This self-paced online course provides learners with the essential knowledge and skills to carry out precision shaping, planing, and slotting operations using specialised machine tools. These processes are critical in producing accurate surfaces, grooves, and forms in metal components for manufacturing and engineering applications.
Ideal for apprentices, machinists, and workshop trainees, this course supports the development of practical machining skills needed in modern engineering and fabrication environments.

What You Will Learn
• How to interpret drawings and specifications for shaping, planing, and slotting tasks
• Setting up and operating machine tools for accurate metal removal
• Selecting the right tools, speeds, and feeds for different materials
• Performing straight and angular cuts, slots, and shaped features
• Monitoring cutting conditions and adjusting for accuracy
• Applying safe work practices and using PPE correctly
• Inspecting finished components for conformance to tolerance and finish requirements