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Success Stories

On May 18th, Conestoga’s School of Trades & Apprenticeship hosted its second annual Awards...

At the 19th annual Ontario Technological Skills Competition (OTSC), held in Waterloo on May 5-6,...

Credential:

Ontario College Certificate

Program Code:

0709

School:

Trades & Apprenticeship

Academic Year:

2013 / 2014

Accelerated Delivery?

No

About the Program

You will acquire theoretical knowledge in all aspects of tool and die making, as well as the practical training necessary to complement your on the job training with your employer.

See Apprenticeship - General Information.

Program Facts

Length: 720-hour Ontario College Certificate program delivered in three components
Location: Doon (Kitchener)
Start: Varies
Fees set by MTCU as per offer of classroom training
*Books, parking fees are additional.
*Applicants are registered on a first-come, first-served basis.
*You are not required to pay classroom fees while participating in OYAP.

Apprenticeship Training - General Information
Becoming a Journeyperson

Skilled workers (journeypersons) are in high demand in a broad range of occupations and make an important contribution to Canada's economic growth. If you are interested in becoming a journeyperson you must first complete an apprenticeship. Women are encouraged to investigate the significant benefits of a career in a skilled occupation.

What is Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeship is an agreement between an individual who wants to learn a skill and an employer who needs a skilled worker. It is a combination of in-school training and on-the-job experience. An apprenticeship can last 2-5 years, depending on the program. As an apprentice, about 90% of your time is spent learning practical skills on the job, while supervised by a qualified journeyperson. The rest is spent learning theoretical and technical aspects of your trade. Over time, the apprenticeship system of training has proven to be one of the world's most successful ways to learn.

On-the-Job Experience

Once you have decided which occupation best suits your interests and talents, it is up to you to find an employer willing to employ you as an apprentice.

In-School Training

Conestoga College provides the in-school training portion for a variety of skilled trades. You will be released from work to attend trade school either in a block or one day a week format, depending on the trade and delivery options.

Program Objectives

• Identify the accepted principles of machine shop safety.
• Select, use and maintain trade-related hand and bench tools and measuring instruments and devices.
• Interpret and use trade-related reference charts and tables.
• Read and use mechanical component and assembly prints.
• Apply the principles of metal cutting to workpieces and cutting tools.
• Calculate geometrical and operation-related values necessary to the trade.
• Lay out trade-related geometrical workpieces.
• Heat treat and hardness test ferrous metals, and prevent damage to heat treatable workpieces.
• Select machinable metals and plastics and the machining tools and abrasives appropriate to their machining characteristics.
• Set up and operate a horizontal band saw and a vertical band saw.
• Set up and operate a sensitive and radial drill presses.
• Set up and operate an engine lathe.
• Set up and operate horizontal, vertical, universal and ram and turret type milling machines.
• Set up and operate a horizontal surface grinder.
• Set up and operate cylindrical and universal cylindrical grinders.
• Design and fabricate jigs and fixtures.
• Employ design principles and fabricate press die tooling.
• Understand the principles of numerical control and the fundamentals of NC manual programming and their application to metal cutting machine tools.
• Write a simple part program for a CNC Machine.
• Enter and verify a problem for a CNC machining center.

Admission Requirements

• Prospective students must be registered apprentices with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (M.T.C.U) and may be required to be a member in good standing of the Ontario College of Trades.

Note:

• Information related to this apprenticeship program may be obtained from the local Apprenticeship and Client Services Office at 519-653-5758 or 1-866-877-0099.
• Conestoga College delivers the "in-school" component of this apprenticeship program as required by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. In addition, (M.T.C.U.) requires employers to deliver the greater proportion of apprenticeship training on-the-job.
• Students are required to demonstrate the same attention to punctuality and attendance as would be required by the business or industry in which they are employed or expect to be employed.

