The Civil Engineering Department, Khwopa College of Engineering, continued the Senior-Junior Collaborative Training Initiative during the semester gap. In the month of Baisakh 2081, the department organized training courses targeted to second, third, and fourth-year civil engineering students.

During the program, the second-year (2079 Batch) students received training in AutoCAD Basics, facilitated by Shrija Guragain, Riya Shrestha, Sagar Bati from the 2076 batch, and Agaman Aganza from the 2078 batch. The students were provided basic knowledge of using AutoCAD, its commands, functions, and user interface. By the end of the training session, they were able to make the building plan, sections, and complex shapes. 

Sanjaya Sejuwal, Swornim Aganja, Rijan Adhikari, and Anjal Timsina from the 2077 batch provided training in QGIS to the third-year (2078 Batch) students. The objective was to introduce students to the concept of GIS and its applications, the QGIS software interface, and basic functionalities, provide hands-on experience in data input, manipulation, and analysis, and enable students to create informative and visually appealing maps using QGIS.

Similarly, fourth-year (2077 Batch) students received Drone and DGPS Surveying training from Prabesh Shrestha, Rejee Shilpakar, and Rohan Maharjan from the 2076 batch. The training featured the drones available in the college, namely, Mavic 2 Pro and DJI Phantom 4 Pro. The training provided students with hands-on experience in deploying the drone both manually and through flight planning apps. It also included key applications essential for drone surveying and mapping: a) PIX4Dcapture Pro for drone flight planning that helps students create efficient flight paths, b) Agisoft Metashape, for processing drone images and transforming raw drone data into actionable insights, c) SW Maps, for DGPS RTK surveys, enabling students to gather precise geolocation data for better accuracy in their projects.

This training enabled students with skills in flight planning, drone image processing, georeferencing using coordinates obtained from DGPS, and creating outputs such as orthomosaic, DSM, DEM, and 3D models. Both trainers and students showed great enthusiasm, making the training highly productive.