Trades - Apprenticeship in General Machinist

General Machinist is an in-school apprenticeship training program delivered across three levels. Level 1 (Common Core) covers trade calculations, interpreting engineering drawings, trade theory and trade practice. Level 2 (Intermediate) adds CNC and continues trade calculations, drawing interpretation, trade theory and trade practice. Level 3 (Advanced) covers further trade calculations, drawing interpretation, trade theory, CNC and trade practice, with an optional General Machinist Certificate of Qualification refresher course. Training takes place in facilities equipped with industry-standard machinery, with instruction from journeyperson instructors who have extensive industry experience. Admission requires that applicants be employed in the appropriate skills sector and registered as an apprentice with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. Sheridan is also a Ministry-approved Apprenticeship Exemption Test centre, allowing apprentices who score 70% or higher to bypass in-class studies.