Career Pathways

Engineering and Technical

This occupation groups includes all technical and engineering position that support auto and parts manufacturing and assembly such as mechanical, mechatronics, electrical, electronics and electromechanical and materials engineers and technologists.

Computer Aided Design CAD software
Enterprise resource planning ERP software
National Instruments LabVIEW
Micrometers
Calipers
CNC Machining
Lathe machines
Milling machines
Troubleshooting
Quality Control Analysis
Solidworks
Repairing
Equipment Maintenance
Programming languages
Electronic design software
Enterprise application integration software
Development environment software
Operating system software
Digital diagnostic systems
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS)
Business intelligence and data analysis software
Operational maintenance
Intelligent condition monitoring
Remote maintenance via mobile devices
Battery knowledge
Decarbonization, hybridization, and electrification

Critical Thinking
Complex Problem Solving
Operation Monitoring
Active Listening

Courses and Certificates

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Algonquin College

Computer Aided Design and Drafting (formerly AutoCAD)
Computer Information Systems

Canadore College

Project Management
Project Management – Information Technology
Risk Mitigation
Fundamentals of CAD
Fundamentals of Operating Systems
Introduction to Project Management
Project Leadership

Collège Boréal

Mechanical Techniques

Conestoga College

Robotics and Industrial Automation
Applied Electrical Motion and Control Management
Pre-Apprenticeship Welder
Welder
Welding Techniques
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
Mechanical Techniques – Industrial Millwright

Durham College

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Fanshawe College

Applied Mechanical Design
Welding Techniques

George Brown College

Welding Fundamentals
Welding Techniques
Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
Automation Integration Rockwell
TIG Welding Fundamentals

Georgian College

Welding Techniques
Electrical Techniques
Intro to Project Management
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE TEAMS
Leadership
Critical Thinking in Practice
Quality Management

Humber College

Welding Techniques
Mechanical Techniques – Millwright

Institute of Technical Trades

Welding Technology (includes license tests)
Welder Fitter
Welding (Master/Option A, skills upgrade)
Welding Techniques

Lambton College

Computer Software and Database Development
Welding Techniques

Loyalist College

Manufacturing Engineering Technician
Electrical Techniques

Mohawk College

Computer Science – Software Engineering Specialist
Computer Systems Technology – Software Development
Manufacturing Engineering Technician – Automation (Industrial Mechanic Millwright)
Computer Engineering Technician
Computer Engineering Technician – Mechatronics Systems

Niagara College

Industrial Automation
Electronics Engineering Technician

Sault College

Engineering Technology Management
Project Management (Part Time Continuing Education)

University of Windsor

SixSigma Green Belt
Foundations in Mechanical Engineering
Finite Element Analysis with CATIA v5
Mechanism Design and Animation with CATIA v5
Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification: Level One

General Welding School

Comprehensive Welding
General Welding
Industrial Welding
Pipe Welding

Vector Institute

AI Certificate Courses

Communitech

Communication and Leadership Courses

Women’s Enterprise Skills Training of Windsor (WEST)

Computer skills
Enhanced Language Training for Internationally Trained Professionals

Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium

Lean Manufacturing Courses
Safety Courses

Information systems testing technicians
Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians
Industrial instrument technicians and mechanics

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