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| School | Algonquin College | | |
| Location | Ottawa, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | College | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 19,000
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| Degree | Certificate | | |
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| Length | 24 Week(s) | | |
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants must be formally registered as apprentices, must have obtained an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, must be currently employed in the trade, and must be released by employers to attend the College OR Eligibility is determined by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities | | |
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| Description | A facilities technician controls and troubleshoots building systems operations. This includes the ability to perform preventive maintenance, operate, monitor and perform routine maintenance on control systems and instrumentation, air-conditioning and ventilation systems, air compressors, chillers and refrigeration systems, water treatment systems, heating systems, pumps and pumping systems and low-pressure boilers. The technician also conducts, inspects, tests, verifies; emergency power and lighting systems, fire suppression and sprinkler systems. Technicians operate electrical systems, perform routine maintenance on fume hoods, inspect and monitor plumbing systems and monitor and analyze utility consumption.
Students must be working in the field to enter the program. Students attend three levels of 240 hours each of in-class sessions. Approximately 75 per cent of class time is spent in theory and 25 per cent learning practical, hands-on skills in the College`s shops. | | |
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