CNC Operator I prepares students for entry into the CNC machining industry. Students explore career opportunities and requirements of a CNC Operator. Content emphasizes beginning skills key to the success of working in the CNC machining industry. Students study workplace safety and organization, job-related mathematics, basic blueprint information, metrology, work holding and tool set-up, CNC control panels, and basic machine maintenance and troubleshooting as each apply to CNC lathe operations.