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ThyssenKrupp Youth Apprenticeship Program (NIMS) is a two year apprenticeship program for high school students interested in Manufacturing Technology. This program is a combination of mentored work experience and classroom instruction. Students will report to ThyssenKrupp Danville Machining at 12:30 PM (on school days) working with a designated mentor until 1:40 p.m. earning $15 per hour while at ThyssenKrupp. After the mentored work experience students will attend a College Express class at DACC from 1:45-3:00 PM. Students accepted into this program must be able to provide their own transportation, as College Express buses from their home school will not be available. Students who complete the program, meeting certain requirements, could be offered full-time employment within the ThyssenKrupp company.
If you are interested in participating in this apprenticeship program please see your school counselor. This program is limited to 5 incoming juniors per year and 5 returning seniors for a total of 10 students. Due to the limited number of students accepted into the program an application process may be used for the student selection process.
ThyssenKrupp Youth Apprenticeship Program (NIMS) Courses Offered
| Course | Semester | Hours | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRAF 160 Machining Graphics | Fall 2026 | 3 | This course is intended to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to read and interpret mechanical production drawings and assemblies (blueprints). The student will complete extensive drawing analysis and create 2-D orthographic multi-view sketches of simple shop products. |
| MFRG 160 Machining 1 | Spring 2025 | 3 | This course is an introduction to machine tools and processes associated with the machine trade. Students are taught the fundamentals of shop safety, the use of metal hand tool, bench and layout work and the skills needed for he preparation for metal removal processes. Machine shop measurements using precision measuring devices are stressed in the course. |
| MFRG 168 CNC Setup & Operations | Fall 2025 | 4 | This course introduces the student to the fundamentals of operating computerized numerically controlled (CNC) machining equipment. Emphasis on set up, tooling, operation, and basic |
| MFRG 169 Introduction to CNC Programming | Spring 2026 | 4 | This course is the continuation of MFRG 168, with an emphasis on CNC Programming, debugging, and operation techniques. Students will create simple G & M code” tool cutting paths, “bar cycles”, and “thread cycles”. |