Machinist Training Institute

Revisions to our Machinist Training Institute (MTI) are underway.  The updated curriculum will be announced in July.  Be sure to check back this summer to learn about new training opportunities in the area of manufacturing.

History

The Machinist Training Institute opened in 1981 as Focus: HOPE's first education program. The curriculum was based on the training needs of area machine shop owners. Retired machinists frequently taught the classes, teaching students how to operate lathes, mills, and grinders. Students developed their hands-on skills while producing a set of tools that they could take with them as they entered the job market. In recent years, the MTI curriculum was expanded to include more Computer Numerical Control (CNC) training.

More than 2,500 men and women have graduated from this program to launch careers in manufacturing and machining. This program broke the race and gender barriers in the machinist trades in the 1980s.

With changes to manufacturing in southeast Michigan, Focus: HOPE is again updating its curriculum to meet needs for skilled workers in various areas of manufacturing.