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In January, Engineering students eager to learn machining skills have the opportunity to receive hands-on training in George Brown College’s extensive and up-to-date machining facilities.

This collaboration between U of T Engineering and George Brown was initially offered to MIE students when it launched five years ago, but was expanded across the Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering this fall – with great success. About 230 students enrolled in the machining courses in September, and an additional 65 are partaking in the three machining courses available in January.

“The fundamental idea is that, Engineers need to know, when they are designing, how difficult it is to create their design, and how to make the process easier. If you have a command of these machining skills, it will make you an incredibly powerful Engineer,” said the program’s coordinator, Professor Tony Sinclair (MIE).

There are three short courses available in January:

1) Basic Machining (lathe, mill, drill press)
2) Advanced Machining (prerequisite: the Basic Machining course)*
3) Introduction to Welding

“We’ve had a lot of positive feedback from students and George Brown instructors. Our students are really eager and enjoy it because everyone is doing work that they value,” he added.

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