Get your Basics Right with Electrical Engineering Technician Course
Electrical and related areas, such as
electrical maintenance and installation, electrical power generation,
transmission, and protection; industrial telecommunications, power
distribution and utilization, control systems, design, services, sales
and repairs all require those who have completed an Electrical
Engineering Technician program.
In their positions, these professionals
are now in demand as retirement rates increase, the manufacturing sector
becomes more specialized and a shortage looms regionally and nationally
in Canada for Electrical Engineering Technicians - whose range of
functions is carried out under the supervision of a qualified person to
ensure safety and compliance with relevant codes and standard practices.
Centennial College's Electrical
Engineering Technician program prepares students for a host of
post-graduate duties and sees them obtain an Ontario College Diploma
after two years to study. Here's a look at what you need to know about
this offering.
- Those interested in Electrical
Engineering courses 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.
- Qualified instructors with industry
experience lead all of the courses while guiding students with personal
anecdotes, networking tips and more.
- The curriculum of this Electrical
Engineering Technician program is focused on offering students a solid
foundation in electrical and electronic theory and practices.
- Topics in electrical engineering courses
cover essentials such as installations, testing, maintaining,
repairing, analyzing and troubleshooting specific kinds of electrical
circuits, equipment and systems.
- Additional topics include: 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.
- Specific courses electrical
engineering courses include: Electrical Theory and Installations,
Canadian Electrical Code and Drawing Interpretation, Electronics,
AutoCAD, Electric Power Generation & Distribution, College
Communications, Mathematics, Ethics in Technology and the Environment
and more.
- The Electrical Engineering
Technician program combines theory and practical application by having
students partake in courses with assignments that simulate workplace
assignments as well as produce electrical drawings, diagnostics and
analysis of electrical systems.
- Assisting students in their
education is Centennial College's Progress Campus, which houses
up-to-date SETAS labs to provide students with extensive practice and
ample opportunity to develop skills.
- Electrical Engineering Technician students round out their education with a Capstone Project in their final semester. This is an opportunity to gain real life experience by working on a project that requires a great deal of research and effort, and is supervised by an instructor.