Nitesh Narayan had just completed secondary schooling when he landed his first job as a helper at Vijay Auto Spares in Suva. Enjoying working with machines, he decided to learn about machines pursuing it as a career. Following his peers and colleagues advice and encouragement, he decided to take up the trade of Fitting and Machining. He has worked at Fluid Power Services Limited as a hydraulic fitter, and at worked at Hydraulink, providing hydraulic hose and fitting supplies.
In 2013, Mr Narayan started his own business called Yans Hydraulic Services PTE Limited in Nausori. Mr Narayan says his aspirations of becoming an entrepreneur was achieved through dedication, support from family and friends, and by taking up short skills training courses from National Training and Productivity Centre.
“Upon enrolling in Fitting and Machining to gain a Certificate, I discovered that learning and getting skills training at NTPC is much more helpful and rewarding than I had anticipated,” Mr Narayan said.
“This year, I got my skills level certified by undertaking Trade Test Class 3 for Fitting and Machining and passed it with flying colors. I specialized in hydraulic fitting while serving as a Director at Yans Hydraulic Services (own business).
“Many opportunities presented themselves when I went to NTPC Narere. The training staff were very helpful and knew the course I needed to take to upgrade my skills and qualification, and I pursued the courses successfully.”
Mr Narayan encourages youths to gain an education and discover their potentials and interests. A tradesman by heart, Mr Narayan strongly urges youths to take up trades skills.
“I advise youths and workers interested in mechanical engineering to come to FNU/NTPC at Narere and enroll in any of the units relevant to the job that they are doing.”
What is Fitting and Machining?
A fitter and machinist works with metal or plastic, measuring and cutting to exact measurements before assembling into the finished product. This can apply to vehicles, machines, home furnishings, and gadgets.
Professionals in fitting and machining use specialized tools and equipment to produce brand new components and fix machine parts. This type of engineer may work on a wide range of devices, including everything from buses to airplanes. Fitting and machining engineers must have a great deal of technical knowledge about how things are put together, and they may also work with their hands directly. They utilize their skills to come up with novel ways to fix damaged parts. A career in fitting and machining might be perfect for you if you think you’re good with metal and fixing things.
Fitting and Machining methods include turning, milling, cutting, shaping, and fitting of keys, couplings, bushes, shafts, and bearings to manufacture and produce machine parts.
Turning is a type of machining where the workpiece rotates while a cutting tool. Turning can be done manually, automatically, or on a classic type of lathe. Computer numerical control, or CNC, is the most popular type of automation used today. Besides turning, several other forms of machining are frequently performed with CNC.
A cutting tool is moved along axes of motion while rotating a piece of relatively hard material to achieve exact diameters and depths. The turning operations are normally performed on a lathe, which is the oldest type of machine tool and comes in four varieties: straight turning, taper turning, profiling, and external grooving. These turning techniques can create a variety of material shapes, including straight, conical, curved, or grooved work pieces.
Fitting and Machining Jobs
It might not be the most well-known job, but the fitting and machining industry is the backbone of manufacturing today. Fitting and machining include jobs that work with metals and machinery in a variety of capacities, from breaking them apart to putting them back together again. Their jobs span many areas of the manufacturing sector, from creating replacement parts for machines to building new equipment from the ground up.
The Fitting and Machining pathway course is for individuals whose duties include performing engineering measurements, calculations, planning activities, a range of cutting processes, using drawings, marking out, maintaining drives, precision work, and using lathes and mills.
Nitesh Narayan.
Fitting and Machining as a Career
If you want to work in this field, you will need at least a Certificate of Attainment, but many employers prefer you to have some type of certificate in a specialized field in mechanical engineering. Some employers may ask for additional training or national trade certification in fitting and machining as well such as Trade Test Certicication.
NTPC short courses
The 14 units embedded in the NPTC Maintenance and Diagnostics Programme will prepare students to work as tradespeople both locally and internationally. These 14 units can be completed within six months and be attached to the industry for practical. After acquiring the required industrial attachment, which is 1200 hours, he or she should be ready for the Trade Test Class III for Fitter and Machinist. We also offer tailor-made in-house trainings for organisations.
As a result, employment opportunities for fitter and machinist include but are not limited to:
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