Cert in Automation Technician (Distance Education) is a certificate in Robotics & Automation programme offered by George Brown College in Toronto, Canada. The programme runs for 32 weeks, delivered fully online. Tuition is CAD 1,780 per total for local students.
At a glance
Degree:Certificate
Field:Robotics & Automation
Duration: 32 weeks
Delivery: Online
Local tuition: CAD 1,780 / total
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Last reviewed September 2026 ·
Program details
Overview
The Automation Technician program is a 32-week, part-time certificate delivered fully online as distance education, leading to a George Brown College certificate. It covers digital and industrial electronics, hydraulics and pneumatics, process control, SCADA systems, and programming of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and robotics systems, examining applications in automated manufacturing. Instruction combines self-paced theory modules with laboratory simulations using LogixSim software, which bundles CircuitLogix Pro, RoboLogix, PLCLogix 5000 and 3D Lab tools for designing, testing and debugging control devices and automated equipment. The curriculum consists of 18 interactive modules combining text, animation and audio, followed by computer-based practice exercises and final exams, with no fixed completion deadline. The program requires a Windows-compatible computer, since the simulation software does not run on macOS, Chromebook or Linux systems. Graduates are prepared for roles such as automation technician, controls technician, process technician and robotics technician, and may continue into further certificates in electromechanics, PLCs or robotics.
Requirements
Admission Requirements: The academic prerequisites for students entering into the Automation Technician program is a high school diploma, with credits at or above the general level or equivalent mature student status. If you are 19 years or older and do not have a high school diploma, you may enroll as a mature student.
