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Electrician: Construction and Maintenance - Electrical Engineering Technician

Program Overview

This co-op diploma apprenticeship program enables students to train as apprentices in Electrician trade (309A) while obtaining a two-year post secondary engineering technician diploma in the electrical engineering field. Students obtain a 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.

Eight months of the program time is spent on a co-op placement arranged by the college. The hours earned during the co-op placement are counted towards the practical part of apprenticeship training

BENEFITS

 

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

• Requirements for both in-school apprenticeship curriculum and an Ontario College diploma are completed

• In-school theory and lab experience is combined in this unique program

• On the job experience in a paid co-op placement

• Project approach to learning, simulating actual workplace assignments

CAREER OUTLOOK

Electrician/Electrical Engineering Technician coop diploma apprenticeship (CODA) graduates can look forward to exciting careers in the areas of:

• Service

• Installation

• Repairs

• Sales

• Design

PROGRAM OUTLINE

 

Semester 1

   College Communications 1

   Electrical Code 1 & Prints 1

   Electrical Theory 1

   Installation Methods 1

   Electronics 1 & INSTR 1

   Mathematics

 

Semester 2

   Employment Preplacement 4

   Electrical Code 2 & Prints 2

   Electrical Theory 2

   Installation Methods 2

   Electronics 2

   INSTR 2 & Monitoring Systems

   Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to   Social Action

 

Co-op Apprentice Placement 1

Co-op Apprentice Placement 2

 

Semester 3

   College Communications 2

   Canadian Electrical Code 3

   Electrical Theory 3

   Installation Methods 3

   AutoCAD

   General Education Elective

   Mathematics 2

 

Semester 4

   Print 3 (Construction & Maintenance Only)

   INSTR

   Electronics 3

   Network & Adv Ctrl System

   Design and Development Course

   Power Generation & Distribution

   Ethics in Technology and the Environment