Offered by Canadore College in North Bay, Canada, Cert in Mechanical Techniques – Precision Machining is a certificate in Mechanical Engineering programme. The programme runs for 23 weeks, delivered on campus. Teaching is in English. Tuition for international students is CAD 16,014 per year (CAD 2,775 per year for local students).
This certificate, delivered over 23 weeks, provides hands-on training using manual machining equipment together with automated CNC (Computer Numerical Control) machinery, developing skills to produce custom parts across a wide range of vehicles and machinery types. It relates to roles such as jobber shop machinist, CNC programmer, CNC machinist, mould and die maker, tool and die maker, and machinist, within industries including automotive, mining, forestry and aviation.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: Admission requires an Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent with senior English at the ENG4C or ENG4U level, per the programme page; applicants 19 or older without an OSSD may apply as Mature Students through Canadore's free Accuplacer testing, per the institution's general requirements. The programme page defers English-proficiency detail to that same page: for this Certificate, IELTS Academic 6.0 overall with no band below 5.5, TOEFL iBT 72+ with no section below 18, PTE Academic 53 with no section below 47, Duolingo English Test 110 with no band below 95, or equivalent (Cambridge English 169+, CELPIP 7, Oxford ELLT 6.0, CEFR B2), tested within two years of application. No interview, portfolio, or work-experience condition is stated; the certificate is delivered as Level 1 Apprenticeship-equivalent classroom training.
Application Details
Start Date:Monthly
Application Deadline:Domestic applicants apply through OntarioColleges.ca: for programs starting in Fall 2027 the equal consideration date is 1 February 2027; Canadore states applicants may apply at any time, with the deposit for accepted Winter 2027 offers due 16 November 2026 and term tuition due 30 November 2026. Canadore's own how-to-apply page separately cites a generic, undated "applications open November 1 / competitive consideration date February 1 for Fall term, October 1 for Winter term" notice that names no specific cycle year, so its October 1 figure is not confirmed as the Winter 2027 deadline. International applicants apply through Canadore's international portal and are assessed on a rolling basis, with programs closing early once capacity is reached; no fixed international opening or closing date is published, and payment deadlines appear only on the individual letter of admission. These are institution-wide dates; this programme publishes no deadline of its own.
