CNC Machining Apprenticeship
Discover how our apprenticeship program may be a good fit for you
In our five-year program, you will learn how to operate manual mills and lathes, CMM and laser scanners, program machining centers, understand tooling, and more.
Hoosier Pattern is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor for our apprenticeship program, consisting of 10,000 working hours over a five-year timeframe and twelve classes taken at IVY Tech Community College. Apprentices generally start in the shop, helping set up jobs in the CNC machining centers.
Shortly after, they will learn how to bench and assemble tooling. While rotating in the benching department, apprentices will learn how to properly operate manual mills and lathes. Further into their program, as they progress, they will rotate into the quality room and begin learning how to operate the CMM and laser scanner.
In the third to fourth year, an apprentice will be able to start learning to program the machining centers using Cimatron. In the fifth year, after learning about tooling and Cimatron, they will be introduced to modeling tooling.

Upon completion of their apprenticeship, the new journeymen will be utilized throughout the shop in every department they are needed. Eventually, they will settle into a department where their skills, passion, and company needs are met. For some, it may be the benching/rigging department, and for others, it may be the CAM or CAD department. Wherever the new journeyman starts, they will be encouraged to continue to grow in their knowledge, making them a more valuable asset to Hoosier Pattern.
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