Die Designer

A Die Designer designs all cutting and forming dies by:

Demonstrating safe working practices and techniques
Reading and interpreting a piece part drawing
Conveying information to CAD program/system
Determining the type of die
Designing a layout of sequence of operations
Creating a tooling design
Dimensioning the die design
Finalizing the die drawing/design
Implementing construction of the die

Apprenticeship Resources

Die Designer is a trade named under the Building Opportunities in the Skilled Trades Act, 2021. This trade has an apprenticeship program that is administered by the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development. Upon completion of an apprenticeship program, the Ministry issues a Certificate of Apprenticeship. This is the highest level of certification available for the trade.

As there is no certifying exam in this trade, Skilled Trades Ontario does not issue a Certificate of Qualification and therefore cannot accept Trade Equivalency Assessment applications for this trade.

As this trade is non-compulsory, the information of individuals practicing this trade will not appear on the Skilled Trades Ontario Public Register.