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undergraduate

Degree

Computer Automated Systems Technician Certificate

undergraduate

Degree

Computer Automated Systems Technician Certificate

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2022)

    $14,552 CAD

  • Application fee

    $150 CAD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PGWP

    3 years

  • Min GPA

    50 out of 100

Highlights
Project

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-September 01-May-2023 2023-05-01

Overview

Computer Automated Systems Technician Certificate

More than ever, advances in computer technologies are making the world a smaller place. The computer industry continues to provide faster and more robust networks and devices that keep all connected. 

This growth is ensuring that there is a strong demand for technicians that can design, build, maintain, and repair the computer automation systems that produce global innovations.

Hands-on labs and courses that focus on computers, automated systems, and using industry-standard software and equipment, will give you the confidence to be successful in the fast-paced and evolving computer-automated industry.

You will build a solid foundation in:

  • computer hardware
  • customer service
  • Windows operating systems
  • Linux operating systems
  • simulation and prototyping software
  • 3d modelling
  • 3d printing
  • data collection
  • problem-solving
  • project management
  • python programming
  • Application Programming Interface (API) integration
  • computer networks
  • device and network security
  • wireless technologies
  • electronic communication technologies

The program's delivery methods at Saskatchewan Polytechnic focus on the technology of today and provide you with a hands-on approach to learning.

You will develop a logical and technical awareness that will become the foundation of your professional competence. You will learn about leading software and hardware applications by using them in your classes and labs. 

You will create a variety of projects that are designed specifically to build skills that industry employers value.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$19,352

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $6,973
Accommodation 1 bed room $4,800
Tuition 1 person $14,552

Hourly wage

Min wage

14.00 CAD / 1 hour

in Canada every student can work 20 hour per week

Required documents

  • Academic/Official Transcripts
  • Language Proficiency Results
  • Passport or Visa Documents
  • Official translations of documents in a language other than English

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

6.5
5
listening
5
writing
5
speaking
5
reading

TOEFL

81
19
listening
19
writing
19
speaking
19
reading

PTE

63
50
listening
50
writing
50
speaking
50
reading

Cambridge

180
-
listening
-
writing
-
speaking
-
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available
  • Duolingo English Test: 105 

Applicants may be conditionally waitlisted and/or conditionally accepted where proof of registration in an English language Centre program is provided. 

Proof must include a specified date by which the individual is anticipated to meet the ELP requirement.

Successful completion of a Saskatchewan Polytechnic-recognized ESL program from a Canadian college or university, if it is considered equivalent to Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s required TOEFL iBT or IELTS admission requirements. 

Proficiency equivalents will be reviewed by Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s International Admissions Representative in consultation with the relevant program head. Registrar approval will be required.

Pre-EAP

If you are just starting to learn English with an IELTS score of less than 5.5, you can take Pre-EAP courses to improve your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.

Course and IELTS levelCourse length and estimated costStart date and location
Pre-EAP (CW L1)
Below 4.0
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online
Pre-EAP (CW L2)
4.0
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online
Pre-EAP (CW L3)
4.5
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online
Pre-EAP (CW L4)
5.0 (no band <4.5)
8 weeks
$3,765
Six start dates per year
Online

EAP 

Advance your social and academic English skills with these courses to achieve the IELTS level needed to begin your program study at Sask Polytech.

Course and IELTS levelCourse length and estimated costStart date and location
EAP 1
5.5
15 weeks
$4,500
January and May
Hybrid delivery in Saskatoon
EAP 2
6.0
15 weeks
$4,500
May and September
Hybrid delivery in Saskatoon

Find your level

 IELTSTOEFL iBTPTEDuolingo
Pre-EAP (CW L2)4.0282460
Pre-EAP (CW L3)4.5323070
(no band <50)
Pre-EAP (CW L4)5.0354080
(no band <60)
EAP 15.5464590
(no band <70)
EAP 26.0
(no band <5.5;
at least one band >6.0)
6250100 
(no band <80)

Academic background and requirement

  • Grade 12 with Workplace and Apprenticeship Math 30 or Foundations of Math 20 or Pre-Calculus 20, or
  • Computer Automated Systems Technician (CAST) certificate, or
  • Telecommunications Networking Technician (TNT) certificate

Admission Note Fall 2022:

Applicants who have either a CAST or TNT certificate will be placed in the program based on their previous coursework.

Alternative Admission

Applicants who do not possess the academic qualifications for a program may be admitted if evidence of probable success can be established through an alternative admission assessment. 

Applicants are automatically considered for alternative admission. However, some specific admission requirements may still need to be met.

Career opportunities

  • Computer Automated Systems Technician
  • Field Automation Technician
  • Electrical Control Technician
  • Automation Controls Technician

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