Electrical Engineering Technician Fanshawe College

Overview

The  Electrical Engineering Technician Graduate Diploma offered at Fanshawe College will provide the skills and experience to light up your future with limitless potential.

You’ll begin your AutoCAD training and PLC training by learning the basics: electrical fundamentals, automation, and power generation and distribution. While pursuing your AutoCAD certification, you’ll continuously apply the knowledge you obtain from the AutoCAD courses in real-world situations, working alongside your mentors and classmates with state-of-the-art technology and lab access. You'll also study PLCs, power generation and distribution systems, energy management, and conservation. Your skills will be as diverse as the constantly evolving electrical landscape.

By the time you graduate from our AutoCAD courses, you’ll have the skills necessary to wire residential and industrial projects, along with the ability to work on hydraulic/pneumatic systems, programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and industrial automation.

This program is a two-year, four level program that will prepare graduates for jobs in growth areas as an electrical engineering technician such as electrical contracting, factory automation, power line maintenance and process control. Students will study electrical fundamentals, automation, power generation/distribution and develop practical skills. Graduates will be skilled in AutoCAD, hydraulic/pneumatic systems, PLCs and industrial automation. Throughout the program, students will apply this knowledge in conjunction with the Canadian Electrical Code, workplace health and safety and project management applications. Additionally, students will enhance their interpersonal and communication skills.

Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)

This Fanshawe College program is aligned with IRCC's Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 15.0303. Please consult the IRCC website to verify current Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) alignment.

Career opportunities:

Graduates of Fanshawe’s Electrical Engineering Technician program will find opportunities with manufacturers of electrical equipment and electrical power utilities as well as the many industrial firms using electrical equipment. Graduates work in areas such as:

• electrical maintenance
• electrical construction
• utility/power/energy sectors
• production
• manufacturing
• field service
• drafting
• quality control

• technical sales

Here are some examples of career opportunities for graduates of Fanshawe’s Electrical Engineering Technician program:

• Electrical Engineering Technician

Responsible for the design/drafting for a wide range of projects including the electrical and control designs for multiple plants, stations and buildings.

• Controls Technician

Responsible for the electrical controls and process programming of plant infrastructure and process equipment.

• Maintenance Electrical Technician

Carry out installation, repair, troubleshooting, maintenance and upgrading of electrical equipment.