The Moulding Youth For Industry Program (MYFI) is a Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program including both in-class instruction and industrial work experience. The CTMA is very proud to have been the recipient of the prestigious Yves Landry Foundation Award for "Program of the Year" in 2003!
"MYFI" is a SKILLS LINK initiative, currently being conducted successfully in Windsor/Essex and Waterloo . This program is a result of a partnership of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and the Canadian Tooling & Machining Association (CTMA), with support from the local tooling industry.
The initiative addresses the skills shortage in the precision metal cutting industries and youth employment/underemployment. It is estimated that the industry can absorb up to 100 apprentices each year.
Project Co-ordinator, Joan Bachmeier has assembled a team of instructors with experience in building Tools, Dies, Moulds, General Machining, Mechanical Drafting and Metallurgy, to deliver the curriculum. The program is housed at W.F. Herman High School in Windsor, Ontario and at University Heights Secondary School in Waterloo, Ontario, both of which provide the equipment needed for this type of hands-on training.
This 50 week pre-apprenticeship training program provides 20 weeks of classroom/machine shop instruction, followed by 30 weeks of industrial work experience. At the end of the 50 weeks, successful students may be registered as Apprentices in a related field.
Youth applying for this program must have a Grade 12 diploma and, as part of the screening process, they are tested in areas of importance to their success such as Mathematics, English and Spatial Relationships.
This is a great program that provides an opportunity for an individual who has not been able to find employment or is underemployed, yet possesses a strong desire to work in this type of environment. With a 14% unemployment rate in youth between the ages of 18-30 years, we see this as a wonderful opportunity for everyone.
Total Curriculum: 700 Hours
· Technical Math 100 hours
· Blueprint Reading 100 hours
· Safety and WHMIS 40 hours
· Technical English 50 hours
· Lathes 85 hours
· Metal Working Tools 80 hours
· Metallurgy 40 hours
· Computer Technology 60 hours
· Milling Machines 85 hours
· Drilling & Cutting Fluids 35 hours
· Work Ethics , Shop Tours & Gues t Speakers 25 hours
Total Curriculum: 1,200 Hours
· 40 hours weekly
· At least minimum wage paid
· Overtime may be required
· Hours may count towards a provincially recognized apprenticeship
To be eligible for this program, the participant must be between 18 - 30 years of age; must possess a Grade 12 Diploma which includes Grade 12 Mathematics; must be out of school; and unemployed/underemployed. The participant should also be highly motivated and fully committed to the program.
Active Burgess Mould & Design
A. G. Anderson Ltd.
Build-A-Mold Ltd.
Bendtech Inc.
Electromac Group
Guelph Tool & Die Ltd.
HJ Machine & Pattern Ltd.
Hallink Moulds Ltd.
Harbour Advanced Machining Ltd.
Ireland Tool & Die Ltd.
J & C Tool & Die Limited
Manor Tool & Die
Master Machine (Windsor) Ltd.
Masterpiece Tooling Inc.
Midwest Precision
Ramstar Carbide Tool Inc.
Rezmin Tool
Sigma Engineering (Windsor) Inc.
Strite Industries Limited
Symmetry Tooling Inc.
Technologies 2000 Ltd.
Ultratech Tool & Gauge Inc.
Universal Pattern Co. Limited
Ms. Joan Bachmeier
Co-ordinator - Moulding Youth For Industry
JBACHMEIER@CTMA.COM