General Machinist, 429A, NOC 7231

To help understand the General Machinist trade and prepare for challenging the Red Seal examination, this course contains the following sections which will be taught in the classroom as well as online :

• Description of the General Machinist trade: An overview of the trade’s duties, work environment, job requirements, similar occupations and career progression
• Essential Skills Summary: An overview of how each of the 9 essential skills is applied in this trade
• Industry Expected Performance: description of the expectations regarding the level of performance of the tasks, including information related to specific codes, regulations and standards that must be observed
• Major Work Activity (MWA): the largest division within the course that is comprised of a distinct set of trade activities:

1. Organizes work
2. Processes workpiece material
3. Maintains machines and tooling
4. Performs hand processes
5. Refurbishes components
6. Sets up drill presses
7. Operates drill presses
8. Sets up conventional lathes
9. Operates conventional lathes
10. Sets up conventional milling machines
11. Operates conventional milling machines
12. Sets up power saws
13. Operates power saws
14. Sets up precision grinding machines
15. Operates precision grinding machines
16. Performs basic CNC programming
17. Sets up CNC machine-tools
18. Operates CNC machine-tools

• Appendix A- Tools and Equipment
• Appendix B – Glossary: definitions or explanations of selected technical terms used in the standard
• Appendix C – Acronyms: a list of acronyms used in the standard with their full name
• Appendix D– Task Matrix and Examination Weightings: a chart which outlines graphically the major work activities, tasks and sub-tasks of this standard and their respective exam weightings
• Appendix E – Pie Chart: a graph which depicts the national percentages of General Machinist red seal exam questions assigned to the major work activities
• Appendix F-Task Profile Chart
• Mock Exams