Diploma in Power Engineering Technology

Power Engineering Technology is a three-year Ontario College Advanced Diploma delivered on campus at Conestoga College's Kitchener–Doon campus. The program follows Standards for Operating Engineers Examining and Certifying (SOPEEC) requirements and combines classroom theory with hands-on training in a dedicated power engineering facility. Students learn to operate and maintain boilers, turbines, generators, compressors and related plant equipment, building toward TSSA fourth-class and third-class power engineering certification. Coursework covers thermodynamics, industrial mechanics, electrical systems, plant operations and safety procedures, supported by practical labs that simulate real power plant environments. Work-integrated learning hours completed during the program may count toward the time reduction required for TSSA certification, giving graduates a head start on the practical hours needed to advance through the power engineering certification levels. Graduates are prepared for careers as power engineers and stationary engineers in facilities such as hospitals, manufacturing plants, universities and commercial buildings that operate boiler and mechanical plant systems requiring certified operators.