Program Objectives

The Industrial Maintenance Technology program prepares students to practise the occupation of Industrial Maintenance Technician. Industrial maintenance technicians work in all industrial sectors such as: pulp and paper, metal mining, primary transformation and manufacture of metal products, food processing, wood, petrochemical, transportation and subcontracting of maintenance services. While present in all industrial sectors, industrial maintenance technicians also work in the construction field.

Length of training

Specific (hours)Total (hours)
20552 715

Total length of training includes general training that is common to all programs for 420 hours, general training for this program for 150 hours as well as complementary general training courses for 90 hours.


Duration of training consists of theory and lab work for courses; personal time that the student invests is excluded.

Program Content

Number or Code Statement of the Competency
023L To analyze the job function
023M To model mathematical results applied to industrial maintenance
023N To interpret plan, specifications, standards and technical documentation pertaining to industrial systems
023P To carry out tasks involving measurement and verification
023Q To analyze industrial mechanisms
023R To determine equipment assembly and adjustment parameters
023S To verify that installations and equipment conform with standards, plans and specifications
023T To solve physics problems related to industrial maintenance
023U To use statistical analysis in industrial maintenance
023V To carry out taskd related to power devices
023W To solve problems involving combinatory and sequencial logic
023X To carry out tasks related to control systems
023Y To identify and analyze problems related to equipment operation
023Z To perform tasks related to manufacturing parts
0240 To solve lubrication problems
0241 To perform tasks related to vibration alalysis
0242 To perform tasks related to equipment modification
0243 To analyze industrial equipment systems
0244 To perform tasks related to industrial systems design
0245 To perform tasks related to equipment optimization
0246 To design preventive and predictive maintenance programs
0247 To coordinate and control the implementation of industrial-maintenance activities
0248 To provide technical support in industrial maintenance
0249 To solve industrial-maintenance problems
Number of contact hours allotted: 2055

Admission Conditions and Prerequisites

To be admitted to the program, a person must meet the general requirements for admission set out in the College Education Regulations, as well as the following special conditions, where applicable:

Must have passed the following secondary-level course(s):

• Sec. IV TS or S or Secondary V CST Mathematics: Technical and Scientific option (564426) or Secondary IV Science option (565426) or Secondary 5 Cultural, Social and Technical Option (563504).
• Sec. V Physics – Secondary V Physics (553504)

Educational Organizations Offering the Program

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Industrial Maintenance Technician

Industrial maintenance technicians analyze and solve operational issues with industrial equipment. They calibrate and adjust measuring instruments and industrial controllers, take measurements and coordinate service and maintenance on machinery. This is an occupation in the industrial sector that is continuously evolving and suits people who enjoy problem solving. A job as an industrial maintenance technician requires method and manual skills.

Related Training(s)

Automated Systems Electromechanics
Mechanical Engineering Technology
Electrotechnology

Average Salary

Industrial Maintenance Technician — $37.50

Job Titles

Industrial mechanic
Industrial instrument mechanic
Maintenance mechanic technician – industrial
Service technician, industrial instruments

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