Pre-Certification of Qualification

If you have more than 5 years experience working in a trade specific area from outside of Canada or within Canada, you may want to pursue challenging your Certificate of Qualification. For more information on eligibility criteria or to arrange to speak to an Apprenticeship Training Consultant contact the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities office at 519-653-5758 or 1-866-877-0099. Many Ontario Colleges offer pre-certification courses in a variety of trade areas that assist you in preparing to write or re-write your certification exam, it is also an excellent refresher course.

For more information on part-time pre-certification programs to assist you in preparing for the Certificate of Qualification examination check out the Conestoga College Continuing Education offerings at www.conestogac.on.ca or contact 519-824-9390 ext. 6148.

Exemption Testing

Apprentices may challenge the in-school portion of apprenticeship levels from a variety of trade-specific apprenticeship programs depending on their level of expertise and time spent on the job. Non-apprentices can likewise challenge the in-school portion of the program starting first at level one. For more information about Exemption Testing - Apprentices and Non-Apprentices please visit: www.conestogac.on.ca/caa/testing/exemption.jsp

Course Information

Course #	Courses
Level One
DRWG1410	Engineering Drawings/Layout Processes Description: This module is designed to introduce the apprentice to the skills necessary to read shop-related blueprints. The apprentice will then be able to transfer dimensioned information to measurements on a workpiece, identify the features of a workpiece by interpreting a two or three view mechanical drawing, sketch to scale the three principle views of a workpiece or a pictorial view, and demonstrate layout procedures. Hours: 42 Credits: 3 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MACH1060	Applied Trade Practices And Procedures Description: This course provides the apprentice with the practical application of: safe working conditions; fitting and hand assembly using bench hand tools and metal removing hand tools; direct and indirect measuring instruments, inspection checking and indicating gauges; layout tools, instruments and accessories; the cutting process, tool geometry and cutting fluids; metal sawing machines; drilling and related machining operations on drilling machines; facing, centre drilling, parallel turning, taper turning, knurling, grooving and threading techniques on engine lathes; horizontal, vertical and angular flat milling on milling machines; pedestal grinding of single point tools and drills; and surface grinding of flat perpendicular surfaces. Hours: 96 Credits: 7 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MACH1290	Trade Theory Description: This course provides the apprentice with a theoretical background to ensure safe working practices and conditions in the areas of : fitting and hand assembly using bench hand tools and metal removing hand tools; direct and indirect measuring instruments, inspection checking and indicating gauges; layout tools, instruments and accessories; the cutting process, tool geometry and cutting fluids; metal sawing machines; drilling and related machining operations on drilling machines; facing, centre drilling, parallel turning, taper turning, knurling, grooving and threading techniques on engine lathes; horizontal, vertical and angular flat milling on milling machines; pedestal grinding of single point tools and drills; and surface grinding of flat perpendicular surfaces. Hours: 60 Credits: 4 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MATH1270	Applied Trade Calculations, Charts and Tables Description: Upon successful completion of this module, the apprentice will be able to employ the terminology and concepts necessary for machine shop applications of basic algebra, algebraic equations, powers and roots, and ratios and proportion. In addition, the apprentice will be able to make the calculations necessary to compute cutting speeds, rpm and cutting times, and perform occupational calculations relating to metal machining using SI units and inch units. Hours: 42 Credits: 3 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
Level Two
DRWG2080	Engineering Drawings Description: Upon successful completion of this module, the apprentice will be able to use engineering drawing symbols, aligned views, tolerances and thread designations. In addition, the apprentice will be able to identify workpiece features, interpret sectional, removed, partial, enlarged, broken out and to explain working drawing elements and interpret and use tooling drawings. The apprentice will be able to describe the features of gears, cams and bearings. Hours: 30 Credits: 2 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MACH2100	Trade Theory Description: This course provides the apprentice with a theoretical background of specialized machines and accessories for tool-making; Jig & Fixture type and classification; the cutting process, cutting tool materials, tool life and surface texture; engineering materials, their machining