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Applications are now being accepted for a Machine Tools program that is expected to begin soon at Tennessee College of Applied Technology Elizabethton.
On June 15, 2015, Gov. Bill Haslam presented TCAT Elizabethton with a $650,000 grant to add Machine Tools and an additional welding training program to meet local and regional employment needs. The additional welding class began in February 2016.
The Machine Tools training program will provide basic skills in machine tool operations and experience on a variety of machine tools, such as lathes, milling machines, computer numerical control (CNC) machines, and the CAD-CAM.
Dean Blevins, director of TCAT Elizabethton, said the training program will integrate the National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) national standards and credentialing assessments.
“The NIMS Competency Based Apprenticeship System brings national standards and third party objective assessments to the nation’s metalworking industry,” Blevins said.
To become a NIMS Certified Machinist, Toolmaker, CNC Setup Programmer or a Certified Journey Worker at any NIMS occupation, the apprentice must earn NIMS credentials in demonstrating satisfactory performance in a required number of competencies.
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Classes meet from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday-Friday at the Main Campus. Students may complete the program in 16 months.
The application for admission to TCAT Elizabethton is available in the Administration Building at the Main Campus, 426 Highway 91 North, across from the Elizabethton Municipal Airport, or online at www.tcatelizabethton.edu.
Financial assistance is also available. Students must complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), via the internet at www.fafsa.ed.gov, to determine financial need. The TCAT Elizabethton code, #005281, must be included on the FAFSA form.
For more information about the program, telephone 423-543-0070. New student registration for the 2016 Fall Trimester will be held Sept. 6 for students previously admitted to TCAT Elizabethton.