The Mechanical Engineering Technology – Industrial Design program will provide you with the skills and knowledge to design and develop products and devices that may be offered for retail or commercial sale. Many good ideas and inventions fail simply because the inventor does not have the means to take his/her concept sketches through the basic design, engineering, production and marketing stages that are required before a customer can purchase a finished article. You'll learn machining and production techniques, rapid prototyping, principles of mechanical design, engineering analysis, marketing, basic accounting practices, engineering design analysis, negotiating techniques, entrepreneurial skills, ergonomics, basic electricity and electronics. The program will provide you with several career options and educational pathways. Upon graduation from this three–year advanced diploma program, you'll be prepared to enter modern manufacturing environments, or you may choose to undertake freelance consulting or development work of your own. You’ll also have the option to complete the first year of the program, receive a certificate in Mechanical Techniques and enter an apprenticeship as a Tool and Die Maker, Mould Maker or General Machinist. Alternatively, you may choose to complete the first two years of the program, receive a Mechanical Engineering Technician diploma and obtain a position as a Tool or Mould Designer. This concept of laddering will allow you flexibility and the option to increase your level of education incrementally.

Pursue a career as an Industrial Designer or a Tool and Die/Mould Designer or Tool and Die/ Mould Maker with this six–semester advanced diploma program. You’ll learn to design and develop products and devices that may be offered for retail or commercial sale. Your career could include modern manufacturing design environments, freelance consulting or independent development.