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Machining and Mechatronics in North Carolina
These pages summarize rules to help you plan. They are not legal advice. Before you place students at a work site or change a program, check with your state agency, your district's counsel and your insurance carrier.
In short
North Carolina students earn NIMS credentials and college credit for three machining courses; on job sites, welding and height tasks need an apprenticeship, student-learner or NCDOL Supervised Practice agreement.
State program: Metals Manufacturing pathway (IM41, IM42, IM43 Honors); Integrated Production Technologies (TR11-TR14); CIP not published
What a high school can deliver
NIMS credentials and articulated credit for BPR-111, MAC-111 and MAC-151; no state license. Welding or height tasks on a job site need an approved arrangement.
Credentials students can earn
IM41: NIMS Measurement, Materials and Safety; IM42: NIMS Job Planning, Benchwork and Layout; IM43 and TR11-TR14 credentials ()
Age and hour requirements
No license or credential age gate found. Youth apprenticeship from 16. 13 NCAC 12 .0406 bars under-18 welding, torch cutting and 10-foot fall work unless an exemption applies.
Other agencies involved
None for the program. NCDOL approves Supervised Practice agreements for state-barred tasks (about 60 days).
Who can teach it
CTE Restricted route through DPI (trade areas: bachelor's plus 2 years, associate plus 4, or diploma plus 6); the license area code for Metals Manufacturing and Integrated Production Technologies is not published.
Child labor rules for work placements
Youth employment certificate for every minor. Federal machine rules apply; 13 NCAC 12 .0406 adds bars on welding, torch cutting and 10-foot falls, lifted only for registered apprentices, FLSA student-learners or an NCDOL-approved Supervised Practice agreement.
College credit after high school
HS-to-CC Articulation Agreement: IM41 + IM42 to BPR-111, MAC-111 and MAC-151 (B or better, 93 on post-assessment); no articulation for TR11-TR14; Career and College Promise.
Where to go next
- The full Machining and Mechatronics guide, showing North Carolina
- The North Carolina state profile
- Add this pathway to your plan
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