Automation and Robotics Technician University of the Fraser Valley

Overview

Automation and Robotics Technician , Graduate Diploma from University of the Fraser Valley you'll graduate with the skills and confidence to build, maintain, calibrate and integrate automation and control systems. You can apply your training in a wide variety of sectors including agriculture, industrial manufacturing, and the oil and gas industry.

Sample topics include:

• Technical drafting and AutoCAD applications
• Hydraulic and pneumatic control systems
• Microprocessors/microcontrollers and data acquisition
• Project management and occupational organization
• Programmable logic controllers
• Wiring, motors, and actuators
• Control systems, including hands-on introduction to agricultural and manufacturing control systems

• Automation and robotics project

Career opportunities:

Opportunities for automation and robotics technicians exist in virtually every sector, from agriculture to technology to manufacturing.

UFV's Automation and Robotics program is recognized by the International Electronics Technician Articulation Committee – giving graduates national and global mobility when looking for work or further education. Upon successful completion of UFV’s Electronics Technician Certificate program, students will be able to transfer to other post-secondary institutions offering specialty programs.

Program graduates may find a career with:

• Manufacturers of electronic equipment
• Telecommunication centres
• Instrumentation service centres
• Business equipment service centres
• Cable companies
• Commercial sound companies