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Building Renovation Technology-Diploma
Building Renovation Technology-Diploma

Building Renovation Technology-Diploma

  • ID:FC10040
  • Level:Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • OSSD with courses from the College (C), University (U), University/College (M), or Open (O) stream WITH:

    • Any Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)

  • OR

  • Academic and Career Entrance Certificate (ACE)

  • OR

  • Pre-Technology Ontario College Certificate

  • OR

  • Ontario High School Equivalency Certificate (GED) AND:

    • Any Grade 12 Mathematics (C) or (U)

  • OR

  • Mature Applicant with standing in the required course stated above

  • Note: 

    •  Applicants who lack the required course may be admitted to the program subject to appropriate prior upgrading.

English requirements

  • Applicants whose first language is not English will be required to demonstrate proficiency in English by one of the following methods:

  • A Grade 12 College Stream or University Stream English credit from an Ontario Secondary School, or equivalent, depending on the program's Admission Requirements

  • Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) test with a minimum score of 79 for the Internet-based test (iBT), with test results within the last two years

  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic test with an overall score of 6.0 with no score less than 5.5 in any of the four bands, with test results within the last two years. Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) test with an overall score of 60 with no score less than 50 in any of the four bands, with test results within the last two years

  • Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE) with a minimum score of 53, with test results within the last two years

  • A Cambridge English Test (FCE/CAE/CPE) with an overall score on the Cambridge English Scale of 169 with no language skill less than 162, with test results within the last two years

  • An English Language Evaluation (ELE) at Fanshawe College with a minimum score of 70% in all sections of the test, with test results within the last two years

  • Fanshawe College ESL4/GAP5 students: Minimum grade of 80% in ESL4/GAP5 Level 8, 75% in ESL4/GAP5 Level 9, or 70% in ESL4/GAP5 Level 10

Other requirements

  • It is recommended that students in the Academic and Career Entrance (ACE) program take a Technical or Apprenticeship Mathematics course within the ACE program.

Course Information

This three-year Building Renovation Technology Advanced Diploma program will prepare students to plan, implement, and lead building and renovation projects and equip them with the skills to manage the technical and business operations related to a range of building projects in the residential and light commercial sectors of the construction industry.

The program will address the changes in the Ontario Building Code, introduced in January 2017, which dramatically increased the requirement for buildings to be sustainable and highly energy efficient.

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 Level 1

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • CONS-1047, Drawings & Takeoff-Intro, 3, ,

  • MATS-1024, Materials & Methods 1, 4, ,

  • COMP-1327, Computer Applications, 3, ,

  • CONS-1076, Forming & Framing, 3, ,

  • CONS-1077, Tools-Intro, 2.5, ,

  • COOP-1020, Co-operative Education Employment Prep, 1, ,

Level 2

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • WRIT-1039, Reason & Writing 1-Technology, 3, ,

  • CONS-5014, Framing Methods, 4.5, ,

  • MATS-1025, Materials & Methods 2, 4, ,

  • CONS-3020, Construction Takeoff & Ordering, 3, ,

  • DRAF-1060, Graphic Communication, 2, ,

  • HIST-1045, Canadian Residential Building History, 3, ,

Level 3

  • Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course.

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • MECH-1101, HVAC Systems, 3, ,

  • MGMT-1231, Construction Administration 1, 4, ,

  • CONS-3021, Construction Estimating 1, 3, ,

  • LAWS-1030, Contracts in Society, 3, ,

  • MATS-3016, Materials & Methods 3, 3, ,

  • SURV-1011, Building Layout, 3, ,

Level 4

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • MGMT-5073, Construction Administration 2, 4, ,

  • COMP-5061, Construction Software, 4, ,

  • PLUM-3012, Plumbing Systems, 2, ,

  • ELEC-1142, Electrical Systems, 2, ,

  • CONS-3045, Construction Estimating 2, 3, ,

  • MATS-5008, Materials & Methods 4, 3, ,

  • CONS-5034, Tools-Adv, 2, ,

Level 5

  • Gen Ed - Take a 3 credit General Education elective course:

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • ENGR-3020, Residential Energy Management, 4, ,

  • FINA-1054, Financial Management & Bookkeeping, 4, ,

  • CADD-1078, CAD/Design 1, 5, ,

  • COMM-3083, Communications for Renovation Technology, 3, ,

Level 6

  • Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:

  • BUSI-1174, Business Plan/Entrepreneurship, 5, ,

  • MGMT-3083, Labour Relations Management, 3, ,

  • CADD-3036, CAD/Design 2 & BIM, 4, ,

  • MGMT-3084, Construction Site Management, 3, ,

  • CONS-5035, Capstone Project, 5, ,

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Graduates will likely find employment in entry level positions in residential and light commercial sectors of the construction industry as custom homebuilders and renovators, carpenters, general contractors, home and building inspectors, estimators, energy efficiency and green/sustainable builders and project managers.

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Insurance/year: 835.98 CAD

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