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Ministry-approved title: Mechanical Engineering Technician (Non-Destructive Evaluation)
Become an integral part of assuring the safety and integrity of the infrastructure, components, and structures as they are built or used in service in society. Learn about materials and specific testing methods to examine cars, rail systems, airplanes, spacecraft, buildings, bridges, ships, power plants, and amusement park rides, to name a few, to identify and analyze possible defects.
In addition to gaining practical hands-on experience, Inspection, Quality Control and Non-destructive Testing graduates will be eligible to receive recognized training certificates required for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) personnel qualification in Canada and worldwide, upon successful course completion.
Durham College (DC) offers pre-admission assessment testing to mature domestic applicants to meet admission requirements in English and/or Math. Domestic applicants who are 19 years of age or older as of the start date of their program, and who do not have the required program credit(s), i.e. Grade 12 English and/or Grade 12 Math are eligible to take an admissions assessment test.
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The Inspection, Quality Control and Non-destructive Testing (NDT) program will provide you with the education, training, and practical hands-on experience necessary to begin a career in non-destructive evaluation/testing and inspection. You will embark on an exciting, in-demand and unique niche education covering the main methods of testing and inspecting a multitude of items employing many different instruments. During your studies, you will utilize technological applications of ultrasound, radiation, magnetism, eddy currents, coloured fluids, and vision systems.
Students will learn how to examine engineered materials and components including: new designs and manufactured products, safety and environmental critical components, welded fabrications, aircraft, infrastructure, ships, power plants, lifting devices, piping and amusement park rides without causing damage or impairment to their future use. You will also learn how testing in a non-destructive fashion is used to detect possible internal or external defects to ensure the safety of lives, assets and the environment and examine the properties of an object.
Please note: Prospective students should consider their comfort in confined spaces or at heights when determining suitability for this field. Prior to certification exams, tests of visual acuity are required. Some organizations also require security checks prior to employment.
This program is a Recognized Training Organization (RTO) for NDT in Canada and the training is provided to an internationally recognized ISO standard.
Recognized certificates of training are provided at the end of the program for each successful NDT method and preparatory courses completed. Your training certificates are also recognized worldwide and by other Standards bodies or organizations.
NDT personnel are qualified to the Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) 48.9712 standard administered by a Certifying Body in Canada and provides eligibility to write certification exams upon graduation with qualifying experience.
As a graduate, you will also be eligible for membership in the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT).
Students can register for Canadian Institute of non-destructive evaluation student membership.
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First year students starting the Mechanical Engineering Technician – Non-Destructive Evaluation program in September 2026 will be invited to apply to the co-op option during their first academic semester. Entrance to the co-op option is limited and the processes for securing a work term are competitive. Students who qualify for co-op will be eligible to complete a four-month, paid work term between the second and third semesters of their program.
Supports are available through Experiential Learning to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, Experiential Learning is in contact with co-op students and their employers during the work terms to help with any questions. Upon completing the work term, co-op students return to campus to complete their final two academic semesters of the program before graduating.
Once transferred to the co-op option of this program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 assessed to their accounts during the academic semester(s) prior to scheduled work term(s). The administrative fee goes to support the broad array of support services provided to co-op students. These services are dedicated to support student success.
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