Ontario College Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technician
Start Dates:
September 2019
January 2020
Our Electrical Engineering Technician program will equip you with electrical and electronic theory and practice -Â the tools you need to take on entry level positions or an apprenticeship in the electrical industry.
Program Highlights
The four-semester Electrical Engineering Technician program will provide you with a solid foundation. You will learn about programmable logic controls (PLCs), electrical and electronic circuits and systems, instrumentation, cabling, network engineering, and electrical machines and controls. Extensive practice labs will provide you with ample opportunity to develop skills required to assume entry level positions or an electrical apprenticeship.
A technical skills shortage is looming both regionally and nationally in Canada. This program has been designed to help fill these technical positions as the manufacturing sector becomes more specialized, the construction industry flourishes, and retirement rates increase.
Is this You?
You will need these abilities and skills to succeed:
- an interest in skilled trades and technology
- enjoyment of problem-solving and troubleshooting
- manual dexterity
- a degree of mathematical savvy in order to conduct the calculations necessary (assistance for those not yet proficient with Math has been factored into the program curriculum).
Career Opportunities
Electrical Engineering Technicians are required to:
- develop and test power equipment and systems
- troubleshoot industrial process control systems
- set up micro-electronic systems and circuits
- install and commission electrical and electronic equipment and systems
- analyze the performance of electrical and electronic components
A very broad spectrum of career opportunities exists within the electrical industry. Graduates can be employed by electrical utility and power companies, industrial plants, communications companies, and manufacturers of electrical equipment. Consulting firms, construction sites, mining, and transportation industries all hire technicians to design and maintain electrical and electronic systems for use in residential, commercial, institutional, and industrial installations.
Graduates of this program may also choose to apply for apprenticeship and write the Basic Exemption Test for Electrical Apprentice and receive credit for some of the in-school portions of the apprenticeship program. Following graduation, you could seek employment as an industrial, maintenance, or construction electrician apprentice.
Related Programs
Upon graduation from Electrical Engineering Technician, with just 8 additional courses you can complete a second diploma at Fleming in the Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technician program and graduate with 2 diplomas in 3 years.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Students applying to Electrical Engineering Technician must meet the following requirements:
- OSSD with majority of credits at the Workplace (E) level including Gr 12 (E)English plus Gr 11 C Math
OSSD with majority of courses at College (C ) or Open (O) unless otherwise stated.
Grade 12 C courses will be accepted where Gr 11 C course requirements are listed.
Where College level courses are listed, U and M courses will be accepted.
Two Gr 11 courses will be accepted in lieu of a Gr 12 course requirement.
Mature Students
If you are 19 years of age or older before classes start, and you do not possess an OSSD, you can write the Canadian Adult Achievement Test to assess your eligibility for admission. Additional testing or academic upgrading may be necessary to meet specific course requirements for this program.
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