Powerline Technician (Co-op and Non Co-op Version) Algonquin College

Program Description

This two-year Powerline Technician Ontario College Diploma program prepares you with the skills you need to succeed as a powerline technician in Ontario. Begin by learning electrical basics and move on to design, planning, construction and maintenance of distribution lines. You will learn: how to use AutoCAD to design structures in 2D and 3D about electrical machinery and metering how to develop essential safety skills and knowledge about practice rigging how to design overhead and underground power installations Starting in the second term, you begin spending one day per week at the Hydro Ottawa partner site located on Bank Street in Ottawa. There you learn climbing, rigging and other hands-on skills you can apply throughout your career.

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