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PROGRAM INFORMATION

A skilled electrical engineering technician is always in demand. Featuring extensive hands-on instruction in our state-of-the-art labs, Northern’s two-year Electrical Engineering Technician diploma will prepare you for tomorrow’s economy.

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PROGRAM INFORMATION

Academic Year :

2025-2026

Credential :

Ontario College Diploma

Program Delivery :

Full-Time

Duration

:

2 Years

Length :

4 Semesters

Program Code(s) :

T007 - Timmins Campus (PC)

DESCRIPTION

A skilled electrical engineering technician is always in demand. Featuring extensive hands-on instruction in our state-of-the-art labs, Northern’s two-year Electrical Engineering Technician diploma will prepare you for tomorrow’s economy.

With a broad focus that includes computers, digital circuits and renewable energy, you’ll install, test, operate, repair and maintain modern industrial, electrical and electronic systems. Along the way, you’ll master all the tools and instruments that are your ‘eyes’ on the job.

As a skilled technician, you’ll find work in just about any industrial sector, from residential construction to power generation and distribution. You can pursue your dream job or stay at Northern for an extra year to graduate with an advanced diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology to make you even more sought after by highpaying employers. There are also pathways to a university degree. So, whatever direction you choose, it’s definitely a solid career move.

Technicians maintain power generation stations and transmission lines, industrial telecommunications, electrical maintenance and installation, and control systems.

They will learn how to select, design, install, maintain, program and troubleshoot modern industrial, electrical and electronic systems.

Graduates from our Technician or Technology programs may obtain certification through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Northern College graduates currently work in positions ranging from apprentice electricians to electrical department superintendents in all industrial sectors including public and private power utilities.

Graduates can expect to find employment in the following fields/positions: quality control, electrical design, research and technical laboratories.

Electrical engineering technicians are employed by electrical utilities, communications companies, manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment, consulting firms and in government agencies in a variety of manufacturing, processing and transportation industries.

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Electrical Engineering Technician

Program Outline 2025-2026

Electrical Engineering Technician

Program Outline 2025-2026

VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES

  1. Interpret and produce electrical and electronics drawings including other related documents and graphics.
  2. Analyze and solve routine technical problems related to electrical systems by applying mathematics and science principles.
  3. Use, verify, and maintain instrumentation equipment and systems.
  4. Assemble, test, modify and maintain electrical circuits and equipment to fulfill requirements and specifications under the supervision of a qualified person.
  5. Install and troubleshoot static and rotating electrical machines and associated control systems under the supervision of a qualified person.
  6. Verify acceptable functionality and apply trouble shooting techniques for electrical and electronic circuits, components, equipment, and systems under the supervision of a qualified person.
  7. Analyze, assemble and troubleshoot control systems under the supervision of a qualified person.
  8. Use computer skills and tools to solve routine electrical related problems.
  9. Assist in creating and conducting quality assurance procedures under the supervision of a qualified person.
  10. Prepare and maintain records and documentation systems.
  11. Install, test and troubleshoot telecommunication systems under the supervision of a qualified person.
  12. Apply health and safety standards and best practices to workplaces.
  13. Perform tasks in accordance with relevant legislation, policies, procedures, standards, regulations, and ethical principles.
  14. Configure installation and apply electrical cabling requirements and system grounding and bonding requirements for a variety of applications under the supervision of a qualified person.
  15. Assist in commissioning, testing and troubleshooting electrical power systems under the supervision of a qualified person.
  16. Select electrical equipment, systems, and components to fulfill the requirements and specifications under the supervision of a qualified person.
  17. Apply project management principles to assist in the implementation of projects.

PROGRAM COURSES

The following reflects the planned course sequence for full-time offerings of the program. Programs at Northern College are delivered using a variety of instruction modes. Courses may be offered in the classroom or lab, entirely online, or in a hybrid mode which combines classroom sessions with virtual learning activities.

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