Move from drawing buildings to designing them. Use convergent and divergent thinking to develop a residential design for South African conditions; draw floor plans, elevations and roofs in CAD; prepare door, window and finishes schedules, electrical layouts and controlled revisions; read civil and site drawings with contours, building lines and stormwater; detail wall sections that meet the National Building Regulations, SANS 10400; explore architectural history from classical to contemporary South African architecture; and prepare for a CAD user certification.
Everything included
Start learning today — no card, no commitment.
Every lesson is presented by a GoalVow digital human.
Rehearse each module's skills in a realistic workplace — desktop 3D or WebXR.
Course outcomes
Apply divergent, convergent and critical thinking to develop design options from a brief and site analysis
Draw residential floor plans, elevations and roof plans in CAD to South African conventions
Prepare door, window and finishes schedules, electrical layouts and controlled drawing revisions
Read and produce site and civil drawings showing boundaries, building lines, contours and stormwater
Detail wall sections and explain key requirements of the National Building Regulations, SANS 10400
Explain major architectural styles, architects and technologies, including South African examples
Produce a Residential Design Development Package and prepare for a CAD user certification
Yes. Enrol free and work through Modules 0 to 1 with no card needed. You only pay if you want to finish the full course.
Enrol free, finish Modules 0–1, and unlock the rest only when you are ready. Earn a verifiable certificate and 1,200 VOWR on completion.
Branded PDF reading material for every module to keep and revise from.
Scenario questions with explained answers after every module.
Residential Design Development Package
Stated hours and outcomes you can log for professional development.
Pass the Course Test (80%) for a certificate anyone can verify.
Rewards for real milestones, usable towards your next course.
Your journey
Modules 0–1 open the moment you enrol.
Short presented lessons, reading books and worked examples.
VR Practice after each module summary turns theory into action.
Unlock the full course once, then prove it at 80%.
Share a verifiable certificate and earn your VOWR.
A once-off R299 unlock opens every remaining module, the VR practices, the capstone project, the Course Test and your verifiable certificate. Bundle and VOWR discounts are shown at checkout.
About 22 hours of learning — roughly 8 weeks at a few hours a week. It is self-paced, so you can go faster or slower.
No. VR Practice runs in desktop 3D in your browser with a mouse and keyboard. A compatible WebXR headset is optional for the immersive mode.
Your certificate has a unique ID that employers can check on our Verify a certificate page. Courses are CPD-aligned, with stated learning hours and outcomes you can log for professional development; they are not formal qualifications registered on the NQF.
Yes. GoalVow is built mobile-first, and your progress is saved to your account so you can switch between phone and computer.
