Blueprint Reading Course Online

Truly a wonderful learning experience, teacher spoke with clarity explained everything thoroughly, videos were visually clear and easy to see. Tests were common sense so pay attention! Overall a wonderful experience! Five Star class!

This class really helped me understand a breakdown of the plans a lot better. The teacher was able to explain thoroughly what each class will focus on and gave detailed descriptions of each item he was referring to. I had a great experience in learning this course! After really diving into the plans, I have a greater understanding of what each set of plans is explaining and referring to. Thank you!

Amazing course. The videos were consistent and provided clear understanding on the fundamentals of blueprint reading. I was able to up-skill my blueprint reading skills and estimate construction projects without guidance from other team members.

I would like to express my utmost satisfaction with my experience at VDCI, which I rate as exceptional. I particularly appreciated the instructor's expertise and the clarity of the instruction, which significantly enhanced my understanding. As a direct result of this training, I have been promoted to Superintendent for a new project within my organization. I am grateful for the positive impact of this experience.

I really enjoyed the communication with others in the class and ease of use. I learned a lot! I learned to do window and door take-offs which helped me advance in my career.

I loved the flexibility and convenience of being able to still work a full time job and take VDCI training courses on the side. It has helped me to understand how to read plans in a more in depth way.

I enjoyed the efficiency of the VDCI training. Some training can get repetitive and ramble on, but this training was smooth and got the points across without sounding like a broken record. Very well done on the training videos! This training helped me learn how to properly read blueprints to get quotes to my customers in a timely manner.

The classes were great and very informative. I enjoyed learning more about the commercial side. I work with custom homes. I am new to construction so it gave me a good depth of knowledge with blueprints. I feel I am better equipped to communicate with trades and the owners.

VDCI was very easy to use and complete work on. I use blueprints everyday at work.

It was really great course. I like how the instructor took his time to explain everything at a good pace. It was not too fast, not too slow. I also like that throughout the whole lecture he kept repeating things that we had went over intentionally as he gave the lecture to really make us be aware of certain things. It is a great way to ensure we understand the topic that he is going through at that moment. I am now able to understand and do my job better as I look at blue prints all day.

I liked how easy it was to make my own time to view the videos and not feel rushed going through the information. It was very easy to use the chat boards and the couple of times I reached out to teachers I got responses quickly. I've now got more confidence opening plans and flipping through them to find the information from a main page, to the details.

I liked the fact that it could be accomplished completely online.

I best enjoyed that I could access the course at my own pace and all the material taught was up to date. VDCI’s training has helped open doors to supervisory position in construction that I have applied to.

The class has allowed me to read blueprints and has allowed me to successfully bid on bigger projects and have been awarded a couple, so the class has definitely already paid for itself.

The Blueprint Reading training was clear, well-structured, and very practical. The real-world examples and step-by-step approach made it easy to follow and apply. It gave me more confidence in reading and interpreting construction drawings, which has helped me identify potential scope gaps, review submittals more effectively, and communicate with engineers and subcontractors more precisely. This has made me a more valuable and efficient team member in my current role.

This course was amazing! I enjoyed the self paced aspect. I was able to complete it quickly on my own time. It was also very thorough and I learned a lot. I had no prior experience in the construction field and this course was my stepping stone into landing my first job. After completing the course I could confidently apply for construction positions knowing that I had an understanding of the an integral part of the job.

I learned a lot of valuable information by taking this class that has helped me with my job.

I like how thorough the material covered was presented, taught, and structured. The in-depth explanations helped out immensely with seeing solutions to common questions and problems that are likely to arise in day-to-day construction. As a commercial journeyman carpenter and now a residential general contractor, reading prints and having a trained eye are crucial for my career.

I enjoyed learning the terminology of all the different parts of the drawing details and how CAD organizes the data into a functional and easy way to understand how all of the information ties in together. This training helped my career by equipping me with a deeper understanding of the basics of construction drawings and what discrepancies I should be looking for when working on a project. Thank you!

Amazing course! It was very detail oriented. I was starting out in an estimating position when I began this course and it helped me get a great understanding of blueprint reading. Thank you!

I most enjoyed the modular approach and the ability for me to train at my pace. As a result, I am more comfortable with terminology and I understand better what I am looking at, whether that is on paper or on site. Thanks to the course, I can be given a set of drawings and be bettered equipped to turn those into reality!

I would give the course a perfect score 5 out of 5! I enjoyed the fact that this class focused on both big picture and also granular details. It did a great job of explaining Site Plans and Cover Pages, as well as details and building sections. It was great to see how you can start at the site plan and zoom in to the details, and how to get from one to another. It helps show how the entire building is connected and how everything comes together. This course just completely checks the box if you need to know how to read and interpret architectural drawings. I work in construction and it is absolutely necessary how to read plans. I now have the ability to walk clients through building designs and explain how things are going to look, based on the plans. Everything starts with the drawings. You'd also be shocked at the fact that by taking this class, you probably have a better understanding than a lot of guys out there doing the work. This is a great class for ANYONE. Men, women, especially the younger generation. I literally think there's a case that this should be taught in high school classrooms. There is no downside to taking this class. Who wouldn't want to be able to understand building plans? It will 100% come in useful at some point.

I enjoyed how convenient it was to take classes. This course helped me pass my exam!

Very detailed training! I use the skills I learned from VDCI daily.

This course was easy to sign up for and easy to use. Once I received my certificate, it helped me with my interview to get into the elevator union. While taking my classes with IUEC, I already had a foundation for blueprint reading due to my courses taking with VDCI.