Diploma in Metalworking (CNC Machine Tool Setter)

Metalworking (CNC Machine Tool Setter) is a secondary vocational education programme at Riga Technical College (Rīgas Tehniskā koledža). It is taught in Latvian at Lēdmanes iela 3 in Riga, lasts four years in the day department on campus, and leads to the qualification of CNC metalworking machine tool setter. Setters work in metalworking and machine building companies and related trading firms, producing parts of varying complexity on computer-controlled machine tools. They plan and organise their own tasks, work out machining algorithms, write and edit control programs, prepare and adjust machine tools and tooling, and coordinate the work of operators. Training also covers conventional machine tools, threading, drilling, CAD and CAM software and routine machine maintenance. The programme admits students who have completed basic education (nine grades). The page lists a special requirement for the specialty: prior knowledge of informatics is desirable. Graduates can continue their studies at Riga Technical College (RTK) or Riga Technical University (RTU).