Program Description
Understanding and monitoring the environment has never been more important. Students will take the first step toward an in-demand and vital career with Fanshawe College's Environmental Technology program.
Students with gain both the theoretical knowledge and practical experience to enable them to work in a wide variety of areas within electrical engineering including industrial process control and power systems. Students learn about and work with PLCs, electric motors, digital systems, control automation, transformers and explore the application of technology in industry. Senior students continue studies with telecommunication, networking, HMI, programming embedded systems, and advanced PLC applications and explore their application within industrial processes including machine and motor control, PID systems, and robotics. Throughout the program students will also gain experience in safety practices, safety standards, technical writing and CAD prior to their co-op that provides the student with up to 16 months of paid co-op to apply and hone their hands-on skills and theoretical knowledge in the real-world before they launch into their career within the industry.
