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Automation Technician Program (Distance Education) (T950)

Canada

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What will I learn?

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.

Which department am I in?

Centre for Construction and Engineering Technologies

Study options

Online/Distance (32 Weeks)

Tuition fees
CAD$15,800.00 (US$ 11,357) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

September 2025

Entry requirements

For international students

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.

  • George Brown English for Academic (EAP) Program - Level 8
  • IELTS (Academic) - 6.0, minimum 5.5 in each skill band
  • TOEFL - 80 (online) minimum 20 in each skill band
  • MELAB – 80
  • PTE (Academic) - 54, overall minimum; 50 in each skill band
  • CAEL - 60 (overall)
  • Cambridge English Exams (B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency) - 169 or more (with no individual skill below 162)

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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