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Tool & Die Maker (Dies & Moulds) is a mechanical die making vocational trade. Trade duration is two years with four semesters of six months each. During class teaching, students are introduced to topics like how to conduct test runs with completed tools or dies; make adjustments as necessary; cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes; file, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together; fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools; inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects; lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables and so on. The trade is an important and career orienting in nature that provides many opportunities after its successful passing.