Tool and Die Maker (Apprenticeship)

Program Overview

Fanshawe's Tool and Die Maker program prepares students for careers in various industries, including mining, automotive, and manufacturing. Graduates can pursue roles such as tool and die makers, mould makers, and industrial mechanics. The program emphasizes hands-on training and provides students with the skills to create, repair, and modify custom-made tools and dies.

Program Outline

Careers:

Graduates of Fanshawe’s Tool and Die Maker program can pursue creative and rewarding careers supporting a variety of industries, including mining, automotive, aircraft, manufacturing, research institutions as:

• tool and die makers
• mould makers
• pattern makers
• industrial mechanics
• machinists
• tool/tooling maker
• machine tool builder
• general machinist
Did you know Fanshawe consistently ranks high in graduation employment rates among large colleges in Ontario? Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Tool and Die Maker (Block and Day Release) [Apprenticeship] program:
• Pattern Maker: Translate blueprints and design models into factory patterns used to mass-produce products such as shoes, clothing, furniture or plasticware.
• Tool and Die Maker: Create, repair and modify custom-made tools, dies, jigs, fixtures and gauges which require precise dimensions, using various metals, alloys and plastics.