Tool and Die Maker
Trade Description:
A tool and die maker fabricates, repairs and modifies custom-made prototypes and a wide variety of tools, jigs, fixtures, gauges and dies for use in industrial and manufacturing production. Jigs and fixtures are devices that hold work pieces while they are bored, stamped, milled or drilled. Dies are metal forms used to shape metal in stamping and forging operations. You can also train to be a CNC Machinist after you complete your Tool and Die Maker certification.
Tool and die makers are employed by aircraft, machinery and farm equipment manufacturers, machine shops and metal fabricator shops.
| Trade Regulation |
| Red Seal Occupational Standard |
Apprenticeship - Annual Requirements:
| Levels | Total Hours/Year (On-the-Job & Technical Training) |
Total Weeks/Year (Technical Training) |
Delivered By |
| 4 | 1,800 | 9-8-8-9 | RRC |
Training Standards:
 Level One |
Level Chart |
| Level Two | |
| Level Three |
RSOS Subtask to Unit Comparison |
| Level Four |
Red Seal Exam Information
| Red Seal Exam Breakdown | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide |
| Sample Exams | Red Seal Exam Self-Assessment Guide (PDF) |
| Types of Exam Questions | Red Seal Exam Preparation Guide |
Challenging the Exam - Trades Qualification:
Years of Experience |
Hours Required | Additional Practical
Exam Required |
| 6 | 10,800 | Yes |
| Employer Declaration | Employer Declaration (FR) Statutory Declaration | Statutory Declaration (FR) | ||
Designated Trainers:
| Work Experience Form |
Accredited Programs:
| Apprenticeship Trade | Training Institution - Secondary Schools |
Training Institution - Post-Secondary Schools |
Training Institution Program Name |
Level |
Tool and Die Maker |
__ | Assiniboine Community College, School of Trades & Technology | Industrial Metal Fabrication (Machine Shop Program) | 1 |
| Murdoch MacKay Collegiate | __ | Metals & Aerospace Technology Program | 1 | |
| __ | Neeginan College of Applied Technology / CAHRD | Machine Tool Technology | 1 | |
| __ | Red River College, Mech, Manufacturing & Materials | Manufacturing Technician | 1 | |
| __ | Red River College, Mech, Manufacturing & Materials | Precision Metal Machining | 1 | |
| Technical Vocational High School | __ | Machine Shop Program | 1 |