• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  
• Completion of a four- or five-year apprenticeship program in industrial instrument repair or completion of a two-year college program in industrial instrumentation technology and several years of work experience are usually required for trade certification.
  
• Instrumentation and control technician trade certification is available, but voluntary, in all provinces and territories, except in Quebec.
  
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified instrumentation and control technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
  

Certificate
Diploma

Inspect and test operation of instruments and systems
Repair and adjust system components
Remove and replace defective parts
Calibrate components and instruments
Determine testing and maintenance procedures
Install new measuring instruments
Debugging and reprogramming technical systems
Installing and setting-up technical infrastructure
Using specialized instrumentation and equipment
Mechanical installing, maintaining and repairing