These competencies for drafting are designed to cover basic principles and practices for beginning drafters. Each competency appears in a one-page format. It is presented as a goal statement followed by one or more "indicator" statements, which are performance objectives describing an ability that, upon attainment, will establish competency for the stated goal. Indicator statements are further qualified by one or more "benchmark" statements or observable behaviors describing what the trainee will do to prove that he/she is demonstrating achievement of the performance objective. Benchmark statements are followed by an "assessment" statement, which describes how the observer determines that the benchmark is achieved and establishes the criteria for performance. The competencies are divided into 13 sections: fundamental drafting terminology, sketching, mechanical drawing, lettering, geometry, views, techniques and applications, inking, dimensioning, shop processes, working drawings, pictorial drawings, and graphical presentation. (YLB)