Rapid advancement of technological change alters lives around the world everyday. The understanding of technology must go hand-in-hand with the skills necessary for its application. The intent of the Mechanical Techniques program is to maximize the resource s of a skilled workforce and enhance the career growth for individuals. The trend in industry today is towards multiskilling.

The first semester provides for the development of transferable skills and in the second semester, students specialize in an industrial/manufacturing stream. Students will incorporate methods that have been taught to fabricate projects in the shop. Classroom instruction is reinforced by practical demonstrations and relevant work applications.

This program parallels the Ontario Basic and Intermediate Millwright Trades Apprenticeship Program. Graduates of the program may access a number of career occupations i.e., millwright, industrial mechanic, machinist, tool and die maker, pipe fitter, welder/fitter and sheet metal worker.