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Learn the required skills to repair, maintain and install electronic circuits and equipment. Hands-on experiments teach you the correct use of tools, test equipment, troubleshooting procedures and soldering techniques. You will accumulate approximately 700 hours of hands-on lab time.
As a student in this program you will be eligible for student membership with the Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia (ASTTBC). After two years of practical work experience, you will also be eligible to become a CTech or CET member of the provincial professional association. Benefits of membership in a provincial association include employer recognition and access to the Canadian Technical Employment Network (CTEN) for job hunting.
NIC is a charter member of the International Electronic Technicians Articulation committee. Upon completion of the certificate program, most graduates enter into NIC’s Industrial Automation Technician diploma program or transfer to other BC, Canadian or US institutions.
To Be Successful
- A Minimum C+ in Physics 11 or NIC PHY 050, and Mathematics 12 or NIC upgrading MAT 060 is strongly recommended.
- You should discuss your plans first with the instructor and/or department chair. If your math prerequisite is older than five years, you should consider an assessment and/or a refresher course before enrolling. If you have successfully completed Mathematics 12, you may challenge the ELC 090 Mathematics for Electronics course.
- If you are a high school student interested in bridging into NIC’s Electronics Technician Core certificate program, you should speak to your high school counsellor.
Career Opportunities
As a graduate of the Electronics Technician Core certificate, you will be qualified to enter the second year of the Industrial Automation Technician diploma at NIC, or to transfer to other Canadian and US institutions.
Second-year specialties lead to a wide range of high-demand career opportunities in industries such as forest products, pulp and paper, chemical processing, oil/gas/petroleum, mining and metal processing, steam generation and utilities, water and waste water treatment, food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, textiles, materials handling and electronics/semi-conductors manufacturing.
As well, Electronics Core now offers Dual Track Certification. Successful students will receive both the Common Core Certificate as well as Harmonized Level 1 Electrical through the ITA.
Graduates of the Common Core will now be able to contact the ITA after successfully completing the their first year of studies in the Industrial Automation program and receive scholastic achievement of Level 1 Electrical apprenticeship. There will be no need for challenge Electrical exams as the missing curriculum will be added to the Common Core Workshop Practices course. Students will be able to send in their Common Core transcript and receive the Level 1 completion status. There is no apprentice-able hours granted, so those will still need to be made up in the field, but students will be able to go straight into Level 2 schooling.
Supply List
You will be required to obtain the following basic supplies and tools:
- scientific calculator (SHARP EL546W recommended)
- pens, pencils, paper, eraser, binder, paper
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