Overview

This certificate of achievement is for people who want to begin a career with engineering companies that provide electrical design for commercial and industrial applications.

Upon successful completion of this certificate, you'll have:

  • examined basic project management practices
  • increased knowledge of the technical application of various electrical concepts
  • completed a major commercial electrical design project
  • applied advanced concepts of electrical design and drafting to industrial installations
  • learned how to use AutoCAD software to draft and design basic two-dimensional (2D) drawings.

Program outline

This program consists of five mandatory courses and one optional course with varying fees. Fees include access to all course-related materials and resources found in Brightspace (D2L).

Please review the individual course pages for this certificate to determine costs and to learn more about additional learning materials including textbooks.

Required courses & electives

How to apply for this certificate

Once you have registered for any course offered in this certificate, you will be automatically eligible to complete the certificate. You will have up to three years to complete this program. You may track your progression by signing in to your Continuing Education student account.

Costs

This program consists of five mandatory courses and one optional course with varying fees. Fees include access to all course-related materials and resources found in Brightspace (D2L).

Please review the individual course pages for this certificate to determine costs and to learn more about additional learning materials including textbooks.

Financial support

Financial opportunities are available to help pay for your course fees. Learn more about how to reduce your education or training costs with available awards, bursaries, loans and grants, including the Canada Alberta Productivity Grant. 

Careers and opportunities

The skills learned in this program can be applied to beginning a career in electrical design for commercial and industrial applications.

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