Thisonlinedistanceprogramisonlyavailableto'studywhileremaininginyourhomecountryanddoesnotqualifyfor'study/workpermiteligibilityinCanada.
TheAutomationTechnicianprogramprovidesanintroductiontoindustrialautomationincludingdigitalelectronics,processcontrol,'SCADA'systemsandprogrammingofPLCsandrobotics.Theprogramexaminesapplicationsandexamplesofautomatedmanufacturing'systemsincludingboththetheoryandfunctionofdigitalandindustrialelectronics,hydraulicsandpneumatics,robotics'systems,programminglanguagesandalarmmanagement.
Thelearningmaterials,providedinaweb-baseddownloadablefileformat,include18modulesofinteractivecurriculumusingtext,2Dand3Danimations,photos,audioclipsandinteractivelab'simulations.Interactiveexercises,practiceexamsandonline'supportprepareyouforcomputer-basedfinalexams.Theflexiblecomputer-basedmodulesaredesignedtofitintoyour'schedule,notours,'soyoucanworkatyourownpacetocompletetheprogram.Theaveragecompletiontimeofthe18trainingmodulesis32weeks,buttherearenotimelimits.
OneofthemainfeaturesoftheAutomationTechnicianprogramistheintegrationoftheorywithlaboratoryprojects.'StudentswhoenrolintheprogramreceivealicensedcopyofLogixSim,whichincludesboth2Dand3D'simulation'softwareandfeaturesCircuitLogixPro,RoboLogix,PLCLogix5000and3DLab'simulationproducts.
LogixSimisa'suiteof'softwareproductsthatprovides''realworld''laboratory'simulationofelectricity,electronics,roboticsandprogrammablelogiccontrollers.Itcombinesfour'simulatorsinoneandallowsforthedesign,testinganddebuggingofcontroldevicesandautomatedequipmentaswellascircuit'schematicsand'systems.Fromthe'simplestcontrolcircuitstothemostcomplex,LogixSimhastheversatilityto'suitalmostanyrequirementforreal-world'simulation.
CareerOptions
Theprogrampreparesyouforcareeropportunitiesinthefieldofindustrialautomationandcontrol.AutomationTechniciansdesign,installandmaintainequipmentandworkonawiderangeof'systemsfrom'simplefuses,motordrives,PLCs,'solid-statedevicesandrobotics.
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September 2025
Have graduated from senior secondary school or equivalent (those applying for a postgraduate program must have graduated from a university or college)
Be 17 years of age or older at the time of registration
Applicants with transcripts from an institution where the language of instruction is not English may meet English language proficiency requirements with one of the following proofs of language proficiency.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
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