Powerline Technician (Co-op and Non Co-op Version) (Diploma, Full-time)

About this programme

Learn the essential skills and knowledge to become a Powerline Technician in Ontario. 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 transmission Starting 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. To ensure the safety of all students, you must complete a Working at Heights training session before you begin training at Hydro Ottawa. Students also have the option to gain real-world experience through a paid co-operative education (co-op) work term (see Additional Information for more details). Please note that places in the co-op work term are subject to availability and academic eligibility. Please note admission to the co-op program does not guarantee a co-op placement. Graduates of this program may be able to work as a powerline technician with electric power generation, and transmission and distribution companies, or pursue a career with electrical contractors and public utility commissions.