Tool and Die Apprentice Program

Program Overview

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This apprenticeship program provides comprehensive training in machine trades, covering topics from mechanical hardware and hand tools to CNC programming and operations. Students will develop skills in blueprint reading, bench work, lathe and milling machine operation, grinding, metallurgy, and CAD/CAM. The program prepares apprentices for careers in various machine trades industries.

Program Outline

Outline:

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First Semester

• 50-420-711 Mathematics for the Machine Trades (1 credit)
• 50-420-715 Mechanical Hardware & Hand Tools for Machine Trades Apprentices (1 credit)

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Second Semester

• 50-420-713 Precision Measurement for Machine Tool Trade Apprentices (1 credit)
• 50-420-714 Engineering Drawings for Machine Tool Trades Apprentices (1 credit)

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Third Semester

• 50-420-710 Safety for Machine Tool Trade Apprentices (0.25 credit)
• 50-420-720 Cut-Off Machines for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.25 credit)
• 50-420-721 Metallurgy & Materials for Machine Trades (1 credit)
• 50-420-732 Machine Tool Apprenticeship Greening Competencies - SAGE Project (0.5 credits)

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Fourth Semester

• 50-420-716 Turning Machines for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.5 credits)
• 50-420-717 Milling Machines for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.5 credits)
• 50-420-718 Drilling Machines for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.5 credits)
• 50-420-719 Grinding Machines for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.5 credits)

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Fifth Semester

• 50-420-725 Basic CAD/CAM for Machine Trades Apprentices (1 credit)
• 50-420-726 Jig and Fixture Design for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.5 credits)
• 50-420-727 Geometric Design and Tolerancing for Machine Trades Apprentices (0.5 credits)

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Sixth Semester

• 50-420-724 CNC Programming and Planning for Machine Trades Apprentices (1 credit)
• 50-420-733 CNC Operations for Machine Tool Trades Apprentices (1 credit)

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Seventh Semester

• 50-420-728 Stamping Diemaking for Machine Tool Trade Apprentices (1 credit)
• 50-420-729 Mold Making for Machine Tool Trade Apprentices (1 credit)

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Eighth Semester

• 50-420-723 Electrical Discharge Machining for Machine Tool Trade Apprentices (0.5 credits)
• 50-420-712 Communications for Apprentices (0.5 credits)

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Complete 1 of the following to complete the Eighth Semester

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Careers:

• Read Blueprints
• Perform Bench Work
• Work Engine Lathes
• Work Tool-Room Milling Machines
• Operate Surface and Cylindrical Grinders
• Understand Metallurgy
• Understand Mathematics
• Understand Jig and Fixture Design
• Knowledge of Computer Assisted Manufacturing (CAM)
• Knowledge of Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
• Knowledge of Electrical Discharge Machines (EDM)
• Understand Mold Making and Die-Cast Dies
• Understand Basic Die Making (Metal Stamping Dies)