Tool & Die Maker (Dies & Moulds) is a mechanical die making vocational trade. During class teaching, students are introduced to topics like how to conduct test runs with completed tools or dies; make adjustments as necessary; cut, shape, and trim blanks or blocks to specified lengths or shapes; file, grind, shim, and adjust different parts to properly fit them together; fit and assemble parts to make, repair, or modify dies, jigs, gauges, and tools; inspect finished dies for smoothness, contour conformity, and defects; lift, position, and secure machined parts on surface plates or worktables and so on. The trade is an important and career orienting in nature that provides many opportunities after its successful passing