Certificate in Commercial Drawing & Design

Commercial Drawing & Design

Learn how to produce complete, construction-ready commercial drawing sets—the same drawings used on real office, retail, and mixed-use projects. You will develop advanced drafting skills, drawing logic, and documentation discipline required to coordinate and communicate commercial designs accurately.

Format: 100% Online • Self-Paced

Duration: 3 months (depending on your pace)

Registration: GHS 200

Tuition: GHS 4,000

Demonstration Software: Autodesk Revit 

Credential: Certificate awarded upon completion
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Course Overview

The Commercial Drawing & Design course teaches learners how to prepare professional architectural drawings for commercial buildings such as offices, shops, mixed-use spaces, and larger building types. Commercial projects are more complex than residential projects, mainly because they involve bigger spaces, higher occupancy, more coordination, and stricter documentation discipline.

In this course, participants learn how to draw commercial floor plans with stronger planning logic, develop architectural details that support real construction, and write specifications that communicate materials and execution requirements clearly. 

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Who This Course Is For

This course is recommended for:

  • Professionals who are already experienced with residential projects and want to move into larger building projects.
  • Aspiring architectural drafters and designers seeking stronger professional documentation skills.
  • Anyone preparing for real commercial projects and needs practical drafting structure, detail development, and specification writing

This is not a beginner-starting course. It is designed for learners who already understand residential drawing fundamentals and are ready to work at a more advanced documentation level.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Draft commercial floor plans with appropriate planning logic, organization, and drawing clarity
  • Apply professional drawing conventions for larger buildings, including stronger coordination habits
  • Produce architectural details that explain construction intent clearly and support execution on site
  • Write clear and structured specifications that describe materials, workmanship expectations, and design intent
  • Develop a coherent commercial documentation package that reads professionally and consistently
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Course Syllabus (3 Modules)

Module 1 — Introduction to Commercial Architecture

This module introduces the principles of commercial building design and documentation by focusing on space planning logic, zoning strategies, user movement patterns, service integration, codes, specification writing and documentation requirements typical of commercial developments.

 
Module 2 — Architectural Drawing and Design Using Autodesk Revit

This module introduces the use of Autodesk Revit as a professional platform for developing commercial architectural models and drawings. Participants learn how digital building models support the preparation of coordinated floor plans, elevations, sections, and reflected ceiling plans within a structured documentation workflow. 

 
Module 3 — Commercial Project Plans and Documentation

This module focuses on the development of complete commercial project drawing sets, including floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, vertical circulation layouts, and architectural details. Participants apply the full range of skills developed in the course through structured work on large-scale and high-rise commercial project examples.

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Tuition, Registration, and Payment

Tuition: GHS 4,000 

Registration: Participants who wish to begin the course but are not yet ready to pay the full tuition fee may enroll by paying a registration fee of GHS 200.

Registration grants access to the course material of module 1. Full tuition payment is required to continue beyond that level.

Tuition must be paid in full. There is no option for part payment or installment payments.

The registration fee is separate from the tuition fee and is not deductible from the total tuition amount. 

Participants who are ready to pay the full tuition fee at the time of enrollment do not need to pay the registration fee, as their enrollment is automatically confirmed through the full tuition payment.

Payment methods include:

  • Visa / MasterCard
  • PayPal
  • International debit cards
  • Mobile Money (where available)
  • Bank transfers (upon request)

Refund policy: Tuition fees and registration fees are non-refundable.

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Certification 

Upon successful completion of the course, students are awarded a Certificate in Commercial Drawing & Design.

This certificate confirms the development of practical skills in commercial architectural drawing and documentation, including the preparation of large-scale project plans, reflected ceiling plans, architectural details, and supporting documentation typically required in commercial building projects. 

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Need More Information

For more information about the Commercial Drawing & Design course, please use the contact form, and the training center will get in touch as soon as possible.

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