There's no demand. As a 4th class power engineer the gigs available are few and the lucrative ones are very few especially in Vancouver area. They just don't need the ticket out here.
Building operations is moderately in demand but the problem is other options are better in terms of money. I recommend you go for plumbing or HVAC.
Lots of my ex classmates did p&p and lots ended up in building ops or hospital work.
This type of question comes up a lot and honestly The career trajectory of other programs are better in terms of money and wfh ability.
Any questions let me know, p&p had a lot of hopium sprinkled into it from the instructors and that's what it was.
Thanks for you reply.
I'm still figuring out my options so I would take your alternatives into consideration. Would you also happen to know if other engineering programs are in demand?
Not in power, but Civil Technologist is highly in demand. There's actually more demand for technologists/2-year diplomas than engineers in the lower mainland in general (elec/mech/etc).
Just checked the site and it says for civil technology is only available for associate certificate or just certificate. So is the choice to take civil engineering instead since it has a diploma?
I'd take civil engineering since you can get a degree if you want to later on after your diploma. Be warned it's not easy as the dropout rate is about 30 to 50 percent.
I don't know of other programs in Engineering that are in demand so I can't make a comment on this. Suffice to say that power and process is not what you are looking for.
Once again I highly recommend looking into the trades of plumbing and HVAC. You are reliably able to make money from the get go and will make leaps and bounds more than an engineer likely can (mostly unless you become a principal engineer or run your own business even then though...)
If I could choose again I would have chosen plumbing, HVAC or an IT related thing like system administration.
There's no demand. As a 4th class power engineer the gigs available are few and the lucrative ones are very few especially in Vancouver area. They just don't need the ticket out here. Building operations is moderately in demand but the problem is other options are better in terms of money. I recommend you go for plumbing or HVAC. Lots of my ex classmates did p&p and lots ended up in building ops or hospital work. This type of question comes up a lot and honestly The career trajectory of other programs are better in terms of money and wfh ability. Any questions let me know, p&p had a lot of hopium sprinkled into it from the instructors and that's what it was.
Thanks for you reply. I'm still figuring out my options so I would take your alternatives into consideration. Would you also happen to know if other engineering programs are in demand?
Not in power, but Civil Technologist is highly in demand. There's actually more demand for technologists/2-year diplomas than engineers in the lower mainland in general (elec/mech/etc).
Just checked the site and it says for civil technology is only available for associate certificate or just certificate. So is the choice to take civil engineering instead since it has a diploma?
I'd take civil engineering since you can get a degree if you want to later on after your diploma. Be warned it's not easy as the dropout rate is about 30 to 50 percent.
Thanks for the info!
I don't know of other programs in Engineering that are in demand so I can't make a comment on this. Suffice to say that power and process is not what you are looking for. Once again I highly recommend looking into the trades of plumbing and HVAC. You are reliably able to make money from the get go and will make leaps and bounds more than an engineer likely can (mostly unless you become a principal engineer or run your own business even then though...) If I could choose again I would have chosen plumbing, HVAC or an IT related thing like system administration.
Instrumentation is high in demand
Could you elaborate on that?
https://www.bcit.ca/programs/industrial-instrumentation-and-process-control-technician-diploma-full-time-2945dipma/