Program Title Machinist Training Center
Location Warren, MI (Detroit area)
Current Status Active
Objectives Train unemployed individuals for careers in machinist trade
Target Population Macomb and St. Clair County residents only
Providers/Partners Macomb Community College
Macomb/St. Clair Workforce Development Board
Michigan Works
Program Design 16-week program in Machining Skills, a program incorporating the basic requirements for the majority of skilled positions in the metalworking fields.
Curriculum Topics include:
  • job planning and management
  • career management
  • quality control
  • general lab maintenance
  • employee relations
  • environmental protection
  • blueprint reading
  • shop math
  • manual operations (benchwork and layout)
  • power saw operations, milling operations
  • surface grinding operations
  • drill press operations
  • turning operations inspection
  • CAD-CAM
  • industrial safety
  • process adjustment
Key Features Free tuition to qualified applicants, up to six college credits from Macomb CC, free toolbox and tools.
Results 93% placement rate with average starting salaries of $9-$12/hr
Program Costs Approximately $4,000 per participant
Funding Sources JTPA
Key Contacts Mike Moprinc or Ed Stanton, (810)774-1870


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