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What is Cooperative Education?
Co-op Education at OC allows students to integrate academic studies with practical work experience. Co-op students alternate semesters of classroom study with paid employment within their field of study. Call the Co-op Education department at (250) 862-5412 for more information.

This diploma program provides training in analog and digital electronic systems and equipment. Emphasis is placed on a thorough understanding of circuit and system concepts as well as proper techniques for measurement and calibration. Graduates can seek employment in the areas of communications, microcomputer applications and system control. Jobs are mostly related to the installation, operation, maintenance and sales of complex electrical and electronic equipment for government agencies, educational institutions and private companies. Some graduates may be employed
as assistants to scientists and engineers on research and development projects. With the increasing use of automatic and computerized control in industry, there is a growing demand for technologists with a
knowledge of both analog and digital techniques and computer systems.

Electronic Engineering Links

Standards and Certifications

• IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

• CompTIA - Computer Technology Industry Association

• BICSI - Cabling and Wiring Standards

• EIA - Electronic Industries Alliance

• TIA - Telecommunications Industry Association

Vendor-specific training and Certifications

• Hewlett-Packard

• Sun Microsystems

• Cisco Systems

• Cisco Network Academy

• Nortel Networks

General Links

Professional Organizations - Engineering Technology

• ASTTBC  Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of British Columbia

• ASET  Alberta Society of Engineering Technologists

• SASTT  Saskatchewan Applied Science Technologists and Technicians

• CTTAM  Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba

• OACETT Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

• OTPQ  Ordre des technologues professionels du Québec

• NBSCETT New Brunswick Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

• SCETTNS  Society of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Nova Scotia

• ACETTPEI Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Prince Edward Island

• AETTN Association of Engineering Technicians and Technologists of Newfoundland Inc.

• CCTT The national body representing applied science and engineering technicians and technologists in Canada is the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT). It assists in the development of standards used across the country and represents members both nationally and internationally.

• CTHRB  The Canadian Technology Human Resources Board (CTHRB) is a not-for-profit alliance of industry and educational institutions representing the interests of all partners in the technology workforce. Its principal mission is to sustain Canada's high ranking in the technology sector. CTHRB strives to do this through the development of youth initiatives and career development programs in the applied sciences and engineering field

Professional Organizations - Engineering

• APEGBC Association of Professional Engineers and Geologists of British Columbia

• APEGGA Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta

• APEGS The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Saskatchewan

• APEGM Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Manitoba

• APEYT The Association of Professional Engineers of the Yukon Territory

• NAPEGG The Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of the Northwest Territories

• PEO Professional Engineers Ontario

• OSPE Ontario Society of Professional Engineers

• OIQ Ordre des Ingenieurs du Quebec

• APEGNB The Association of Professional Engineers of New Brunswick

• APEPEI The Association of Professional Engineers of Prince Edward Island

• APENS The Association of Professional Engineers of Nova Scotia

• APEGN The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland

• CCPE Canadian Council of Professional Engineers

• CSCE Canadian Society for Civil Engineering

• Engineering Institute of Canada

Safety and Standards

• Alberta Safety Codes Council

• Government of Canada Consolidated Statutes and Regulations

• CGSB Canadian General Standards Board

• CSA Canadian Standards Association

• NFPA National Fire Protection Association

• Standards Council of Canada

• ASSE American Society of Safety Engineers

• British Columbia Institute of Property Inspectors

• Construction Safety

• CSA Canadian Standards Association

Management

• Canadian Society for Engineering Management

• Project Management Institute