Machining Level I - Job Planning, Benchwork, & Layout Skills
Credential: Machining Level I - Job Planning, Benchwork, & Layout Skills
Credentialing Agency: National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc (NIMS)
The National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc (NIMS), Machining Level I certification is an entry-level machinist credential. Level I credentials identify and recognize machinists with the requisite skills required of a machinist who can perform machining tasks that involve job planning, benchwork, and layout work. Earning a NIMS certification requires the successful completion of both a performance assessment and a written examination. The performance assessment includes manufacturing a part, setting-up and operating a machine, and writing a program.
More information can be found on the certifying agency's website.
Machining Level I - Job Planning, Benchwork, & Layout Skills
The following DOD Civilian Occupations provide training and/or experience that contributes to attaining this credential:
The following Federal Occupations provide training and/or experience that contribute to attaining this credential:
| Federal Occupation | Related As | |
|---|---|---|
| 3414 Machining |  Most |
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| 3416 Toolmaking |  Other |
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| 3806 Sheet Metal Mechanic | Most |
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| 3808 Boilermaking |  Some |
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| 3820 Shipfitting | Most |
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| 4352 Plastic Fabricating | Some |
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| 4604 Wood Working | Most |
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| 4605 Wood Crafting | Most |
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| 4607 Carpentry | Most |
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| 4714 Model Making | Other |
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| 5220 Shipwright | Other |
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| 5301 Misc Industrial Equipment Maintenance | Some |
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| 5350 Production Machinery Mechanic | Some |
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| 5352 Industrial Equipment Mechanic | Some |
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| 5423 Sandblasting | Some |
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Eligibility Requirements (View Details)
- Credential Prerequisite
- Experience
- Education
- Training
- Membership
- Other
- Fee
Note: This credential may have multiple options for becoming eligible. Listed are the minimum requirements based on the minimum degree required. To view other options, see the Eligibility tab.
Exam Requirements (View Details)
- Exam
- Written Exam
- Oral Exam
- Practical Exam
- Performance Assessment
AGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION
National Institute for Metalworking Skills, Inc (NIMS)
10565 Fairfax Boulevard
Suite 203
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 352-4971
Fax: (703) 352-4991
Email: NIMS@nims-skills.org
Other REQUIREMENTS
The Machining Level I - Job Planning, Benchwork, & Layout Skills credential has the following other requirements:
- Individuals who register for the exam must be at least 18 years old (or at least 16 years old if enrolled in a NIMS-certified or state-authorized machining program in a public or private school).
Written Exam
- Taper Problems (7.4%)
- Machinery Handbook Applications (7.4%)
- Speeds and Feeds and Formulas and Terms (8.8%)
- Math Applications (7.4%)
- Tolerance, Fits, and Allowances (4.4%)
- Reaming (7.4%)
- Measurement (semi-precision) (5.9%)
- Measurement (precision) (7.4%)
- Threads and Tapping (8.8%)
- Layout (semi-precision) (8.8%)
- Layout (precision) (1.5%)
- Drilling (4.4%)
- Milling (2.8%)
- Materials (1.5%)
- Sawing (2.8%)
- Filing (5.9%)
- Blueprint Reading (4.4%)
- Machining Theory (1.5%)
- Knurling (1.5%)
Performance Exam Requirements
Candidates must perform the following:
- Given a process plan, blueprint, access to hand tools, produce a part with two holes prepared for hand tapping, a hole prepared (reamed) for the press fit of a bushing, and a stud for one of the tapped holes. Deburr the part, hand drill and hand tap the holes, press in the bushing, and install the stud. File chamfer.
- Given a surface plate, surface gage, layout height gage, combination set, scriber, layout ink, prick punch, ball peen hammer, process plan, and part print, layout hole locations, radii, and surfaces matching the specifications.
Exam Preparation Resources
There are a number of resources available to help you prepare for the Machining Level I - Job Planning, Benchwork, & Layout Skills examination:
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