This document, which is intended for use by community and junior colleges throughout Mississippi, contains curriculum frameworks for the course sequences in the machine tool operation/machine tool and tool and die making technology programs cluster. Presented in the introductory section are a framework of courses and programs, description of the program and suggested course sequences. Section I lists baseline competencies, and section II consists of outlines for each course in the sequence. Machine tool operation/machine shop technology courses are as follows: advanced shop mathematics, blueprint reading, power machinery I-II, precision layout, advanced blueprint reading, power machinery III-IV, computer numerical control (CNC) operations I-II, metallurgy, special problem, and work-based learning. Tool and die making technology courses include the following: fundamentals of die making; die repair; die design I; die making I; die design II; die making III-IV; CNC operations III; jigs, fixtures, and tools; special problem; and work-based learning. Also included are related vocational-technical courses (fundamentals of drafting, systems programming I, fundamentals of microcomputer applications, principles of computer-assisted design, descriptive geometry, and quality assurance) and a related academic course, trigonometry. Each course has been written using a common format which includes the following components: course name, course abbreviation, classification, description (main purpose of the course and recommended number of hours of lecture and laboratory activities), prerequisites, and competencies and suggested objectives. Recommended tools and equipment are listed in section III. Appended are lists of related academic topics and workplace skills for the 21st century and student competency profiles. (YLB)