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Skills Focus

The Department for the Economy has made upskilling and reskilling a priority in growing the Northern Ireland economy to meet its changing demands. Through the Skills Focus Programme, companies can receive up to 100% funding to support the cost of training until the end of March 2022.

 

Cheryl McNeill Skills Focus

 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Registered Business (does not include charity or community groups)
  • Based in Northern Ireland
  • Less than 250 employees
  • Need to develop staff at Level 2 and above in priority sectors

A Business Engagement Officer will discuss individual business training needs and complete a brief skills audit. This will determine the need for upskilling or reskilling staff and the benefits it will have to the future of the business. A tailored delivery plan will be created, implemented and delivered and will enable the company, and its employees, to introduce new skills to their workforce.

Course Available

Introduction to Autodesk Revit - Building Information Modelling (BIM)

Entry Requirements

  • No prior Revit knowledge is necessary.
  • Learners should have a basic understanding of construction techniques.
  • Experience using a CAD application such as AutoCAD is beneficial, but not essential.

Course Summary

This short non-accredited introductory course will be delivered through blended learning - class-based lectures and hands-on practical seminars - and will provide you the basic knowledge and practical skills of Revit Essentials - a Building Information Modelling (BIM) solution - to develop quality standard structural designs.  Within the 6 week course you will use Revit Essentials to design a two storey building in 3D modelling and cover the following:

  • The concepts behind Building Information Modelling (BIM).
  • The use of Revit's tools for architectural and structural design.
  • Presentation and visualisation techniques.

Course Topics

1. Building Information Modelling (BIM)
2. Revit basics
3. Viewing the structural model
4. Starting a new project
5. The basics of the building model - columns and walls
6. Detailing and drafting
7. Annotations and schedules
8. Construction documentation
9. Floors and roofs
10. Foundations
11. Stairs and ramps
12. Loading additional building components
13. Viewing the building model
14. Dimensions and constraints
15. Developing the building model
16. Presentation and visualisation techniques

Course Details

Start Date: 17 November 2021
Location: Ballymoney
Time: 2pm-5pm
Duration: 6 Weeks

Register your interest today by emailing business.engagement@nrc.ac.uk

Department for the Economy website