Instrumentation &

Control Technician

Instrumentation and Control Technicians understand what all the dials, gauges and measuring devices are on any large piece of machinery, to ensure all runs smoothly.  

Instrumentation Control Tech

As an Instrumentation and Control Technician, you’ll use your logical approach to repair, maintain, calibrate, adjust and install the dials, sensors and other instrumentation that measure and control industrial/commercial machinery.  

You’ll work anywhere that uses complicated machinery—from pulp and paper plants to power plants, mines, manufacturing companies and health services.  

What You'll Learn

  • How to consult manufacturer manuals, circuit diagrams and blueprints
  • How to test and maintain instruments used for measuring and controlling flow, level, pressure, temperature, chemical composition and other variables
  • How to calibrate components and instruments according to manufacturer specifications
  • How to perform scheduled preventive maintenance work and complete test and maintenance reports
  • How to install control and measurement instruments on existing and new plant equipment and processes 

Key Job Skills

  • Critical thinking and troubleshooting
  • Analytical instrumentation
  • Measuring and indicating devices
  • Installation and maintenance of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic systems
  • Communications, networking and signal transmission systems 

Start Your Apprenticeship

Interested in this trade? Learn how to start your apprenticeship.

Technical Training 40 weeks over 4 years
Work-Based Training
6000 HOURS
General Skills
Analytical Curious Independent Logical Persistent

Technical Training

The classroom is where you learn the technical knowledge to complement your work-based training. Make sure to register as early as possible to secure a seat for technical training with a SkilledTradesBC-designated training provider. 

Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC to find where this program is being offered across the province. 

Program Information and Resources

Exam Information and Resources

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Exam Updates

  • December 2023: Program Update (IP Exams aligned to 2020 Red Seal Occupational Standards (RSOS)). A Comparative Analysis detailing changes between the 2013 NOA and 2020 RSOS can be found here.

Challenge the Certification Exam

If you have work experience in the trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may be eligible to challenge the certification exam as a Trade Qualifier to become certified without going through an apprenticeship program. 

If you have some practical experience but do not yet qualify for the certification exam, you may be eligible to challenge a level exam to enter the program at the appropriate level. 

Check the Program Profile on this page for the available pathway options and eligibility details.