Course Overview
The Mastercam Training Program at iMTT equips students with CAD/CAM programming skills through short, stackable certificates. Designed for working professionals and aspiring CNC programmers, training is delivered online with live instructor-led classes.
Students start with design fundamentals in Level 1 – Mastercam Mill Design, and progress to advanced toolpath strategies in Level 2 – Mastercam Mill Toolpath. The curriculum builds expertise step by step—from creating geometry and surfaces to programming complex 2D, 3D, and high-speed toolpaths—providing the skills employers demand in modern manufacturing.
What You Will Learn
- CAD Fundamentals & Geometry Creation
- Editing & Trimming Tools
- 2D and 3D Construction Planes
- Surface Creation and Drafting
- Contour, Drilling, and Pocketing Toolpaths
- 3D Surface Toolpaths (roughing & finishing)
- High-Speed Toolpath Strategies
- Feature-Based Machining (FBM)
- Program Type: Non-Vocational Certificate (PCCA-Exempt)
- Program Length: 39 hours per level (Level 1 and Level 2)
- Campus: Mississauga
- Start Dates: Multiple start dates
- Program Mode: Online (Live Instructor-Led)
- Financial Aid Available
Admission Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- Mature Student (18+ years)
- English Language Proficiency
- Prerequisite for Level 1: G-Code Programming
- Prerequisite for Level 2: Mastercam Design (Level 1)
Career Options
NOC Code 22302
- CAD/CAM Technician
- CAM Operator
- CNC Lathe Programmer
- Junior CNC Programmer (2D, 3D, Multi-Axis)
Step into CAD/CAM with short, stackable certificates covering geometry creation, 2D/3D toolpaths, high-speed machining, and feature-based automation.
Delivered live online in small cohorts, this program provides industry-standard training that prepares you for CAD/CAM technician and CNC programming careers.
program courses
Level 1 – Mastercam Mill Design (39 hours)
file management, mouse settings, configuration
lines, arcs, rectangles, fillets, chamfers, polygons, splines, letters
analyze, delete, duplicates, find overlap
trim, break, extend, close arc
mirror, translate, rotate, scale, stretch, offset, contour, project, arrays
ruled, lofted, swept, net, draft, fillets, flat boundaries
dimensions, boundary boxes, bolt circles
accurate part modeling
Level 2 – Mastercam Mill Toolpath (39 hours)
external/internal contours with cutter compensation
simple drilling, peck, deep-hole, countersink, counterboring
2D pockets, roughing, wall & floor finishing
pocket, scallop, parallel, radial, flowline, contour, project, pencil, restmill, blend finishing
advanced machining efficiency
automated mill and drill operations