Electrical Engineering Courses Ensure A Combination of Theory and Practical Application
When choosing a career path that entails a variety of hands-on duties, you want to ensure that you attend a post-secondary program that offers practical application of those duties before graduation. This is the case for those who choose the Electrical Engineering Technician field. Because professionals in this field work in: power distribution and utilization, electrical power generation, transmission, and protection; industrial telecommunications, electrical maintenance and installation, control systems, services, sales, design and repairs, they must ensure that their training offers a balance of theory and hands-on practice. Did you know that there is currently a shortage looming both regionally and nationally in Canada in regards to Electrical Engineering Technicians? This makes it a great time to attend the training and go on to fill the technical positions as the manufacturing sector becomes more specialized, the construction industry flourishes and retirement rates increase.
One program that ensures students are
completely comfortable with all Electrical Engineering Technician
concepts prior to graduation is Centennial College’s two-year offering,
which results in an Ontario College Diploma. To apply for these Electrical Engineering courses in Canada,
students must have completed at minimum an Ontario Secondary School
Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or
older). In addition, they must have finished the compulsory English 12C
or U, or skills assessment, or equivalent; and the Math 11M or U, or 12C
or U, or skills assessment, or equivalent.
To help students be fully prepared, the
Electrical Engineering Technician program offers the opportunity to
learn, explore and master a defined range of electrical functions, among
which are: installations, testing, maintaining, repairing, analyzing
and troubleshooting specific kinds of electrical circuits, equipment,
and systems. Students also obtain thorough grounding in electrical
engineering sciences and skills, including electrical circuits,
maintenance of electrical instruments or devices, operation of
electrical motors and power transmission as used in the industry.
Qualified instructors who have current
industry experience, and as such are able to also offer networking tips
and share anecdotes that will provide students with real-life examples,
guide all learning. Among the specific Electrical Engineering courses in
which students partake are Canadian Electrical Code and Drawing
Interpretation, Electrical Theory and Installations, Electronics, Ethics
in Technology and the Environment, Fluid Power – Hydraulics, Monitoring
Systems.
Weaved into all courses is use of the
campus at which the Electrical Engineering Technician offering is
taught. This location is called Progress Campus and aside from being
Centennial College’s biggest campus, it houses up-to-date SETAS labs to
provide students with extensive practice and ample opportunity to
develop skills. Additionally, Electrical Engineering courses also employ
teaching methods such as simulating workplace assignments, producing
electrical drawings, diagnostics and analysis of electrical systems. To
apply what they have learned, Electrical Engineering Technician
students, through a Capstone Project in their final semester, gain real
life experience by working on a project that requires a great deal of
research and effort, and is supervised by the instructor.
