Hello
I want to retrain as a draftsman, I am considering a bac+2 type training.
On the other hand I can't decide between industrial designer or building, the 2 interest me.
Can you give me your opinions on these jobs, are the opportunities better for one of them, do you have any training/training center to recommend to me.
Thank you for your advice
Hello njol69,
Both jobs are good, I've been an industrial designer for more than 28 years, and now I tell myself I should have done in construction, because now I'm renovating my house.
In the industrial sector you will touch a lot of fields, for example I worked in fire safety; in ATEX (in explosive athomospher); robotics, automobiles, transport and handling of nuclear warheads and road and rail tunnel boring machines; agri-food, medical, nuclear, all the mechanics, foundry, machining, boilermaking, assembly tests in workshop and customer all over the world and made some plans in the building for my various companies where I worked and even for friends for their houses and or garages, but without knowing too much about the rules of the building, especially in construction.
So for me you have to see the advantages that it brings you personally.
Here is a small summary of what you could do, especially to please and that it brings you personal benefits and especially not to go backwards to work, this is my point of view.
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Hello @njol69
First of all, we would like to welcome you to the forum dedicated to CAD. 
To complete @A.R.' s opinion, I would say that you need to know if you are rather sedentary or if you like to move. If you like to move and do miles, it's more about construction and architecture.
Indeed, when you start, it is likely that you will stay at the BE, but afterwards you will often have to go to the sites which are often far from your base.
In addition, for the construction industry, it is a type of industrial drawing that is very particular today.
Solidworks is not suitable, you have to use BIM (building information modeling) software such as REVIT from autodesk or others of the same style.
I find, to use both SW and REVIT, that REVIT is much more complicated and cumbersome and requires a lot of knowledge that is less accessible when you are starting out, especially because it involves a multitude of trades with each their own standards on a project, even a simple one.
These are very, very different jobs. You should be able to visit an architectural office. For the mecha this is where you can best create and use your imagination and creativity if you are in a BE that is not too specialized.
Kind regards
Hello and welcome to the forum!
Personally, I don't have a particular opinion between the two! The main thing is that you thrive in this new project. Afterwards, I think that immersion in a company to discover the technicality in the workshop or in the construction industry is a plus. Personally, I learned the job the other way around. 35 years of boilermaking/metalwork and design office for 5 years. I followed an ultra-accelerated training at "Axemble" in Avignon thanks to the CPF and that's it. After that, practice makes perfect!!
Good luck.
Thank you for your answers.
Good evening @njol69
If what you have been told is satisfactory to you, I suggest that you close the topic by selecting an answer.
Kind regards
PS: keep us informed of the progress of your situation. Good luck