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Regional Center for Advanced Manufacturing (RCAM)

Machine Operator Certificate


RCAM is a unique collaboration among Community Education, River Valley Community College, Keene State College, the Chamber of Commerce, and area manufacturers:  Its purpose is to provide companies in this region with skilled employees.  You can earn RCAM's entry-level Machine Operator certificate through completing Community Education's Machining processes Part A, Part B, and a 10-Hour OSHA Industry Safety course.  Part A should be taken prior to Part B, unless a candidate has instructor approval based on prior manufacturing courses/experience.  OSHA registration information will be made available to our Machining Processes students.  Our partners - New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Tidland Corporation, Corning NetOptix, Knapp & Koester, and Winchester Roll - will be interested in talking to you upon completion of the full certificate program.  Limited scholarship help is available.  Please contact Jan Barry, KCED Director, for information: 357-0088 ext. 102.



Machining Processes (Part B)    REGISTRATION DEADLINE:  JUNE 8, 2012 

In this 60-hour class you will use manual lathes, milling machines, and surface grinders.  You’ll learn through hands-on experience and projects as well as lecture and demonstrations.  Once manual skills are developed, you will further explore computer numerical control (CNC) programming and operation for the automated machinery commonly used in today’s industry that was introduced in Part A.  Limit: 15   (click here for mail-in application)

Date:  Tue. & Wed., June 19 to August 14 (no class 7/3 & 7/4)
Time:  5:00-9:00 PM (Total 60 Hrs.)
Location:  Room 405 at KHS
Instructor:  Lisa Marcou, MEd., 20 years in Machine Tool Industry
Machining Processes Part B   $570.00  


OSHA GENERAL INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION  - REGISTRATION DEADLINE MAY 15, 2012

Through discussion and interactive scenarios, learn essential OSHA safety regulations and standards.  You'll spend 7 hours on required topics and the remaining 3 on materials handling, hazardous materials, ergonomics, machine guarding, and other particular topics of student interest.  You will receive an OSHA 10-Hour card, which is required for the Machine Operator certificate through RCAM (Regional Center of Advanced Manufacturing).  Limit:  25

Date & Time:  Tue., May 22 & 29 (5:30-9:00 PM) & June 5 (5:30-8:30 PM)
Location:  KHS Room 327
Instructor:  Bill Sevigny
OSHA   $49.00