PROGRAM INFORMATION
Every industrial process on Earth relies on an instrumentation technician to keep things on track and with Northern’s two-year Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technician diploma, your job prospects will include them all. You will master the complex equations used to tune controllers to a par
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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) :
M001 - Haileybury School of Mines (HL)
DESCRIPTION
Every industrial process on Earth relies on an instrumentation technician to keep things on track and with Northern’s two-year Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technician diploma, your job prospects will include them all. You will master the complex equations used to tune controllers to a particular process. And you will learn to install, maintain, test and calibrate the critical equipment that measures and controls temperature, level, pressure and flow.
Along the way, you will hone your math, science and problem-solving skills. You will cover the fundamentals of electricity and electronics. You will learn troubleshooting techniques and how to interpret drawings. From furnaces and boilers to pulp mills and power plants - you will master the safety protocols that keep everything running smoothly. In all process industries, quantities such as temperature, pressure, level and flow need to be measured and controlled.
Control and measurement are done by various means including electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment and computers. The technician installs, maintains, tests and calibrates the equipment used to control and measure. The technician works with the process, designers and the work includes troubleshooting control loops, adjusting controllers and systems and programming and troubleshooting computers.
Graduates from our Technician or Technology programs may obtain certification through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Graduates may be employed in electrical power generation (including nuclear), mineral processing, petrochemical, pulp and paper, car manufacturing plants, pharmaceuticals, natural gas compressor stations, or water and wastewater treatment facilities (amongst many others).
- Instrumentation and control engineer
- 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.
VOCATIONAL LEARNING OUTCOMES
Instrumentation & Control Engineering Technician
Program Outline 2025-2026
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Instrumentation & Control Engineering Technician
Program Outline 2025-2026
- Comply with current health and safety legislation and regulations, as well as organizational practices and procedures.
- Select, install, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment used in the measurement and control of process parameters.
- Select and install components to conform to instrumentation and process control system specifications and related safety requirements.
- Operate and configure electronic and computer-based controllers to optimize the performance of process control systems.
- Repair and maintain wireless and wired control system components applying basic electrical, electronic and digital principles to the operating systems and firmware.
- Assist with the installation of a control system as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
- Work in compliance with relevant industry standards, codes, policies and procedures.
- Prepare documentation, technical reports and drawings for instrumentation and process control systems that conform to industry standards.
- Develop strategies for ongoing professional development to enhance work performance as an instrumentation and control engineering technician.
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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