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Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians

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What You Need


Completion of a two- or three-year college program or equivalent in industrial engineering technology, pulp and paper technology, plastics technology, textile technology, manufacturing technology or a related discipline is usually required for industrial engineering or manufacturing technologists.

Completion of a one- or two-year college program in industrial engineering technology or in a related discipline is usually required for industrial engineering or manufacturing technicians.

Certification in industrial engineering or manufacturing technology or in a related field is available through provincial or territorial associations of engineering/applied science technologists and technicians and may be required for some positions.

A period of supervised work experience, usually two years, is required before certification.

A college diploma in manufacturing technology and/or trade certification and experience in machining and tooling or metalworking is required for CAD-CAM/CNC programmers.

In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title of Professional Technologist.

Most recent entrants have a community college diploma.

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Required/Related Educational Programs*


Mechanical Engineering Technologies (C315)- C315

Chemical Engineering Technologies (C340)- C340

Instrumentation (C382)- C382

Mechanical Engineering (U316)- U316

* These educational programs are listed in the order in which they are most likely to supply graduates to this occupation.


Useful Experience/Skills


Team project work

Proposal writing

Presenting

Committee work on industry ethics

Computer skills


Useful High School Subjects


Math

Physics

Chemistry

Drafting

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