Pre-Apprenticeship
CNC Precision Metal Cutting Certificate Program

Program Overview
Participants in this program will complete the Ministry of Training Colleges and Universities' approved Level 1 General Machinist Apprenticeship In-School Curriculum as well as 70 hours of practical CNC hands on training.

PLEASE NOTE: The April 2012 intake of this program is now full. Please check back later for information on future intakes.

Dates:

• In school: April 23, 2012 - August 31, 2012 (19 weeks)
• Then will continue with the on the job work placement for a 12 week period from September to December 2012.
• Total of 32 weeks

Program Admission Requirements:

• OSSD or ACE completion Certificate

Course Tuition: $0.00

Materials Provided @ $0 Cost:

• Safety shoes
• Safety glasses
• Shop coat
• Scientific calculator
• Textbooks
• Toolkit

Funded by the Government of Ontario.

Industry Demands CNC Programmers/Operators
For months Windsor/Essex County local shops have experienced a shortage of CNC programmers/operators. As our metal cutting industries have diversified from purely automotive products into aerospace and other specialty industries, the need for skilled CNC programmers/operators has increased.

Industry stakeholders including Advantage Engineering, Centerline, Active Burgess and CAMM have all expressed concern over this labour shortage, while their job ads go unanswered. For the third quarter of 2011, we have documented no less than 50+ companies that have advertised for CNC programmers/operators in Windsor/Essex County, Chatham, Kent County and Michigan alone.

St. Clair College has received approval & funding from the Ministry of Training Colleges & Universities to run a Pre-Apprenticeship CNC Precision Metal Cutting Program in 2012. This program was run recently (in 2011) with a 100% work placement success rate! Participants in this program will complete the level 1 General Machinist Apprenticeship in-school Curriculum as well as 70 hrs. of hands on CNC Practical Skills combined with a 12 week industry work placement, all designed to meet anticipated labour shortages and address local industry's specific CNC Operator needs.

The benefits of this placement are two-fold: trainees benefit from real world exposure; industry benefits by reducing the training time for new employees and are paid a wage subsidy to offset training costs.

This 848 hour program consists of the following courses:

Tech Math & Communications
21 hrs

Essential Employability Skills
21 hrs

Drawings & Layouts
42 hrs

Machine Shop Theory
52 hrs

Machine Finishing
52 hrs

Machine Prep
78 hrs

Calculations
42 hrs

Computer Applications
18 hrs

CNC (Basic)
70 hrs

Job Prep
8 hrs

First Aid/CPR
12 hrs

WHMIS/Health & Safety
12 hrs

Industry Placement
420 hrs (12 wks)

For more information, please contact:

Sue McLelland, Program Manager, Apprenticeship
519-972-2727 ext. 4446
smclelland@stclaircollege.ca