NSCC programs for energy careers
Behind the electricity powering communities and the technologies driving the energy transition are skilled people designing, building, operating and maintaining complex systems.
As Canada's energy sector grows and evolves, the need for skilled workers continues to grow with it. Whether you're interested in working with power systems, maintaining critical infrastructure or supporting emerging technologies, there are opportunities to build a meaningful career in energy.
Find a program for a career in energy
Whether you're drawn to working with your hands, solving technical problems, supporting essential infrastructure or shaping the future of energy, there's a program that's right for you.
Electrical systems, utilities and power infrastructure
Programs for people who are interested in how communities stay powered and connected. You enjoy problem-solving, working with technology and want to learn more about what keeps homes, businesses and infrastructure running.
- Power and Utility Line Work
Install and maintain power distribution systems, climb utility poles and train on workplace safety at an outdoor facility built by NSCC and industry. - Electrical Technician
Work with solar, wind and smart grid technologies, and apply your skills through field placements and co-op opportunities that connect you with industry and put you on the path to becoming a certified electrician. - Electrical Engineering Technology
Learn how electrical power and automated systems keep communities and industries running. In this nationally accredited program, you build the skills to design and maintain electrical and automated systems, with opportunities for paid co-op experience and further study. - Power Engineering Technology
Learn to manage the power systems that keep major facilities operating safely and efficiently while gaining industry experience that can lead to careers in hospitals, refineries and generating stations, as well as certification in power engineering. - Instrumentation Technician
Calibrate, bench test, install and maintain measurement and control instruments while training on industry-standard equipment and real industrial processes, with a pathway to apprenticeship certification.
Renewable energy and emerging technologies
Programs for people who enjoy working outdoors and using technology to solve problems. You're interested in how natural resources are managed and how emerging technologies are shaping industries.
- Wind Turbine Technician
Learn how wind turbines work and develop the skills to keep them operating safely and efficiently. You gain hands-on experience on wind farms working with turbine systems while earning Global Wind Organization safety certifications and completing a 5-week field placement. - Natural Resources Environmental Technology
Turn your interest in the outdoors into a career protecting natural resources. Through hands-on fieldwork, you learn how to assess environmental conditions and make recommendations that support healthy ecosystems, with opportunities for co-op and further study.
Engineering technologies and industrial systems
Programs for people who enjoy technical problem solving and learning by doing. You like figuring out how things work and finding practical solutions to complex challenges.
- Electronic Engineering Technology
Design and troubleshoot the electronic systems behind today's connected technologies. You build skills in circuits, automation and embedded systems through this nationally accredited program that offers pathways to further study. - Mechanical Engineering Technology
Learn how machines and mechanical systems are designed, built and improved. You build hands-on experience turning designs into working mechanical systems, with opportunities for paid co-op experience and further study in this nationally accredited program. - Civil Engineering Technology
Learn how roads and public infrastructure move from planning to construction. In this nationally accredited program, you build the skills to survey land and support the projects that help communities grow, with opportunities for paid co-op experience and further study.
Skilled trades and industrial maintenance
Programs for hands-on learners who enjoy building and repairing equipment and systems. You want job-ready skills that can be applied across a range of industries, including energy.
- Electrical Construction and Industrial
Wire homes, businesses and industrial facilities from the ground up, and stack your certificate into an Electrical Technician or Electrical - Industrial Maintenance and Controls diploma in one more year. - Electrical Industrial Maintenance and Controls
Build on your foundational electrical skills and take the next step in your training by developing expertise in industrial maintenance and automation systems, helping you explore specialized career paths before choosing an apprenticeship pathway. - Electro Mechanical Technician
Turn your mechanical and electrical skills into expertise in industrial machinery, motor controls, hydraulics and pneumatics, and graduate on a pathway to Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) or Industrial Electrician certification, ready to keep industry running. - Electronic Systems Technician
Understand what makes modern technology work. You build the skills to troubleshoot and repair the electronic systems behind modern devices and equipment, with a paid co-op option and pathways to further study or specialized careers.
Why study energy-related programs at NSCC?
- Learn by doing. Build practical skills through labs, field training, simulations, applied projects and real-world learning experiences.
- Train using industry-standard equipment. Learn with the tools, technologies and systems used by employers in the energy sector.
- Build skills employers need. Develop the technical and practical expertise needed to support electrical systems, utilities, industrial operations and emerging energy technologies.
- Pathways to grow your career. Opportunities may include apprenticeships, graduate certificates, university transfer agreements and industry-recognized certifications.