| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-10-15 | - |
| 2025-03-15 | - |
Program Overview
The Industrial Electro-Mechanical Essentials Certificate at Madison College equips students with hands-on skills in safety, technical drawings, welding, machining, fluid power, and electrical knowledge. This certificate serves as an introduction to multiple disciplines, helping students identify areas of interest and prepare for careers as machine operators, maintenance technicians, or engineers. It also provides a foundation for further education in related fields.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Industrial Electro-Mechanical Essentials Certificate at Madison College introduces students to a wide variety of hands-on skills used in many industries that employ individuals across various skill levels, including machine operators, maintenance technicians, and engineers. This certificate serves as an introduction to skills across multiple disciplines, helping students identify areas of interest. The hands-on skills taught in the program provide students with the knowledge essential to understanding their roles and the roles of other departments they interact with. Areas of study include safety, technical drawings and inspections, welding, machining, fluid power, and basic electrical knowledge.
Outline:
Required Courses:
- 10-103-133 Excel Beginning (1 credit)
- 10-449-100 Safety for Industry (1 credit)
- 10-462-104 Fluid Power 1 for Industry (1 credit)
- 10-462-106 Mechanisms 1 for Industry (1 credit)
- 10-462-321 DCAC 1 DC Theory (1 credit)
- 10-462-329 DCAC 2 AC Theory (1 credit)
- 10-462-331 DCAC 3 Theory (1 credit)
- 10-606-200 Interpreting Engineering Drawings (2 credits)
- 32-420-330 Metal Processes 1 (2 credits)
- 10-442-126 Metal Repair Techniques (2 credits) (May be taken in place of Metal Processes 1)
- 32-420-349 Basic Metrology (Part A) (1 credit)
Careers:
Completion of the Industrial Electro-Mechanical Essentials Certificate opens doors to various career paths and opportunities in industries that rely on individuals with these skills. Graduates can pursue roles such as machine operators, maintenance technicians, and engineers. The certificate also provides a foundation for further education in related fields.