Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technician

at Niagara College - Welland Campus Canada

Are you interested in a career where you support individuals in enjoying an improved quality of life? As a recreation therapy professional, you will use meaningful recreation and leisure education, counselling and experiences to promote, restore, rehabilitate, and/or maintain quality of life and well-being. Therapeutic recreation supports the development of strengths while addressing social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive needs.

Program Highlights:
All the benefits of the Recreation Therapy program, plus:

• Students complete term 1 through term 4 as a continual program with no term off. Graduates will have a 1 term head start on securing employment or potentially continuing their studies in other programs, while still receiving the same Ontario College Diploma as 2 year Recreation Therapy students.
• The program is OSAP eligible.
• Content and learning outcomes are the same for the traditional delivery and fast-track streams.
• Provides a great option for any applicant who is not relying on summer income to support their finances.
• Residence is open during the summer.

Are you passionate about contributing to the development of renewable energy sources for a more sustainable environment?
As a Renewable Energies Technician graduate you will install, maintain, and repair equipment that provides renewable energy power sources including solar, wind, and geothermal.

Program Highlights:

• Experienced instructors, modern equipment and spacious lab facilities enable optimal learning including hands-on practical experience.
• Enjoy a wide variety of career options in renewable energy generation.
• High demand for graduates in the Niagara Region and throughout Ontario.

Are you interested in engineering innovative electronic equipment to help power next generation technology?
As an Electrical Engineering Technology graduate you will be able to respond to the growing need for faster, smarter and more energy efficient power electronic systems across many industries.

Program Highlights:

• Program focuses on power electronic systems and industrial automation in areas of electrical power generation, power distribution, protection and control; energy conservation; utility planning; and renewable energy systems.
• Extensive hands-on industry experience via three co-op work terms.
• Graduates with relevant experience can apply for the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) certification.

Do you have a desire to make a difference in your community and an interest in serving and protecting the public by upholding the law?
As a Police Foundations graduate you will play an active role in the law enforcement system, ensuring public safety by maintaining law and order: protecting members of the public and their property; and preventing, detecting and investigating crime.

Program Highlights:

• Reality-based curriculum taught by former police officers with extensive investigative experience.
• Gain practical, in-field experience via volunteer opportunities with municipal police services and local service agencies.
• Hands-on experiential learning 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 a desire to help meet the demand for skilled electrical workers in Ontario?
As an Electrical Techniques graduate you will have the fundamental electrical skills and advanced knowledge necessary for workforce entry, as well as a strong foundation for further study in the electrical field.

Program Highlights:

• Learn from highly experienced and supportive faculty who are experts in their fields.
• Modern equipment and spacious lab facilities provide an optimal, applied learning experience.
• Demand for graduates is high in the Niagara Region and throughout Ontario.

Do you enjoy working with robotics and automation and want to make a career out of improving manufacturing processes?

Do you enjoy 3D modeling and 3D printing? Mechanical Engineering Technicians typically setup and program automation equipment, prepare and present technical reports and drawings, use precision instruments for inspection and material testing, and plan, implement and evaluate quality control and quality assurance procedures. The program combines face-to-face learning with industry professionals and hands-on labs with real industrial equipment to give you exactly what successful manufacturers are looking for.

Program Highlights:

• Industrial Automation – robotics, CNC, and PLC programming, and the interconnectivity of these devices.
• 3D modeling and 3D printing – Autodesk Inventor software is used on laptops.
• Manufacturing process design and support – machining, metal forming process, hydraulics, pneumatics, other processes, lean manufacturing.
• Quality inspection and analysis of data.
• Graduates may enter the workforce directly or enter Niagara College’s Mechanical Engineering Technology (Co-op) program with advanced standing after completing bridge courses.

Do you thrive on finding solutions to computer hardware challenges and want to turn your passion into a rewarding career?
As a Computer Engineering Technician graduate your ability to quickly and effectively troubleshoot and implement computer system solutions will put you in high demand by employers in multiple sectors and industries.

Program Highlights:

• Establish broad knowledge and understanding in the latest networking, software, hardware and programming applications.
• Develop market-ready computer problem-solving skills that translate across many industries.
• Gain extensive hardware troubleshooting skills in computer systems support, electronics, digital, microprocessor technology and data communications.
• Qualified graduates may apply for Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) certification.

Are you passionate about leading a healthy and active lifestyle and want to motivate others to join your movement?

Become a leader in the Fitness and Health Promotion industry. A combination of classroom, hands-on and placement experiences allow opportunity to develop skills to counsel, motivate and educate others on various components of a healthy lifestyle. Specific course work will prepare you to challenge industry certifications required to assess, prescribe and evaluate exercise programs for individuals and groups.

Program Highlights:

• 150 hours of practical work experience during two field placement opportunities.
• Experiential learning opportunities implementing health and wellness initiatives for community partners, Niagara College staff and students.
• Graduates may challenge nationally and internationally recognized industry specific certifications to become group exercise leaders and certified personal trainers.
• Upon graduation, pathways to further education through articulation agreements.

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.

Are you interested in a career where you support individuals in enjoying an improved quality of life?
As a recreation therapy professional, you will use meaningful recreation and leisure education, counselling and experiences to promote, restore, rehabilitate, and/or maintain quality of life and well-being. Therapeutic recreation supports the development of strengths while addressing social, emotional, physical, spiritual and cognitive needs.

Program Highlights:

• Receive specialized training and certifications designed to meet the needs of an aging population including: DementiAbility Methods: The Montessori Way Certificate; Validation Communication Techniques Certificate; and Nordic Pole Walking Instructor Certification.
• Earn a Level 1 Inclusion Certificate from Variety Village.
• Gain over 430 hours of practical field work experience.
• Benefit from Therapeutic Recreation Ontario student membership.
• Become eligible for your R/TRO DIP designation upon graduation.