Advanced Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology (Co-op)

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

Are you a problem solver with an interest in how vehicles work and the impact of automotive technology on modern day cars and trucks?
As a Motive Power Technician graduate with a focus on the automotive sector you can choose to operate your own automotive shop, or work as an Automotive Service Technician or Parts Manager at an automotive body shop or commercial dealership.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on, experiential learning opportunities include analyzing and solving complex motive system problems and diagnosing and repairing mechanical, electronic and electrical motive power components and systems.
• Use the latest technical equipment in state-of-the-art labs.
• Gain practical experience using troubleshooting techniques and test equipment to support automotive transportation in a co-op work term.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals with special needs and ensuring everyone reaches their full potential?
As an educational assistant or developmental support worker, you will be skilled and compassionate about supporting students and adults with special needs in a community or educational setting.

Program Highlights:

• Benefit from this unique college program and develop the knowledge, skills and abilities to work in educational and community settings.
• 400 hours of practical field placement experience in both educational and community settings.
• Graduates receive vocationally relevant certifications in Non Violent Crisis Intervention & Person Centred Training.
• Students have many professional networking opportunities through school boards and community agencies.

Do you have a strong background in math and science and want to explore a career creating advanced equipment using light?
As a Photonics Engineering Technician graduate you will possess the skills to build, install, test and maintain optical or fibre-optic equipment, including lasers, to create innovative devices for use in the manufacturing, medicine, and telecommunications industries.

Program Highlights:

• Niagara College offers Ontario’s only Photonics Engineering Technician program, with graduates in high demand.
• Hands-on experiential learning in Canada’s largest undergraduate photonic labs and teaching clean-room facility.
• Gain advanced skills in precision optics, electro-optics, fibre-optics and laser technologies.
• Graduates may opt for direct workforce entry or complete Niagara College’s Photonics Engineering Technology program with an additional year of study.

Do you want to make a solid contribution to the structural development of industry facing a shortage of qualified skilled trade workers?

As a welding technician, you work closely with engineers, are skilled at determining the cutting, fitting and welding sequence, and have a thorough understanding of manufacturing codes and standards across a wide variety of industries.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on experiential learning in a state-of-the-art, full-size weld shop and fabrication lab, and accredited Canadian Welding Bureau and Technical Standards & Safety Authority test-centre facility.
• Gain practical experience taking metal fabrication projects from engineering drawings through cutting and forming stages to welding processes.
• Gain an understanding of industry standard inspection procedures.
• Shares a common first year with Niagara College Welding Techniques 1 year certificate.

Are you passionate about helping individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) to achieve their potential and gain greater independence?
As a behavioural technician or therapist you will have expertise in the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis and the skills to work with individuals with ASD in therapeutic and school-based settings.

Program Highlights:

• Develop an understanding of evidence-based practices for individuals with autism and how to design, implement and evaluate programs and intervention plans.
• Over 350 hours of field placement experience.
• Access to iBooks and applications that support classroom theory and field placement.
• Graduates meet the coursework requirements to take the Behaviour Analyst Certification Board Inc. (BACB) Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BCaBA) Examination. Note: applicants must meet additional requirements to qualify.
• Certification in non-violent crisis intervention is available.

Do you want to transform your enjoyment of working with electronics into a rewarding technical career?
As an Electronics Engineering Technology graduate you will solve complex technical problems in the areas of fibre-optics, systems control, telecommunications and wireless communications.

Program Highlights:

• Modern equipment and spacious lab facilities provide an optimal, applied learning experience.
• Expensive practical experience via three co-op work terms.
• Students are eligible to complete the Amateur Radio Operators & Technician-Level Certification.
• Graduates with relevant experience can apply for the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists (OACETT) certification.

Are you looking for a career that combines your meticulous nature with a career in the pharmaceutical industry?
As a Pharmacy Technician you will be an important member of the health care team who is patient focused and responsible for delivering safe and accurate drug distribution in many health care settings.

Program Highlights:

• Hands-on, experiential learning via state-of-the-art community and hospital lab facilities featuring a simulated community pharmacy and sterile product room.
• Gain knowledge of the latest pharmaceutical products, practices, and drug distribution systems through a nationally accredited program.
• Unique interprofessional education is focused on patient-care delivery and includes approximately 360 hours of practical field placement experience.
• Graduates are eligible to write the Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada licensing exam and if successful, may become Regulated Pharmacy Technicians with the Ontario College of Pharmacists.
• Program positioned to meet the requirements set by the National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA), Canadian Pharmacy Technician Educators Association (CPTEA) and the Ontario College of Pharmacists.

Interested in discovering your untapped creative potential through strong design foundations focused on expressing creativity, design practices and practical, hands on skill development?
Earn credits for further studies in Niagara College’s Graphic Design program, or prepare a strong portfolio for studies in other design or art related programs.

Program Highlights:

• Immersive use of design and artistic methods, traditional materials and digital approaches.
• Applied learning using the latest studio and lab equipment including iMacs and Wacom tablets.
• Outstanding reputation for a hands-on educational experience.
• Learn from and network with industry experts and guest speakers.

Looking for a career where you can put your investigative skills into action to protect an individual or organization?
As a graduate of the Protection, Security and Investigation (Private Security) program, your critical thinking and investigative skills will serve you well in effectively responding to potential threats to organizations or private citizens.

Program Highlights:

• Curriculum is taught by former police officers with extensive investigative experience.
• Gain practical, in-field experience via volunteer opportunities with local service agencies.
• Hands-on experiential learning takes place in the Justice Studies Simulation Lab.
• Students who successfully complete first year and the First Aid course are eligible to write the Ontario Security Guard licensing exam.

Do you enjoy working with your hands and have an interest in building and improving residential and commercial spaces?
As a Carpentry and Renovation Technician graduate you will be well-equipped to safely and efficiently contribute to Ontario’s growing construction and renovation industry.

Program Highlights:

• High demand for graduates due to a chronic shortage of skilled trades workers in the construction industry.
• Critical knowledge and hands-on learning of project planning including estimating, management and delivery of a renovation project.
• Connect with industry leaders and gain practice experience via a co-op work term.
• Common first-year curriculum with Niagara College’s Carpentry and Renovation Techniques certificate program.