If you are attracted to modern manufacturing technologies and enjoy working with machines, this skills-based program will appeal to you. It prepares you for entry into the tool and die/tool maker skilled trade or related career in the manufacturing sector, including apprenticeship. You will learn the high-precision hand fitting, positioning, aligning and assembly techniques involved in the production of stamping dies. Also, the program incorporates a number of months of paid co-op education work and covers all the learning outcomes for Level 1 and Level 2 of the related apprenticeship program in Ontario. As a graduate of this program, you may not be required to complete the in-school apprenticeship training or take an exemption exam for Levels 1 and 2 should you choose to pursue a tool and die maker apprenticeship

 

The optional co-op stream, which is only available to students starting the program in Fall, includes two back-to-back co-op work terms. Due to the placement of co-op work terms, the academic semesters are Fall/Winter in Year 1 and Winter/Spring in Year 2. Please note, students starting in Spring are in an accelerated delivery (Spring, Fall, Winter Spring) so they do not have a co-op option.