Mechanical Technician – Millwright (Co-op option available)

Program Overview

A machine can do many amazing things, but it can’t take care of itself. This program allows students to develop skills in the theory and practice of machine fabrication and maintenance procedures including the installation, service, repair and overhaul of industrial machinery. Graduates are eligible for exemption from all of the in-school requirements for IMM 433A apprenticeship training. Graduates will meet the Ministry of Labour’s Working at Heights training requirement.

Maintenance

Safety

Machine Operation

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 12 mathematics (C, M or U)

Note: this program has additional recommended requirements. Please visit the Admission Requirements tab for further information.

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Intakes and Availability

Date	Domestic Availability	International Availability
September 2020	Open

Tuition

Year one domestic: $2,953 (CDN)
Year one international: $13,553 (CDN)

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Co-operative Education (co-op)

The best way to succeed in your field is to immerse yourself in it! Co-op is an excellent way to build your professional network, explore career paths and apply in-class teachings to real work situations. Co-op is a model of education that integrates academic learning with workplace learning in fields relevant to our students’ academic and personal goals. Similar to an academic course, work terms are a mandatory component to this form of experiential learning.

Semester 1 Courses

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Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Apprenticeship as an industrial or construction mechanic millwright
Elevator device mechanic apprentice
Entry-level position as a machine builder
Inside or outside salesperson for mechanical or fluid power transmission distributor
Theme park and tourist facility mechanic
Transportation equipment manufacturer

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Program Details

This program will prepare you to become a maintenance mechanic or technician by exposing you to the manufacturing, production and maintenance needs of several different industries. You will develop skills in the theory and practice of machine fabrication and maintenance procedures with an emphasis on the installation, service, repair and overhaul of industrial machinery.

Successful completion of this program will enable you to:

Work safely while performing maintenance functions in manufacturing or processing environments.
Select, align and install a variety of mechanical power transmission components.
Build pneumatic and hydraulic circuits following a schematic.
Use precision measuring tools.
Troubleshoot equipment and operate common machine tools (drills, mills, lathes and grinders) to repair or remake machine components.
Inspect and repair centrifugal pumps and valves.
Plan and safely perform rigging and hoisting operations.
Join metals using oxy-acetylene and electric arc welding techniques.
Read and interpret mechanical, electrical and fluid power prints and schematics.
Use applied math to perform a variety of trade-related calculations.
Design and interpret a conventional electrical relay ladder logic control diagram at a beginner’s proficiency level.
Design and interpret a programmable logic control diagram using offline programming techniques at a beginner’s proficiency level.
Explain the operation of AC/DC motor control systems.
Wire up and test elementary circuits using the various devices described above.

Students wishing to challenge apprenticeship exemption exams are required to pay an examination fee.

Admission Requirements

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or Mature Student Status
Grade 12 English (C or U)
Grade 12 mathematics (C, M or U)

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

Costs

YEAR ONE FEES	Domestic	International
Tuition	$2,953	$13,553
Compulsory Ancillary	$1,337	$1,812
Program Incidental	$375	$375
Total Fees:	$4,665	$15,740

Please note: fees are based on the 2019-2020 academic year and do not include textbooks. For more information please see Other fees to consider.

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Apprenticeship as an industrial or construction mechanic millwright
Elevator device mechanic apprentice
Entry-level position as a machine builder
Inside or outside salesperson for mechanical or fluid power transmission distributor
Theme park and tourist facility mechanic
Transportation equipment manufacturer

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Construction millwright industry
Millwright contracting companies
Fabrication companies
Food and pharmaceutical industries (plant maintenance/millwright)
Power generating companies
Machining industry
Nuclear industry (mechanical maintainer)
Renewable energy (wind and solar millwright companies)

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Graduates may acquire credit transfer toward the Mechanical Technician – Millwright diploma. Durham College also offers degree completion opportunities with a number of Canadian and international institutions. Sample diploma-to-degree opportunities include:

Please visit our pathways page to learn more about how you can transfer your credits towards a degree

Co-operative education (co-op)

Students in the Mechanical Techniques – Millwright Diploma program 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 the Co-op office to assist students with securing their work terms. In addition, the Co-op office 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.

Program Sequence

SEPTEMBER INTAKE:

	Fall (September to December)	Winter (January to April)	Summer (May to August)
Year 1	Academic semester 1	Academic semester 2	Co-op work term
Year 2	Academic semester 3	Academic semester 4

Courses

CO-OP Option

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

CO-op Work TErm

Co-op Work Term 1 (MTMC 1000)

The co-op work term will provide students with work experience in the millwright industry. The co-op work term expands students’ learning environment to real work settings where they will be challenged to apply their academic knowledge and then return to campus with a deepened understanding of industry demands and required skills.

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

Courses and course descriptions are subject to change.

CO-OP ADMINISTRATIVE FEE

Once transferred to the co-op option of a program, students will have a co-op administrative fee of $475 assessed to their accounts. The administrative fee goes to support the broad array of support services provided to co-op students. These services are dedicated to supporting student success.

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Weston Family Scholarship

Durham College, in partnership with The W. Garfield Weston Foundation, is pleased to be helping build skilled trades careers with a scholarship worth up to $10,000.

Please visit the Weston Family Scholarship in the Skilled Trades page to learn how you can apply.

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Program Overview

Admission Requirements

Intakes and Availability

Tuition

Co-operative Education (co-op)

Semester 1 Courses

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

Program Details

Admission Requirements

Recommended

Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

Semester 4

Costs

Career Options

WHAT YOU COULD BE:

WHERE YOU COULD WORK:

Program Transfer, Degree Completion and Additional Credentials

Co-operative education (co-op)

Program Sequence

SEPTEMBER INTAKE:

Courses

CO-OP Option

SEMESTER 1

SEMESTER 2

CO-op Work TErm

SEMESTER 3

SEMESTER 4

CO-OP ADMINISTRATIVE FEE

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Weston Family Scholarship

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Helpful Resources

College guide September 2020 [PDF]

College guide September 2020 [Interactive]

Graduate Employment Report [PDF]