Ontario College Diploma in Powerline Technician (Co-op)

Algonquin College

The two-year Powerline Technician Ontario College Diploma program prepares you with the skills you need to succeed as a powerline technician in Ontario. Begin by learning electrical fundamentals and move on to design, planning, construction and maintenance of overhead and underground power systems.You will learn: how to use AutoCAD to design overhead and underground electrical power systems about electrical machinery and metering about street lighting and communications systems to identify, control and eliminate potential health and safety hazards about hoisting, rigging and guying how to solve design problems associated with power transmission and distribution lines about protection relays and fault protection used in power distribution and transmissionStarting in the second term, you begin spending one day per week at the Hydro Ottawa partner site located on Bank Street in Ottawa. There you practise climbing, rigging and other hands-on skills you can apply throughout your career.