This program is designed to track the industry and stay on top of the technical settings which are most current and in most demand. The focus is on convergent IP (Internet Protocol) systems engineering and supporting technologies. This would include local and wide area network architecture and design, operating systems, network security and issues of real time multimedia over the Internet. Because the industry values it, there is also an emphasis on teamwork and interpersonal communications. The program starts by building a sound foundation in hardware, software, electrical and mathematical knowledge, and then proceeds to develop skills up to the advanced level in telecommunications. Such skills include local and wide area networking, internetworking, telecommunications convergence, network operating systems, web based programming, network database, network management and collaborative computing technologies.

Graduates will find employment over a wide range of positions in corporate IT departments as well as telecommunications carriers, ISPs and equipment manufacturers. Because of the critical and central role of telecommunications in corporate strategic thinking, telecommunications often offers a path into the upper reaches of corporate management.

Common Job Titles:

- Network Analyst,
- Network Designer,
- Network Security Officer,
- Communications Systems Analyst

Employment for this occupation is expected to grow more rapidly then the average of all occupations through the year 2005. Instantaneous, transparent and universal communications have been a part of the human quest since creation. In the span of a few generations this quest has become a reality and telecommunications has become an agent of unparalleled human change. As advances in computer technologies move "smart" systems more and more deeply into our living and working environments, telecommunications is rapidly connecting these systems into a single ecology, a global village. One hundred years ago, it was roads, waterworks and electricity which were the preconditions for economic prosperity and competitiveness. Today it is telecommunications. Telecommunications is a global business, a knowledge business with incredible professional opportunities.

Characteristics of Occupation

Main Industries of Employment:

- Telecommunications,
- Business Service,
- Financial and Insurance,
- Government Service,
- Communication and other utilities,
- Electrical and Electronic Products Manufacturing

Income:

Average Annual Employment Income $52,000

Wages:

Wages up to $22 to $29 per hour

• Ontario Secondary School Diploma at or above the general level, or equivalent
• Grade 12 English
• Grade 12 Mathematics for technology

Immigration Prospects for Canada/USA

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