Electronic Engineering Technician

Install, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair electronic/electrical equipment used in a variety of industries.

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Start Date:
September & January
Duration:
2 Years
Credential:
Diploma
Delivery:
Full-time

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Program Overview

This program provides you with the necessary tools to develop the knowledge and practical skills required to work in the field of electronics. You focus on practical applications to solve technical problems in areas such as telecommunications, industrial electronics and controls, and microcomputers.

Electronic Engineering Technicians are employed in many industries including manufacturing, telecommunications, environmental, alternate energy, marine, military, and transportation. They are trained to assemble, install, test, maintain and repair electronic/electrical equipment and systems. Good technicians are respected for being experts in troubleshooting and defining problems.

Throughout the program you develop technical skills for the electronic field, and study mathematics, electrical circuits, microcontroller applications, electric machines, solid state circuits, electronic fabrication, high reliability soldering, programmable logic controllers (PLCs). There is a strong emphasis in hands-on with extensive lab and project work.

Student Comments

  1. Highlight"EET is awesome. Excellent instructors that really make use of the hands-on part of the program."
  2. Why Take It"New ideas, new designs, and thinking about how things work."
  3. Favourite"The "aha" moment when you finally get the circuit to respond the way you need it to."

Admission Requirements

  • High School Graduation Diploma or equivalent, including Academic Grade 12 Math.

Choose NSCC

  • You benefit from our expert faculty who bring years of experience to the classroom and strong industry connections.
  • Earn recognized credentials – This program is accredited with the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB), a standing committee of The Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT). CTAB accreditation means that this program has been evaluated against standards designed by industry leaders across Canada and is recognized internationally. Graduates may be eligible for membership with TechNova, the certifying organization for Engineering and Applied Science Technicians and Technologists in Nova Scotia.
  • Due to the similarity between this program and Electronic Engineering Technology, you have the option to complete the Electronic Engineering Technology program in one additional year of study.

Employment Opportunities

  • Qualified electronic technicians are in demand in a variety of industries including the manufacturing sector, oil and gas, power utilities, telecommunication, biomedical, computer, and in the manufacture and sale of electronic circuitry and systems.
  • You work in a variety of roles including: Industrial Technician (for the automotive, oil & gas, forestry, power, plastic, fishery, marine, and aerospace industries or their related government agencies), Communications Technician (for phone, cable, cellular phone, radio, and TV companies), Medical Technician (for hospitals and medically related electronics manufacturers), Computer Technician (for schools, colleges, universities, government agencies, hardware and software companies),and for electronic manufacturing companies.
  • Learn more about labour market information – visit Career Options.

Other Info

  • Cumberland Campus – Courses for the Cumberland Campus session take place at the Community Learning Centre in Amherst.
  • Canadian Forces Options - If enrolled in the Canadian Forces Non-Commissioned Member Subsidized Education Plan, you are eligible to receive a salary (with benefits) and support to offset tuition and materials.
  • Canadian Forces Advanced Standing – If considering a career in the Canadian Forces, graduates are provided with advanced standing as an Aerospace Telecommunication & Information Systems Technician.
  • Co-operative Education (Co-op) – This program is eligible for an optional Co-op credit course. Co-op provides an opportunity for paid employment (of at least 12-weeks) in a field related to your program between your first and second year.

Courses May Include

Course descriptions
Code Course
COMM 1245   Technical Communications I
COMM 2245   Technical Communications II
EETD 1004   Electronic Drafting
EETD 1017   Work Experience I
EETD 1031   Analog/Digital Communications
EETD 1051   DC Circuits for Technologies
EETD 1053   Digital Logic I
EETD 1054   Electronic Fabrication and Soldering
EETD 2000   AC Circuits for Technologies
EETD 2002   Digital Logic II
EETD 2003   Introduction to Computer Hardware and Network Devices
EETD 2004   Semiconductor Circuits I
EETD 3000   Semiconductor Circuits II
EETD 4000   Electric Machines I
EETD 4001   Microcontroller Programming
EETD 4002   Semiconductor Circuits III
EETD 4003   Programmable Logic Controller Fundamentals
EETD 5000   Microcontroller Applications
EETD 5001   Business, Technology and Modern Society
MATH 1060   Applied Math I for Technicians
MATH 1066   Applied Math II for Technicians
SAFE 1000   Introduction to WHMIS (Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems)
SAFE 1001   Introduction to NS OH&S Act

Additional Graduation Requirements

Milestone
Introduction to Hazard Identification
Introduction to Lock Out / Tag Out
Introduction to Respiratory Protection
Portfolio Development
Standard First Aid, CPR Level A

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