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Mission: To assume a leadership position in the training and development of future generations for the metalworking profession, while continuing to lead southwestern pennsylvania's custom manufacturing industry in achieving business success by providing a center of knowledge emphasizing: business, technology, government affairs, education, networking, and marketing
Programs: The pittsburgh chapter of the national tooling and machining association is made up of companies that believe in the future of manufacturing for southwestern pennsylvania. Our membership, which includes both large and small companies assumes a leadership position in the training and development of future generations for the metalworking profession. Apprenticeship program: the chapter sponsors apprentice 4 year training program in cooperation with 4 vo tech schools and u. S. Dept. Of labor. Each year, we accept approximately 35 new apprentices into the four-year training program. Apprentices complete 144 hours of classroom training and 2000 hours of on the job training. While the instruction is open to anyone who would like to register for the program, apprentices who would like to earn their journeyman's papers must also be registered with his or her employer's qualified pennsylvania apprenticeship program for on-the-job training.