Course Summary
Subject: Engineering
Course Title: Toolmaker and Tool and Die Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship
Course Types: Apprenticeship
Course Level: Level 3
Age Group: 19+, 16-18
Course Description
Toolmakers and Tool & Die Maintenance Technicians are predominantly involved in the highly skilled, complex and specialist detailed work of manufacturing and maintaining the engineering tooling used to produce components, products, and assemblies. These products, assemblies and systems are used in our daily lives whether it be for travel such as (cars, planes, boats and rail) energy, defence, food, clothing, packaging and health including medical equipment, devices and implants such as joint replacements. This requires the application of a broad range of activities including the interpretation of engineering drawings and technical instructions and the use of hand, machine and automated computer-controlled machine tools and measuring equipment.
Where will I study?
North West Training Council
How will I study?
Year 1 – full time at NWTC
Year 2 – 1 day per week on technical certificate 4 days in your workplace
Year 3 / 4 – assessment in your workplace
SPECIFIC SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
What will I learn?
- mathematical techniques, formulae and calculations
- the structure, properties and characteristics of common materials used for the manufacture and repair of tooling, moulds, dies and jigs and fixtures
- the safe operation, correct selection and the application of a range of hand tools
- the safe operation and operating principles of CNC lathes, milling, grinding and erosion machining centres, drilling and welding equipment
- how to set up and operate machinery/equipment efficiently and effectively
- the principles of how the relevant tools, dies, jigs and fixtures being manufactured/maintained function, the operating sequences, the purpose of individual components/systems and how they interact
- the application of pneumatics, hydraulics, electrical and electronic systems
- how to read and interpret relevant data and documentation used to produce and/or maintain tool and die components, assemblies and systems
- how to apply methods and techniques to produce, assemble, disassemble repair and/or maintain tools, dies, jigs and fixtures
- manufacture components
- how to carry out complex fault diagnosis and repair activities
SPECIFIC SPECIALIST KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
What qualifications will I achieve?
After a period of foundation skills and technical knowledge development all apprentices will be required to achieve the following qualifications
- Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence)
- Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing (Development Knowledge) - Mechatronics Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering – Toolmaker and Tool and Die
- End Point Assessment
ROLES FOR TOOLMAKER AND TOOL AND DIE MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN
Food and drink companies
Engineering companies
Consumer goods manufacturers
Electronic goods assembly companies
The aviation industry
Course Entry Guidelines
A minimum of four GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English, Maths, Science and Technology.
Course Fees
Non Payable
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“NWTC have supported the programme on an ongoing basis at an individual and group level, allowing our maintenance team to achieve this qualification in a timescale to meet our business needs”
Nestle Purina Pet Care
“We have found NWTC’s Training Personnel to be of the highest quality and the administration of the courses to be very smooth”
HBM - Ken Kneale, Managing Director
“NWTC carried out our assessments professionally and in a timely fashion. Our workforce now enjoys a good cross fertilisation of skills, which they employ on a day to day basis.”
Cargill, N.J. Garrett, Maintenance Supervisor
Course Provider
North West Training Council
Address: Unit 33, Wellington Employment Park Dunes Way, Liverpool, L5 9RJ
