A qualified Mechanical Engineering tradesperson performs a variety of mechanical work on machinery, subassemblies and manufactured parts. Common mechanical engineering trades include Toolmakers and Machinists. These roles often overlap in skill-sets and usually work alongside each other where specialisations overlap and complement the overall mechanical engineering work to be carried out.
Tool Makers and Machinists play a vital role in any manufacturing workshop and can be found working in the automotive, mining, food and beverage manufacturing industries, to name a few. They may make precision machinery for machine tools and other manufacturing machinery. As an apprentice the scope of your exposure to techniques and machinery will depend on your Host Employer. There are excellent opportunities to progress out of the workshops and into administrative or operational roles that would see you applying your acquired knowledge to relationship management with the ‘Tool-room’ and project management, liaising with degree qualified Engineers on delivering small and large scale projects.
This trade requires a four-year apprenticeship. MIGAS will facilitate your practical work placement with one of our quality host employers. In addition to on-the-job training, we will assist you with enrolment through a Registered Training Organisation to complete your certification. With MIGAS you will be fully supported throughout the duration of your placement by a Field Officer and by the wider MIGAS Apprentices and Trainees community.
