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Skilled Trades in Precision Manufacturing - Advanced Certificate
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Program Code: CTA.35917
This program prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills in the creation of products using precision crafting and technical illustration techniques. Four Tracks include:
- Pattern Maker – Lay out, machine, fit, and assemble castings and parts to metal or plastic foundry patterns, core boxes, or match plates.
- Tinsmith - Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.
- Tool And Die Maker - Analyze specifications, lay out metal stock, set up and operate machine tools, and fit and assemble parts to make and repair dies, cutting tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges, and machinists' hand tools.
- Tool Hardener – Set up, operate, or tend heating equipment, such as heat-treating furnaces, flame-hardening machines, induction machines, soaking pits, or vacuum equipment to temper, harden, anneal, or heat treat metal or plastic objects.
Most of our courses are primarily offered during the evening. Contact the Delta College Apprenticeship Office at apprenticeship@delta.edu or (989)686-9476 for more information on this program.
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