Admission to the Diploma in Computer Numeric Control Technology (DCNC) shall be done in

accordance with the Minimum National entry requirements and also Datamine Technical Business

School admission procedures and policy which state as given below:

i.   One must be a holder of the Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) or equivalent

with at least a pass in Physics or Mathematics and two subsidiary passes and a minimum of five passes including mathematics and physics at O level. Technical drawing or industrial fine art background at O level is an added advantage.

ii.  One must be a holder of Certificate in Machining and Metal Fabrication or its equivalent in a

CNC related Programme.

iii.   Weighting of UACE Holders for Admission

The weighting of subjects for UACE Holders shall be as follows;

·         Weight 3-Physics and Mathematics

·         Weight 2-Fine art, and Technical drawing

·         Weight 1- General Paper, metal work and Wood work.

·         Weight 0.5- Any other relevant subjects

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Subjects for Admission

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• Machine Feeders and Offbearer
• Machinist

Hear and learn from those that did the course and what they have been able to do with the knowledge they acquired

Machining and Metal Fabrication have been the main pivot for all technological innovations and inventions worldwide and a key driver for the construction, and manufacturing industry. For as old as B.C Man has made use of metals of different types to come with shapes of all types and

these were to be used for the construction of all the Historical and Monumental items that we have either seen or read about.

During the industrial revolution, the man was yarning for better manufacturing technology and at this time a lot of machining was done rudimentary and much more with the help of human hands and energy applied to machines that used much of pullies and screws to perform work.

Electrically driven machines that made use of mortars to grind, drill and also mill metal later came into use and these, revolutionalised the machining industry. These same machines updates are still widely used even in the developed world.

In 1972 automatic machining was introduced first in America, and this made use of computer technology to Fully Automate the processes that were all once done conventionally. These new machines were the CNC machines.

These are machines that do metal cutting, milling, grinding, shaping among other actions, with very high precision and work at an impressive speed to produce multiple items that can look the same if that is the need. They can do better the same work that a sculptor and iron smelter

would do and in a very short time.

To Africa, specifically Uganda, the biggest hindrance to the adoption of CNC technology is the absence of a school for this specialized technology and that why most manufacturers with these machines have had to rely on expatriates.

Even though it’s true that these machines are expensive to acquire and to maintain, once the operators have been properly trained, a machine can last for years and years without mechanical breakdown.

Datamine Technical Business School seeks to bridge the skills gap that has for long existed between the manufacturers and the country graduates by establishing the first Formal CNC training Programme.