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View Poll Results: How did you learn the Machinist trade?

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  • On the job training

    189 23.63%

  • From a family member

    45 5.63%

  • Apprenticeship program

    133 16.63%

  • Vocational Tech School

    167 20.88%

  • Self taught

    251 31.38%

  • Military training

    15 1.88%

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  1. 04-12-2006, 06:31 AM #1
    brownandsharp
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    NTMA,
    8 months pre-employement training. then they sent me to work @ $8 an hour, employer sent me back to NTMA for cnc programming 1 & 2, then I went back for mastercam 1 & 2.
    now I make 3 times that.
    Thanks NTMA.
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  2. 08-13-2007, 12:18 AM #2
    warfreak
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    Quote Originally Posted by brownandsharp View Post
    NTMA,
    8 months pre-employement training. then they sent me to work @ $8 an hour, employer sent me back to NTMA for cnc programming 1 & 2, then I went back for mastercam 1 & 2.
    now I make 3 times that.
    Thanks NTMA.
    Hey i went to NTMA also ..... just graduate feb 07 lol whats up fellow alumni!???:wave:
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