characteristics and the standard designation systems; technical data; drilling, reaming, boring, tapers, screw threads on engine lathes; form and combined surface cutting tools on milling machines; use a dividing head, and surface and cylindrical grinding techniques on grinding machines. In addition the apprentice will study the principles, economic significance of NC/CNC, tape standards, coding, NC/CNC dimensioning, axis designations and the types and classifications of NC/CNC equipment. Hours: 84 Credits: 6 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MACH2110	Applied Trade Practices And Procedures Description: This course provides the apprentice with a practical application of specialized machines and accessories for tool-making; Jig & Fixture type and classification; the cutting process, cutting tool materials, tool life and surface texture; engineering materials, their machining characteristics and the standard designation systems; technical data; drilling, reaming, boring, tapers, screw threads on engine lathes; form and combined surface cutting tools on milling machines; use a dividing head; surface and cylindrical grinding techniques on grinding machines and enter programs for NC/CNC machine systems or simulators. Hours: 96 Credits: 7 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MATH2210	Applied Trade Calculations Description: Upon successful completion of this module, the apprentice will be able to recognize and use fundamental principles of geometric measurement to solve shop-related problems involving circles, tangents, triangles and polygons. In addition, the apprentice will be able to construct geometric figures common to shop related problems, employ basic principles of trigonometry and make the calculations necessary to use a sine bar and sine plate. Hours: 30 Credits: 2 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
Level Three
DRWG3060	Complex Engineering Drawings Description: Upon successful completion of this module, the apprentice will be able to interpret auxiliary views and geometric tolerances and apply the system of limits and fits to press die tooling and workpieces as specified on tooling or engineering drawings. Hours: 30 Credits: 2 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MACH3080	Trade Theory Description: This course provides the apprentice with a theoretical background of the techniques of: turning profiles on an engine lathe; using the dividing head, and specialized cutting tools on a milling machine; press tool component grinding on grinding machines; layout operations on press die workpieces; metal working and press tool construction; heat treatment and the prevention of damage to heat treatable workpieces and the set up, manual and automatic control of NC/CNC machine tools or simulator. Hours: 89 Credits: 6 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MACH3090	Applied Trade Practices And Procedures Description: This course provides the apprentice with a practical application of the techniques of: turning profiles on an engine lathe; using the dividing head, and specialized cutting tools on a milling machine; press tool component grinding on grinding machines; layout operations on press die workpieces; metal working and press tool construction; heat treatment and the prevention of damage to heat treatable workpieces and the set up, manual and automatic control of NC/CNC machine tools or simulator. Hours: 91 Credits: 6 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:
MATH3120	Applied Trade Calculations Description: Successful completion of this module will enable the apprentice to solve machine shop problems using the law of sines, the law of cosines, and the law of cotangents. In addition, the apprentice will be able to solve applied occupational calculation problems related to machine shop layout, setup, metal removing operation, metal machine operation and shop measuring, checking and verifying. Hours: 30 Credits: 2 Pre-Requisites: CoRequisites:

Graduate Opportunities

Tool and Die apprenticeship graduates work primarily in large and small companies in manufacturing industries such as automobile, aircraft, metal fabrication, electrical machinery and plastics, and in tool and die, mould making and machine shops.

For more details on related occupations, job market information and career opportunities see the Government of Canada web site: http://www.workingincanada.gc.ca

Apprenticeship Registration

Registration occurs after an employer is found. At that time the employer or apprentice may call the local Apprenticeship and Client Services Office to request registration and have a contract prepared. Once you are a registered apprentice and have received your Offer of Classroom Training Form, classroom training fees apply. Applicants are registered on a first-come, first-serve basis. You are not required to pay classroom fees while participating in OYAP. You may also view the apprenticeship web site at: www.apprenticesearch.com

For more information, call the Apprenticeship Office at 519-653-5758 or 1-866-877-0099. If you have questions pertaining to the in-school training portion, call Conestoga College at 519-748-5220, ext. 2400.