Program Description

Ever wonder what it takes to keep complex industrial processes running? Today, there are many different interconnected systems including fluid systems, heat recovery and co-generators, mechanical systems, HVAC, and other processes that all have to work together.

Confederation College’s Instrumentation Engineering and Control Technician - Process Automation two-year program will provide you with a solid footing in both theory and practice in a modern, cutting-edge laboratory designed to emulate common control systems found in industry. Through coursework, you’ll learn the basics of electrical, digital, electronics, computer systems, industrial drawings & specifications, physics, computer software and communications for technology. Our lab features functioning processes employing pneumatic as well as modern microprocessor-based electronic control equipment such as PLC’s, Distributed Control Systems, and field networks.