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Diploma of Automation and Instrumentation Technician

Northern College

  • Temiskaming Shores, Canada
  • 2 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Diploma

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Northern College campus

About the program

A two-year diploma in installing, Calibrating and maintaining process control instrumentation at the Haileybury Campus.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (0 year): no
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject knowledge in Automation and Instrumentation Technician and apply discipline-appropriate methods
  • Assess relevant evidence
  • And communicate informed conclusions.

Career outcomes

  • Power generation
  • Pulp and paper
  • Water treatment
  • Manufacturing
  • Mining operations
  • Instrumentation and control technician apprenticeship

Curriculum

  • Four semesters. Electrical fundamentals
  • Electronics
  • Measuring principles
  • Control principles and techniques
  • Digital logic
  • Analytical principles
  • Networking and digital communications
  • Industrial electronics
  • Statistical process control
  • Control systems
  • CAD
  • Mathematics through calculus
  • And a placement preparation course with optional co-op.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Senior high school diploma with 50% in technical mathematics
  • English proficiency (IELTS 6.5).

Accepted academic background

Ontario Secondary School Diploma or equivalent senior high school diploma, With the programme's required subjects (Grade 12 English and, For many programmes, Math or sciences).

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.5
  • TOEFL iBT 88
  • PTE Academic 60
  • Duolingo 125

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • English Language Test Results.

How to apply

  1. Check the entry requirements and the intake (apply at least 8 months before start
  2. Apply until classes begin) through the designated application portal. Apply online through OCAS International and pay the 100 CAD application fee. Upload your senior high school diploma or certificate
  3. Transcripts and English test results. Receive the offer (Fall offers from 1 February) and confirm your seat by 1 May. Use the Letter of Acceptance to apply for the Canadian study permit.

Other costs

Tuition per year$15,716 CAD
Application fee$100 CAD
Deposit$1,000 CAD

Program details

CampusHaileybury Campus
Faculty or schoolHaileybury School of Mines
DepartmentEngineering Technology and Trades
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value60
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay0 year
Scholarship noteNorthern College publishes international scholarships including entrance and student-excellence awards, Eligibility and available intake cycles vary, And a Fall 2026 entrance award must not be assumed for Fall 2027.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    September 2027

    Apply by

    No deadline listed

Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 2 years.