What are the requirements?
Apprenticeship Requirements
- Entry requirements vary by employer
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Physically able to perform trade
- Applicants apply directly to participating employers
What will I learn?
Your training and instruction will cover the theory and skills needed to operate all the basic machinery found in a well-equipped machine shop:
- Lathes
- Drilling machines
- Metal cutting saws
- Vertical and horizontal milling machines
- Surface and cylindrical grinders
- Computer controlled machine tools
You will learn to:
- Produce precision parts and instruments
- Fabricate, modify, or repair mechanical instruments
- Fabricate and modify parts to make or repair machine tools or maintain industrial machines
- Apply knowledge of mechanics, metal properties, layout, and machining procedures