Diploma in Electrical Engineering Technology

This three-year Diploma of College Studies (DEC, programme code 243.D0) in Electrical Engineering Technology, specializing in automation and control, is offered at Cégep de Victoriaville's Centre intégré de formation et d'innovation technologique (CIFIT). Students learn to use measurement instruments, sensors, programmable automated systems, variable-speed drives, and motors, and to contribute to the design, analysis, programming, optimization, and configuration of industrial equipment and automated systems, including programming and integrating robotics into existing systems and developing industrial technology solutions. Holders of a relevant Diploma of Vocational Studies in automated systems electromechanics or electricity may access bridging pathways into the program. Graduates are prepared to work in the agri-food, biomedical, hydroelectric, manufacturing, metallurgy, and industrial automation service sectors, in research laboratories, and with engineering and consulting firms, in roles such as technical advisor or sales representative, or may start their own service business. Graduates may continue to university studies in fields such as automated production engineering, information technology engineering, and electrical engineering.