This one-year certificate program will prepare students to work in the precision machining and tooling industries. Successful graduates of the certificate program will receive their 429A General Machinist Level 1 apprenticeship equivalency and those in good standing wishing to further pursue their studies are eligible to automatically enter into the second year of Mechanical Engineering Technician - Industrial two year diploma program (T855) or the second semester of the Mechanical Technician - CAD/CAM program (T867).

Graduates of the Mechanical Technician - Precision Metal Cutting may find positions in industries within the metal cutting trades (Machining, Tool & Die, Mould Making) as a general machinist, mould maker or tool and die maker, with the potential to enter an apprenticeship within one or more of these trades. The precision machining/ tooling industries support a variety of sectors, including aerospace, automotive, consumer products, construction, forestry, kitchen countertops and cabinets, oil and gas, and pharmaceuticals, etc. Employment can be found within Windsor- Essex, Chatham-Kent or many major centres in Southwestern Ontario.