AutoCAD Training Courses
Award-winning, small, friendly AutoCAD courses in London, online & across the UK.
Hands-on training using real-world drawings to practice what you are learning.
All courses are CPD certified and include 6 months post-course support.
Become a confident, capable AutoCAD user
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Our AutoCAD Courses
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Duration: 2 Days
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Location:Online & London
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Client Site Courses Available
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Next course date:1st, 2nd Jul
This course will have you creating CAD drawings from scratch in no time!
- Open and navigate AutoCAD.
- Creating & editing simple plans
- Using layers & adding dimensions
- Working faster with templates
- Outputting your work
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Duration: 2 Days
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Location:Online & London
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Client Site Courses Available
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Next course date:11th, 12th Jun
Build on your existing AutoCAD skills & learn to create more complex drawings.
- Presentation: styles, settings & tables
- Publishing & plotting drawings
- Annotation: Dimensions & tolerances
- Creating fine detail: blocks & attributes
- Layers: filters, standards & state manager
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Duration: 2 Days
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Location:Online & London
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Client Site Courses Available
Become an AutoCAD master & learn to use all of AutoCAD’s most technical tools
- Schematics & 2D isometric drawings
- Customising your tool palette
- Working with dynamic blocks
- Advanced layouts & object viewports
- The basics of AutoCAD 3D
Easy booking & payment
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Post-course support
AutoCAD Training FAQs
For General FAQs and Booking questions, see our FAQ Page.
AutoCAD is a computer-aided design (CAD) software for creating precise 2D drawings and 3D models.
Instead of drawing by hand, you can produce technical plans and design with precise measurements, angles and dimensions.
It’s most common uses include: Architecture, Engineering, Interior Design, Manufacturing and Construction.
If accuracy and sharing professional drawings are important to your work, AutoCAD is probably for you.
For most people in construction and architecture, the honest answer is you’ll eventually need both – but AutoCAD is the better place to start.
AutoCAD is a precise drafting tool, while Revit is a Building Information Modelling (BIM) platform. Instead of drawing lines, you build an intelligent 3D model of a building
The common real-world workflow is to use AutoCAD first, then Revit. AutoCAD teaches you the logic of technical drawings, which makes Revit significantly easier to learn afterwards.
AutoCAD is a professional 2D drafting tool with 3D capabilities, while SketchUp is a more intuitive, visually oriented 3D modelling tool popular for early-stage concept design.
SketchUp is often chosen for being quick and easy to pick up, making it useful for exploring design ideas visually.
AutoCAD, by contrast, is built for precision. It is the tool of choice when technical accuracy, accurate dimensions, and professional drawing standards are required.
Most architects and engineers who use SketchUp for concept work will still use AutoCAD to produce construction-ready documentation.
No, AutoCAD is teachable from scratch, and you do not need a design background to get started.
Our Introduction course is designed for complete beginners and covers the core skills needed to create and edit technical drawings confidently.
A basic understanding of your industry (architecture, engineering, construction, etc.) is helpful context, but not a technical requirement.
Where Do Your AutoCAD Courses Run?
London Training Venue & Course Details
44 Southampton Buildings
London, WC2A 1AP
Tel: 0203 603 0150
London, WC2A 1AP
Tel: 0203 603 0150
Our City of London training centre sits in Holborn, one of central London’s most accessible locations. From the West End, Paddington or Canary Wharf – you’re rarely more than 20 minutes away.
See the full London location details here.
Guildford Training Venue & Course Details
Surrey Technology Centre, 40 Occam Road
Guildford, GU2 7YG
Tel: 01483 688 488
Guildford, GU2 7YG
Tel: 01483 688 488
See the full Guildford location details here.
Online Courses
We run a full schedule of remote courses over Zoom.
We also deliver private courses over Teams, if requested.
What Do Previous Delegates Say
James Anderson, Paul Earl Limited Trainee Electrical Design Engineer
Being able to apply scenarios relevant to my industry.
Connie Glover, Ogle Hug Projects Director
I found the practical elements useful and enjoyable. Being given an exercise to tackle whilst being able to ask questions.
John Wickens, ESC Events Ltd Events Director
Great teacher (Steve). Very informative and patient.
Jason Zeloof, Zeloof LLP (Truman Brewery) Business Analysy
Hands on training.
Naila Ahmed, London Borough of Enfield Technical Assistant
Enjoyed both days of the training course, covered a lot of basic things that I needed to learn.
Elijah Salami, Odyssey Consulting Graduate Civil Engineer
The teacher was friendly and very helpful during the course.
Nicholas Metcalfe, Odyssey Consulting Graduate Engineer
The tutor was very knowledgeable and helpful when it came to answering questions or offering support. Everything was explained very clearly and has helped me become much more confident on the fundamentals of AutoCAD. It is good that I have a USB to save files onto for reference.
Laurence Wickham, Zeloof LLP (Trumna Brewery) Event Operations
Learning to create floorplans.
Gary Pearce, Farnborough International Limited Technical Services Manager
Able to adapt the structure of the course to meet my needs.
Lucas Hodder-Jones, Tivoli Manufacturing Design Engineer
I understood a lot and learnt a lot.
Jo Childs, Surrey Country Council Quantity Surveyor
Lots of good information
Mina Ferro, London Borough or Enfield Technical Support Officer
The trainer was extremely helpful and explained at a good pace. Very knowledgeable.
Gary Lamont, Connect It Utility Services Limited Utilities Surveyor
Steve is a good trainer, time factor on exam was hard but he explained it well.
Alexander Pringle, Surrey County Council Assistant Traffic Engineer
Able to ask any questions as we went along. Also, attentive to individuals needs.
Donna Selby, Surrey County Council Assistant Traffic Engineer
The environment was very good. I enjoyed learning how this will improve my performance at work.
Phillip Guy, WDFG UK Ltd (World Duty Free Group UK Ltd.) Micro Space Planner
There was an opportunity on the second day to tailor the course around my companies need. The tutor was very friendly and adaptable.
Gavin Muir, Event Sales Executive
Steve our trainer was extremely knowledgeable and helped with any issues.
Daniel Laybourn, Project Manager
I liked how basic the course was at the beginning which led into the course becoming more complex at a comfortable pace.
Daniel Dei, Surrey County Council
It was very interactive given that there were only two of us on the course.
Paul Mackenzie, Director
Ty is so experienced, knowledgeable and conveyed this really well against the tasks and questions I had.
Getting To Know You Before Your Course
Before your course we will get in touch to ask you to fill out a very quick form which is below.
This allows us, where possible, to tailor the course content to meet your specific training needs.
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