The National Engineering Technician Diploma (NETD) programmes are designed to create well-rounded technicians with a strong educational foundation and industry-relevant skills and competencies. Graduates who meet the programme matriculation requirements may apply for admission into any of the UTT’s Engineering Bachelor degree programmes. The NETD in Chemical Engineering is a well-established engineering discipline worldwide and designed to meet the present and future demand for Chemical Engineering Technicians and highly trained Operators. Chemical and Process Engineering is about the transformation of raw materials into useful products. Trinidad and Tobago’s manufacturing industry has need for a stronger knowledge base in chemical and process engineering at the technician and operator level as well as to meet the industry need for more ‘hands-on’ graduate chemical or process engineers. This is particularly important as inherent industrial and manufacturing processes, technologies and their associated instrumentation and control and quality systems are constantly modernising. The NETD in Chemical Engineering is internationally accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) of the United Kingdom. 

Programme Credits: 83 

Full-Time: Two (2) years

Part-Time: Four (4) years

1. UTT John S. Donaldson Port-of-Spain Campus
2. UTT San Fernando Campus
3. UTT Point Lisas Campus

• Passes in a minimum of five (5) subjects at CSEC (CXC O’Level) General Proficiency in Grades I or II and from 1998, Grade III or equivalent GCE O’Level including Grades A, B or C in Mathematics, English Language, Physics and Chemistry (excluding Electrical/Electronic, Instrumentation, Renewable Energy Engineering Technology and Mechanical Engineering); and OR 
• Completion of any of UTT’s preparatory or bridging programmes such as the Certificate in Applied Engineering (CAE), Pre-University Programme (PUP), Pre-Engineering Programme or Transition programme with ≥50% in ALL attempted subject areas or completion of the Certificate in Process Operation (CPO); OR U-STEP 
• Other equivalent qualifications may also be considered. 

Mature Student Entry:

An applicant who does not satisfy all the stipulated minimum academic or technical qualifications for admission to the programme may be accepted as a Mature Student. He/she would need to possess the critical elements of the stipulated qualification and would be assessed by the UTT Programme Leader as possessing a combination of qualifications and educational or experiential maturity to enable him/her to successfully participate in the programme. 

Graduates from this programme can be employed in the following positions: 

• Chemical Engineering Technicians 
• Engineering Technical Assistants 
• Process Plant Operators 
• Laboratory Technicians 
• HSE Technical Assistants 
• Water Resource Technician 
• Biotechnology Technician 
• Food Preservation Technician 
• Process Development Technician 
• Colour Technician 
• Quarries and Mining Technician 
• Environmental Technician 
• Sales Technicians 
• Entrepreneurs