills against a recognised standard.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

The practicals component provides hands-on experience in applying design principles to real-world problems. Learners will use CAD software, build prototypes, and test designs against specifications, reinforcing theoretical knowledge through supervised practice.

Practical Activities

• Practical 1: CAD Modelling and Technical Drawing — Learners create 2D and 3D CAD models of a simple mechanical part, including dimensioning and tolerancing, then produce a technical drawing package. (8h)
• Practical 2: Prototype Fabrication and Testing — Learners fabricate a prototype using additive manufacturing (3D printing) or hand tools, then conduct functional tests and document results. (10h)
• Practical 3: Design Specification and Quality Inspection — Learners write a design specification for a given product, then inspect a manufactured part against that specification using measurement tools. (6h)
• Practical 4: Final Design Project - Integrated Application — Learners work in teams to complete a mini design project from brief to prototype, including concept selection, CAD, fabrication, and presentation. (6h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.