Milling Engineering Skills
Learn how to safely operate, under supervision, a vertical milling machine.
Minor Award
Course overview
The aim of this programme is to enable the learner to develop the knowledge, skills and competence to set up and safely operate, under supervision, a vertical milling machine.
This course is scheduled to runs Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 6.30 pm – 9.30 pm for 10 weeks.
Please note all Learners must have competent written and spoken English (CEFR B1 or Higher).
What will I study ?
- Explain the functions and features a milling machines
- Interpret engineering component drawings.
- Explain the use of and representation of datum edges and surfaces on component drawings.
- Measure components and component features.
- Calculate feed rates and speeds to cut a range of materials.
- Demonstrate the correct methods of locating and securing work pieces to the machine table.
- Explain the system of limits and fits to provide inter changeability of parts in accordance with BS and ISO standards
- Machine mating components to drawing specifications requiring clearance
- Explain the function and application of commonly used milling
- Set up a dividing head and tail stock to machine: key ways, splines and indexed configurations
- Set up a rotary table to include using a plug and dial indicator and a tapered shank bar and bush to cut circular spigots
- Produce milled components incorporating; parallel, stepped, angular surfaces, radii, drilled and reamed holes and pocket milling
- Demonstrate the correct procedures for set up and operation chucks, stub arbors and an adjustable boring head.
- Apply safe work practice in the use of the milling machine and carry out routine maintenance tasks as specified by the manufacturer.
What's the certification?
QQI Level 4 Minor Award Certificate in Milling (4N2886)
Fee Information
Fees apply to all part-time programmes
A fee waiver is in place for applicants in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment. You can check your fee waiver eligibility with Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection (DEASP), INTREO or your Local Employment Service (LES) office.
Still have questions?
Contact our Kerry College Admissions Offices – Tralee on 066 714 9696, Killarney on 064 662 2593 or [email protected]
Part-time Courses - FAQs
FET is short for Further Education & Training. Kerry College is an integrated college of FET. This means we do both progression-focused further education programmes and a range of employment-focused skills training programmes.
We enroll twice each year - January and September.
Part-time programmes run on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday evenings, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings, and increasingly online.
This depends on the course you choose.
Some courses have long waiting lists, others - not so much. Places are filled on a first-come, first-served basis so the best advice we can offer is to apply in plenty of time.
We enroll over 1000 applicants to our part-time courses each year - so it's always busy.
As places are offered based on the date of application, our team could be working their way down through the list.
That said, always check.
You can call Mary on our Part-time courses team at 066-7149696.
Although all of our part-time courses are fee-paying, we do have a DEASP Fee Waiver in place for those in receipt of a qualifying social welfare payment.
This is subject to a waiting list and demand for course places.
Most part-time courses run at Kerry College are Minor awards.
A Minor award is commonly referred to as a module - but also as a component certificate or a certificate of unit credit.
These single 'modules' may be completed and certificated individually. All minor awards are linked to a major award that allows learners to collect and build their minor awards and work towards gaining a major award.
Applications for all part-time programmes should be made online - via the Kerry College website or www.fetchcourses.ie
FETCH COURSES is the national application system for all FET course applications.
All new applicants must set up a free account on www.fetchcourses.ie. You must use this to apply for all further education and training progarmmes anywhere in Ireland.
For existing Fetch Courses account holders, login and apply as before.
You can reset your password using your email or mobile phone. When you do, make sure you keep it for future reference.
Bear in mind, FETCH uses your PPS number to identify you - so although you might be able to set up a second account - it won't work properly.
If you're still stuck, contact our Admissions team on 066-714 96 96
No, aside from the DEASP Fee Waiver, all part-time courses are fee-paying.