The Black Country Skills Factory is pleased to launch a third programme of bite-sized training courses for High Value Manufacturing (HVM) companies in the Black Country. We are also offering subsidies to a number of existing technical training courses.
The subsidised courses are developed in conjunction with specialist training providers and colleges, and aim to support employers in the HVM sector address skills gaps and shortages in their workforce.
Brokered bite-sized courses delivered from early February to late June 2014 cover various aspects of up-skilling in the following disciplines:
Maintenance Multi-skilling & Production Setting:
 Factory Electrical Supplies  2 days
 Switches, Relays & Sensors  1 day
 Basic Pneumatics  1.5 days / Advanced Pneumatics  1.5 days
 Basic Hydraulics  1.5 days / Advanced Hydraulics  1.5 days
 17th Edition Wiring regulations  conversion from 16th  1 day + exam
 17th Edition Wiring regulations  4 days + exam
 Siemens PLC  intermediate level - 2 days
Welding & Fabrication:
 Arc (Stick) / Mig Welding  Introductory  2 days
 Mig Welding  Improvers  2 days
 Tig Welding  Improvers  2 days
 Aluminium Tig Welding  2 days
 Fabrication (upskill welders with fabrication skills)  3 days
 Safe operation & setting of Amada press brake  1 day
CNC Machining & Setting:
 Vertical & Horizontal Milling  Heidenhain 530/540i Control Programming  2 days
 Vertical & Horizontal Milling  Fanuc Control Programming  2 days
 Vertical Milling  Changeover & alignment of fixtures  1 day
 CNC turning  Jaw setting and Bar feeds  1 day
Metal treatment, Metallurgy & Toolroom:
 Metallurgy for non-metallurgists (introduction to metallurgy)  2 days
 Principles of Heat Treatment  1 day
 Non Destructive testing of metals  (principles)  1 day
 Understanding drawing tolerances  1 day
Course information and booking
Course costs (net of Skills Factory subsidy (£60)) will be £130 per person, per day.
To register your interest, book onto these courses, or contact us for more information, please complete the new online enquiry form under the respective course on our website.
For more information on these courses visit the Skills Factory website and search by skills area under the new ÂCurrent Bite-size Courses menu.
Alternatively please contact Colin Parker - 07944 268709 / Jacki Lakin  07944 268712 for an informal discussion.
Skills Factory supported courses
The Black Country Skills Factory is working in partnership with a number of external organisations within the HVM sector to support their engineering courses. The Black Country Skills Factory is providing a subsidy of up to 30% off courses. See our website for details and search by skills area under the new ÂCurrent Bite-size Courses menu.
www.blackcountryskillsfactory.co.uk/courses
