This is a new post-diploma certificate program developed for graduates of Environmental Technician, Computer Studies, and Instrumentation programs. The Plant Automation and Data Logging program will offer graduates of any of these programs the opportunity to enhance their employability in the areas of water treatment and wastewater treatment. It will achieve this objective by broadening their skill sets to include instrumentation, computer programming, databases, networking and water and wastewater treatment.

The program is designed with six core courses in each of Semesters I and II, from which students will choose four in each semester depending on the program from which they have graduated. Thus, students who have graduated from a recognized Instrumentation Technician program will take the courses offered by the Computer Studies and Environmental Technician departments. Graduates of Computer Studies will take the Instrumentation and Environmental Technician courses. Graduates of Environmental Technician will take the Computer Studies and Instrumentation courses.

All students will choose one general education course per semester from a list of possible offerings, according to Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities requirements, for a total of five courses per semester with ten courses being required to graduate.

Employment Opportunities

Students could find employment in water or wastewater treatment plants, instrumentation or IT departments of mines and other industries.

Admission Requirements

Students must have a current two-year diploma in a recognized Instrumentation Technician, Environmental Technician, Computer Programmer, or Computer Engineering Technician program.

Program of Studies

Semester I
EV1001 Plant Design
EV1011 Plant Operation I
IN1035 Networks I
IN4143 Database
IT1004 Basic Techniques
IT1014 Measuring Principles I
EL1003 Elective

Semester II
EV2004 Plant Operations II
EV4001 Water Quality Analyst
IN1973 Programming for Technicians
IN2035 Networks II
IT2004 Control Principles
IT2024 Measuring Principles II
EL1003 Elective

General Education Courses

These general education courses are offered by Northern College through Contact North. Although students may choose to take any of these courses as their General Education elective in either semester, those courses which might be of particular interest to students in this program of study have been flagged with an asterisk.

AA1032 Introduction to Research
PF4053 * Politics and Public Administration
SW1013 History of Social Welfare in Canada
DA3011 * Community Organization
SW2036 * Community Resources
SE1004 * Community Economic Development I
SE2004 * Community Economic Development II
SE3004 Community Social Development I
SE4004 Community Social Development II
PF2012, NA1012 * First Nations People
PF3003 * Issues in Diversity
SE5013 * First Nations Social and Economic Development I
SE6013 * First Nations Social and Economic Development II
PF3013 * Principles of Ethical Reasoning
PS1015 Introduction to Social Psychology
PS3023 Abnormal Psychology
DS4063 Health & Nutrition
SW1055 The Helping Relationship
SW3062 Crisis Intervention
SE3013 * Interpersonal & Group Dynamics
SW2004 Sociology of the Family
PF4043 Contemporary Social Issues
PF4023 * Conflict Management
SW3045 Social Work with Families
SW3052 Working with the Elderly
EA2032 Introduction to Learning Technologies
BU1003 * Introduction to Business
BU2003 * Human Resources Management

For program information:
Dan Nadeau
Program Coordinator
705-567-9291 ext. 702
nadeaud@northern.on.ca