A skilled electrical engineering technician is always in demand. Featuring extensive hands-on instruction in our state-of-the-art labs, Northern’s two-year Electrical Engineering Technician diploma will prepare you for tomorrow’s economy.
With a broad focus that includes computers, digital circuits and renewable energy, you’ll install, test, operate, repair and maintain modern industrial, electrical and electronic systems. And along the way, you’ll master all the tools and instruments that are the ‘eyes’ of electrical work and technicians.
As a skilled technician, you’ll find work in just about any industrial sector, from residential construction to power generation. You can also sign on as an apprentice electrician – or stay at Northern for an extra year to graduate with an advanced diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology. There’s the option of a university degree, too. So whatever direction you choose, it’s definitely a solid career move.
Technicians maintain power generation stations and transmission lines and work in areas such as protection, industrial telecommunications, electrical maintenance and installation, and control systems. They will learn how to select, design, install, maintain, program and troubleshoot modern industrial, electrical and electronic systems. Graduates from our Technician or Technology programs may obtain certification through the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
Career Opportunities
Northern College graduates currently work in positions ranging from apprentice electricians to electrical department superintendents in all industrial sectors including public and private power utilities. Graduates can expect to find employment in the following fields/positions: quality control, electrical drafting, research and technical laboratories.
Eylül 2025
Timmins Campus
4715 Highway 101 East,
South Porcupine,
Ontario,
P0N 1H0, Canada
To be eligible you must possess the equivalent of an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD).
Proof of Senior High School Diploma/Certificate
English Proficiency (we will require one of the following): IELTS Academic International English Language Testing System: minimum overall score of 6.0 must be achieved with no individual band score under 6.0; however, we will accept one band at 5.5; TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) – Computer-based overall minimum score of 79; PTE (Pearson Test of English) Academic – Graduate Diploma: 58+.
Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.