General Machinist - Apprenticeship

Program Overview

The program includes three levels of study, each requiring 34 weeks of in-school training and four days per week of on-the-job training. Upon completion, apprentices are eligible for Red Seal certification and apprenticeship grants.

Program Outline

General Machinist - Apprenticeship - St Lawrence College

Degree Overview:

Overview:

The General Machinist program offered at St. Lawrence College includes the in-school training of the General Machinist Apprenticeship as defined by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. It covers three levels of study: Basic (Level 1), Intermediate (Level 2), and Advanced (Level 3). Each level requires 34 weeks of study with one 7-hour day per week in school and four days per week working on the job. Completing the program, including both in-school and on-the-job training, usually takes around four years.

Objectives:

The program aims to equip apprentices with the This includes developing skills on various machine tools, including computer numerically controlled (CNC) machines.

Program Description:

• The program is funded in part by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.
• It is considered a
• Red Seal trade
, making graduates eligible for
• apprenticeship grants
of up to $4,000.
• Apprentices may also be eligible for the
• Apprenticeship Incentive Grant (AIG)
and the
• Apprenticeship Completion Grant (ACG)
from Service Canada.

Outline:

2023-2024

#Level 1 (Basic)

• MACH 101: Applies mathematical principles to trade-specific applications.
• MACH 102: Interprets engineered documentation and demonstrates sketching techniques.
• MACH 103: Describes metal characteristics, properties, and manufacturing processes.
• MACH 104: Uses direct/indirect reading linear measuring instruments.
• MACH 105: Uses a lathe for various tasks, including parallel turning, facing, drilling, reaming, and threading.
• MACH 106: Uses a vertical mill for various tasks, including milling surfaces, shapes, and forms.
• MACH 107: Uses a surface grinder for various tasks, including grinding horizontal, vertical, and angular flat surfaces.
• MACH 108: Describes appropriate safety trade practices.
• MACH 109: Uses benchworking techniques, tools, and equipment to fit and assemble components.
• MACH 110: Uses metal cutting saws to cut and shape workpieces.
• MACH 111: Uses drill presses/machines for various tasks, including drilling, counterboring, countersinking, spotfacing, deburring, reaming, and tapping workpieces.
• #Level 2 (Intermediate)
• MACH 201: Solves problems involving the Pythagorean Theorem, right angle trigonometry, circles, and trade-specific calculations.
• MACH 202: Describes engineering drawings graphic language, symbols, dimensional terminology, tolerances, allowances, and symbols.
• MACH 203: Describes elements of non-ferrous metals and the heat-treating and testing of ferrous metal.
• MACH 204: Demonstrates measuring techniques using inspection and checking gauges, linear measuring equipment, and checking surface roughness.
• MACH 205: Uses a lathe for various tasks, including drilling, boring, turning internal and external recesses, part-off, turning internal and external tapers/angles, and cutting threads.
• MACH 206: Uses a mill for various tasks, including milling horizontal, vertical, and angular flat surfaces, milling forms using form cutters, drilling, reaming, and milling geometric shapes using a rotary table on a dividing head.
• MACH 207: Uses a cylindrical grinder for various tasks, including external parallels, external tapers, profiles, and plunge grinding.
• #Level 3 (Advanced)
• MACH 301: Solves problems involving oblique triangle, law of sines, law of cosines/cotangents, and compound angles.
• MACH 302: Reads and interprets geometric tolerancing and dimensioning on engineering drawings/CAD data.
• MACH 303: Describes ferrous heat-treating processes and the characteristics of non-metallic materials.
• MACH 304: Demonstrates inspection and checking techniques using measuring and checking equipment, and describes techniques using Optical Comparators and Coordinate Measuring Machines (CMM).
• MACH 305: Demonstrates complex turning techniques, including turning internal or external tapers and angles using a taper turning attachment and a compound rest, turning profiles, cutting ACME threads and multiple start threads, and describes sharpening of cutting tools.
• MACH 306: Demonstrates milling of complex geometric shapes.
• MACH 307: Performs end mill sharpening and internal grinding.

Other:

Admission Requirements:

• The apprentice must be sponsored by an employer.
• The apprentice must be registered with the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.

Location:

Kingston Campus 1461)