3 Related Skilled Trades for Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

The following trades are related to this occupation:

• Tool and Gauge Inspector

  Industrial Voluntary Certification

  Education Requirements: Successful completion of a Certificate of Qualification as a tool and die maker is required.

  Training Hours: Complete 3,830 hours of on-the-job training and 170 hours of in-class technical training for this apprenticeship.

  Tool and gauge inspectors maintain quality control standards in machine parts and tooling through testing and adjusting the equipment. They must be skilled at reading blueprints and charts, using algebra...

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• Motive Power Machinist

  Motive Power Voluntary Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 5,340 hours of on-the-job training, one 8-week, and two 7-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Motive power machinists operate precision metal cutting and grinding machines to make engine parts and other automotive vehicle parts. They may use lathes, milling machines, drills, shapers, boring mills, and...

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• General Machinist

  Industrial Voluntary Certification Certificate of Qualification Exam Red Seal

  Education Requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent.

  Training Hours: Complete 7,280 hours of on-the-job training and three 8-week in-class technical training sessions for this apprenticeship.

  Machinists set up and operate machine tools like lathes, milling machines, precision measuring tools, and power tools. They learn how to interpret blueprints, understand the properties of metal, and make...

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